Help Net Security reports that GitHub Innovation Graph data shows cross-border open-source collaboration grew 16% from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026, increasing pull request and code volume while GitHub ships new maintainer controls to manage the load.
Open-source collaboration is growing worldwide and putting pressure on maintainers
Help Net Security reports that GitHub Innovation Graph data shows cross-border open-source collaboration grew 16% from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026, increasing pull request and code volume while GitHub ships new maintainer controls to manage the load.
Source: Helpnetsecurity