Webinar | 9th September | 9:30 AM CET
Register NowThe Growing Open Source Sustainability Challenge
Open-source software runs seamlessly behind the scenes, but the digital infrastructure supporting it is under immense strain. With global downloads set to surpass 10 trillion this year—more than 1 billion every hour—automated company tools and poorly cached systems are placing huge financial and operational pressures on platforms originally intended for community use.
In this 30-minute webinar, we’ll look at how public software registries actually operate. You will discover how everyday business technology habits can create hidden costs for the wider community, and what simple steps your organisation can take to help keep open-source infrastructure sustainable, reliable, and accessible.
What you’ll learn:
- What It Takes to Run a Public Registry: The essential work behind package downloads—from secure publishing and validation to availability, abuse response, and long-term stewardship.
- Why Scale Changes the Conversation: How public registries are increasingly used as part of commercial software delivery, and why open source, community benefit, and commercial-scale infrastructure use are not always the same thing.
- What Responsible Use Looks Like: Five practical ways organisations can reduce avoidable traffic, improve their own resilience, and help keep public infrastructure sustainable for community open source.
Featured Speakers
Paul Horton
OPSO Global Director
