Softwarehave
Softwarehave is a centralized platform for discovering, sharing, and distributing software components, libraries, and applications. It aims to simplify software supply chains by providing metadata, licensing information, and a unified distribution mechanism for developers and organizations. The project emphasizes interoperability, reproducible builds, and compliance with open source licenses.
The project was announced in 2021 by a consortium of open-source groups, with an alpha release in
Architecturally, Softwarehave combines a web-based user interface with REST and GraphQL APIs, a searchable package index,
Usage and impact: Organizations use Softwarehave to locate components, track licenses, and audit dependencies across projects.
See also: software repositories, package managers, software supply chain security, open-source licensing.