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Open-source repositories are collapsing under the strain of 10 trillion downloads annually.

All the major repositories are joining together to tackle this problem.

While a lack of funds is a major part of the problem, other issues need to be addressed.

The world runs on open-source software. We all know that. But did you know that companies download over 10 trillion (that's trillion with a T) open-source code files every year? According to software security provider Sonatype, they do --and the file repository sites that supply that code are burning out from the demand.

As Sonatype CTO Brian Fox, who oversees the Maven Central Java registry , told me earlier this year, Maven is in danger of being overwhelmed by constant downloads . Fox and company have found that 82% of demand comes from just 1% of IPs.…