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Open source scanner vs managed platform: five myths and the facts
Five common beliefs about open source scanners and managed platforms, checked against sources you can verify, so your decision rests on facts.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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What is the Open Source Pledge and what counts as a payment?
The Open Source Pledge asks companies to pay maintainers in cash. What payments count, what is excluded, and how to apply the idea at your own company.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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Open source governance myths vs facts for growing companies
Six common myths about open source governance, from needing a big team to thinking policy blocks developers, checked against published program guidance.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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Central or federated open source governance for 1,000+ engineers?
At 1,000+ engineers, central approval of every open source request stalls. Compare central, federated and hybrid models and what to automate.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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Who owns open source governance at 50 to 200 engineers?
At 50 to 200 engineers, split open source governance into five roles with named owners. A simple responsibility table and what to automate first.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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One version for everyone or per-team versions: which policy fits?
Compare a single org-wide dependency version policy with letting each team choose: cost, security, and the ownership each approach demands.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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Buying a security tool with one-time funds: plan the renewal first
One-time money can start a security tool, but subscriptions renew. Five questions to settle ownership, renewal and exit before the funds run out.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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One security dashboard for product security, platform, compliance?
One dataset with three views beats three dashboards. See what product security, platform and compliance each need on screen and which numbers must match.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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One platform or several tools for an AI-heavy engineering team?
A decision guide for choosing one security platform or several point tools when your team builds with models and agents: criteria, trade-offs and triggers.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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