SWH

/ˌɛs dʌbəljuː ˈeɪtʃ/ · Abbreviation · Open Source

Definitions

  1. Usually referring to Software Heritage, a large-scale initiative to collect, preserve, and archive publicly available source code for the long term. In open source infrastructure, it is an important answer to the fragility of code hosting platforms and disappearing repositories.

    In plain English: A large archive project aimed at preserving source code for the future.

    Example: "Even after the original forge went away, the code survived because SWH had archived the repository snapshots."

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