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5 yrs
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29 billion unique source files. 438 million projects. One open archive. https://archive.softwareheritage.org
#OpenSource #SoftwareHeritage #DigitalPreservation #PublicCode
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Software is behind virtually every modern scientific breakthrough. We’re preserving computing history to keep research open, verifiable, and reproducible forever.
🔎 Search the archive: https://archive.softwareheritage.org
#OpenScience #ReproducibleResearch #SourceCode #DigitalCommons
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New at Software Heritage:
🎙️ Roberto Di Cosmo on 70+ years of computing history at risk
🇫🇷 France mandates open source in public procurement
🔍 Rethinking compression at 29 billion files
→ https://shorturl.at/12je3
#FOSS #OSS
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Always great to see the #SWHID in the wild ⭐ Ambassador Mohammad Akhlaghi shared a new MNRAS paper detailing a rare cosmic nebula discovery.
📖 Paper: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.24398
⭐ Code #SWHID: https://archive.softwareheritage.org/browse/content/sha1_git:64db8bc6600e3142ccb6d099b22efcbe7274374c/?origin_url=https://gitlab.com/makhlaghi/useful-scripts.git&path=gaia-spectra.sh&revision
📊 Post engagement
8
Avg engagement / post
0.7%
Engagement vs followers
Dec 2020
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: No science without source: Collecting, preserving and sharing so · 18 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
2.7 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 7 text · 5 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
6.6×
Follows 169 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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New at Software Heritage:
🎙️ Roberto Di Cosmo on 70+ years of computing history at risk
🇫🇷 France mandates open source in public procurement
🔍 Rethinking compression at 29 billion files
→ https://shorturl.at/12je3
#FOSS #OSS
Get up to speed on the SWHID—the ISO/IEC international standard (18670) for software identification. Ambassador @toscalix wrote a 3-part guide:
1️⃣ Overview & Use Cases 2️⃣ Open Governance 3️⃣ Syntax & Format
👉 Start here: https://toscal…
Software is behind virtually every modern scientific breakthrough. We’re preserving computing history to keep research open, verifiable, and reproducible forever.
🔎 Search the archive: https://archive.softwareheritage.org
#OpenScience #Rep…
29 billion unique source files. 438 million projects. One open archive. https://archive.softwareheritage.org
#OpenSource #SoftwareHeritage #DigitalPreservation #PublicCode
From dependence to resilience: Digital sovereignty for software https://www.softwareheritage.org/2026/06/26/dependence-to-resilience-digital-sovereignty-software/
Preserving code is preserving history 💾 At #Wikimania2026, catch this intro to software preservation with Pavan Santhosh and Software Heritage visiting scientists Mathilde Fichen + Francesco Tosoni.
📍 July 21 Paris + Online👇
https://wikim…
In this ACM interview, Prof. Paolo Ferragina breaks down his Sloan-funded project to scale the Software Heritage Archive. The team is using LLMs and VectorDBs to build smarter code compression and native code-to-code search.
Full Q&A: http…
How do governments worldwide contribute to #OpenSource? Our new report has the answers. More on the State of Public Code: https://www.softwareheritage.org/2026/07/01/public_code_2026_launch/
#GovTech #PublicCode
Software Heritage at UN Open Source Week 2026 https://www.softwareheritage.org/2026/07/08/software-heritage-un-open-source-week-2026/ #FOSS #UNOSW
We’ve published the world’s first government #OpenSource insights report. It looks at how governments use open source to deliver public services + opportunities and challenges ahead. More on the State of Public Code: https://www.softwarehe…
Always great to see the #SWHID in the wild ⭐ Ambassador Mohammad Akhlaghi shared a new MNRAS paper detailing a rare cosmic nebula discovery.
📖 Paper: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.24398
⭐ Code #SWHID: https://archive.softwareherita…
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
mstdn.social
A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.
✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Dec 2020
An OG fediverse account from Mastodon's early years — a long, established presence.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2020 — 5 years ago.
👁️Averages 8 views per post.
📤Posts about 2.7× per week.
🛡️ Audience credibility
75/100
Good
Credibility score
92%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~0.7% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
- Verified account.
- Established account (5+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
💚 Brand affinity
EstimatedBrands Software Heritage's audience is most likely to respond to — from detected sponsorships in this niche.
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