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Survey: Is ‘Somewhat Confident’ in Open Source Good Enough?

A majority of organizations have concerns about using open source software, with the largest organizations expressing the least confidence in their open source management practices, according to a survey that queried 700 technologists, including engineers, software developers, DevOps workers and executives. Fifteen percent of organizations were “extremely confident” in that regard, according to “https://tidelift.com/2022-open-source-software-supply-chain-survey” released this month by open source management provider Tidelift.

In large organizations of over 10,000, 78% said there is some sort of authorization process for introducing new open source components and 56% reported that the approval process takes a week or more.

Given the stodgy approval process seen at large organizations, it’s perhaps not surprising that this is an emerging trend identified in the report. The survey found that 65% of organizations are already using or actively piloting a central repository of approved open software components, with large organizations leading the way at 75%.