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Broadcom launches TrueSource initiative to secure open-source libraries

The company's Tanzu Division aims to curate, scan, and secure components across Java, Python, and Node.js environments.

The short version

  • Broadcom is launching TrueSource, an effort to curate and secure open-source software components used with its Tanzu platform.
  • The initiative covers Spring and RabbitMQ, alongside broader ecosystem libraries for Java, Python, and Node.js.
  • Broadcom stated it will collaborate with community maintainers and submit upstream fixes for active open-source projects.

Key facts

  • Broadcom is launching an initiative named TrueSource to curate and secure open-source software components used with its Tanzu platform.[Slashdot]
  • The initiative encompasses Spring, RabbitMQ, and libraries across Java, Python, and Node.js ecosystems.[Slashdot]
  • Purnima Padmanabhan, vice president of Broadcom's Tanzu Division, said the effort aims to provide clean and secure code artifacts.[Slashdot]
  • A VMware spokesperson stated that Broadcom will maintain community maintainers as the source of truth and contribute fixes upstream to active projects.[Slashdot]

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