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

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

GitHub introduces Protected Branches to prevent force pushes to certain parts of code repos

Source code repository software company GitHub today said that in the coming weeks it will roll out Protected Branches, a new feature that should help companies cut down on catastrophes stemming from ...

Netherlands introduces code.overheid.nl as an alternative to GitHub for government software

Dutch government launches self-hosted Git platform to reduce reliance on US tech companies ...
VentureBeat

GitLab acquires software chat startup Gitter, will open-source the code

GitLab, a startup that provides open source and premium source code repository software that people use to collaborate on software, is announcing today that it has acquired Gitter, a startup that ...
Business Wire

Checkmarx Expands Software Supply Chain Security with Advanced Secrets Detection and Repository Health

PARAMUS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the vast majority of development teams using open source software and employing agile development, Checkmarx, the industry leader in cloud-native application ...
ZDNet

Git repository vulnerability leads to remote code execution attacks

A severe vulnerability has been patched in Git software source code to prevent remote code execution attacks being launched at users. The bug, which is industry-wide, was disclosed on Tuesday. Git, ...