New Report Highlights Open Source Trends and Security Challenges

The Linux Foundation, in collaboration with the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard, has unveiled a comprehensive study, “Census III of Free and Open Source Software – Application Libraries (Census III).” The report identifies the most widely used free and open-source software (FOSS) as application libraries and highlights the ongoing significance of collaboration within the open-source ecosystem.

Drawing on over 12 million observations of FOSS libraries across production applications at more than 10,000 companies, Census III is the most extensive study of its kind to date. It highlights critical trends shaping the open source landscape and offers a detailed examination of the ecosystem’s value and security challenges.

The study was conducted with support from Harvard University and leading Software Composition Analysis (SCA) organizations, including Black Duck, FOSSA, Snyk, and Sonatype. This collaboration represents a milestone in advancing open-source research, providing valuable insights into the security and ...