At Sonatype, we believe in open source. It’s the basis of modern, component- based software development.
From our early beginnings with the Apache Maven project to our leadership on such key projects as The Central Repository, Nexus, m2eclipse, Hudson, p2 and Tycho, we’ve always been committed to transforming software development through the use of open source.
Sonatype was founded in 2008 as a commercial enterprise based on two transformative open source innovations: the Apache Maven build system; and the Central Repository. With a global user community of more than 4 million users, Maven has changed the way Java developers build software. The Central Repository has become the primary exchange for open source components. the Central Repository houses more than 300,000 components and receives over 4 Billion requests per year, making it one of the most widely accessed services on the web.
What’s next? How do we ensure the continued successful adoption of open source in software development? How do we help balance the beneficial economics, efficiency, and quality of open source with legitimate management concerns about licensing, security, and quality?
What’s needed now is a system that lets developers continue to leverage open source freely while reducing unnecessary risks. It must provide visibility and control without bureaucracy. It must govern without burdening. At Sonatype, this is our mission – to provide open source governance products that we, as developers, would be happy to use in our company.
Our products are designed by developers with deep expertise in open source. We know how to get the most from open source and we know how to avoid its pitfalls. And we know how developers work.
Our customers get actionable insight without disrupting their development processes. Management gets what they need. Developers aren’t saddled with bureaucracy. Companies save time and money and avoid risk.
