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A Mixed-Methods Study of Open-Source Software Maintainers On ... arxiv.org Feb 3, 2025 3 facts
claimSpecific challenges for OSS maintainers regarding the software supply chain include the burden of keeping updated with dependencies and the latest vulnerabilities, as well as dealing with unmaintained dependencies or delays in pushing vulnerability fixes.
referenceSamim Mirhosseini and Chris Parnin authored the research paper 'Can automated pull requests encourage software developers to upgrade out-of-date dependencies?'.
claimThe Renovate bot allows for the auto-merging of dependencies when no code conflicts exist, which reduces manual overhead for maintainers.
Open source software best practices and supply chain risk ... - GOV.UK gov.uk Mar 3, 2025 3 facts
claimA Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) is a list of open source software components used in a software product, including their dependencies and associated licenses.
claimApplication developers must detect dependencies on vulnerable libraries as soon as possible, assess their impact precisely, and mitigate any potential risk (Ponta et al., 2020).
claimModern software applications are constructed using a complex web of dependencies, which includes open-source libraries and frameworks.
bureado/awesome-software-supply-chain-security - GitHub github.com 2 facts
referenceThe pyupio/safety tool checks installed dependencies for known security vulnerabilities.
referenceGitLab Libbehave is an experimental tool that scans dependencies during merge request pipelines to identify newly added libraries and assigns riskiness scores based on behaviors such as OS command execution, dynamic code evaluation, and file system access.
Open Source Software: What is OSS? - Sonatype sonatype.com 1 fact
referenceSonatype Lifecycle continuously scans dependencies for vulnerabilities and license issues across every phase of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
Building Better Agentic Systems with Neuro-Symbolic AI cutter.com Dec 10, 2025 1 fact
claimNeuro-symbolic AI systems solve planning issues by combining neural networks, which generate creative ideas, with symbolic components, which manage project state, dependencies, and constraints.
What is Open Source Software (OSS)? - Harness harness.io Dec 17, 2025 1 fact
claimOpen Source Software offers benefits such as flexibility, lower costs, community support, transparency, and rapid innovation, but requires the management of dependencies and licenses.
Cyber Insights 2025: Open Source and Software Supply Chain ... securityweek.com Jan 15, 2025 1 fact
claimAs long as organizations continue to rely heavily on Open Source Software with deep-rooted dependencies, similar large-scale vulnerabilities are likely to surface.