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The Rust 1.98.1 patch is a useful software-supply-chain lesson: memory-safe languages still depend on a trustworthy compiler, so compiler patch discipline belongs in production security work.
The September 2026 package-registry funding pledge is bigger than pricing: it recognizes npm, PyPI, Maven Central, crates.io, and similar services as load-bearing infrastructure for modern software supply chains.
Apache's annual report is notable because it measures open source not only as code production, but as governance, release infrastructure, security tooling, and long-term stewardship.
