gremlin/ E+ via Getty Images Follow ZDNET:  Add us as a preferred source  on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways 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.…