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10 trillion downloads are crushing open-source repositories - here's what they're doing about it

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STIX ID: report--653c3fd0-8bd5-52d2-9582-72b80bd55d12

Feed Name: ZDNet Security

Date Published: 2026-05-06

Date Updated: 2026-05-06

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ZDNET explains that open-source package registries are under severe strain from about 10 trillion annual downloads, creating sustainability and software supply‑chain resilience risks; a Linux Foundation Sustaining Package Registries Working Group (with major registry stakeholders) aims to coordinate funding models, governance, collective defense, and transparency to keep registries operational and secure.

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