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How Google manages open source

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Sonar
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931
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3
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English
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Summary

The Google monorepo is a single repository that stores all internal source code, allowing teams to work on software written by one team and used by many other teams. This approach also benefits the consumption and use of open source, with several key benefits including single version management, ease of updates, dependency clarity, simplified licensing review, and confidence in maintenance. However, not all organizations can replicate this level of expertise and resources, which is where a managed open source platform like Subscription comes in, providing customized catalogs of open source components that offer similar benefits without the need for maintaining a monorepo or investing in creating one from scratch. The platform also partners with open source maintainers to ensure projects are well maintained and provides flexibility for organizations to customize their use of open source.

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