Reproducible Builds - The First Ten Years: Evolution and Future of Software Verification

Explore the evolution of reproducible builds in software development over the past decade in this 24-minute conference talk. Trace the journey from a small Debian effort to a widespread practice mentioned in a U.S. presidential executive order. Gain insights into the past, present, and future of reproducible builds, including their implementation across various projects like Arch Linux, coreboot, Fedora, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenWrt. Learn about the importance of verifiable Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) and understand the definition of reproducible builds in software development. Discover the current state of reproducible builds and the steps needed to achieve 100% reproducible software, verified by many.

Reproducible Builds, the first ten years