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NIFTY's InnerSource Activities
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 2025-04-25 InnerSource Commons創設者 Danese Cooper氏 来日記念 Meetup NIFTY Corporation
 Ryo Ashikawa
 
 InnerSource Commons Foundation Member

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 NIFTY Corporation Engineering Manager Ryo Ashikawa (芦川 亮) 2010
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 Scrum Master Engineering Manager Backend Engineer
 
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 OSS
 organization
 developers Private Source
 OSPO
 developers source code document etc. contribute community OSS license management Legal and compliance support an internal culture of using OSS, etc. contribute community Beyond organizational walls contribute community source code document etc. USE・(Coding support with generative AI) InnerSource
 OSS,OSPO, InnerSource 


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 1. Motivation for Introducing InnerSource
 2. Discoveries and Research for InnerSource
 3. Chronology of Efforts
 4. Knowledge Series
 5. Conclusion & From Now
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 What is NIFTY Corporation? 
 
 ● Developing various services centered on ISP business ● 150+ engineers ● 15+ development teams ● 1000+ repositories

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 Motivation for Introducing InnerSource 
 
 For Resource Management TASK
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 team A
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 Discoveries and Research for InnerSource 
 
 I found it, and it was InnerSource !! "It was an eye-opener." https://codezine.jp/article/detail/14809

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 What is InnerSource? 
 
 This is InnerSource !! “Initiatives to apply the concept of open source development within companies and organizations” https://codezine.jp/article/detail/14809

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 Starting with InnerSource Patterns Book 
 
 https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/ Here's how to get started with Innersource. Start with an experimental project!

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 Chronology of NIFTY’s Efforts 
 
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 InnerSource discovery Read the InnerSource Pattern Book Start an experimental project Deploy within the company Create guidelines & InnerSource portal Join the InnerSource Commons Community InnerSource activities are recognized within the company Sponsoring InnerSource Gathering 2024 Contribution Practice Session Applies to 20 repositories We are making steady progress

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 Knowledge Series

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 Confirmed that InnerSource is effective for specific team types, using team topology examples. 
 Good
 Not Good
 Knowledge

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 Strategic Cultural Installation 
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 Do InnerSource !!
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 Efforts to make activities appear member-driven. The company made appropriate commitments and evaluations, incorporating them into guidelines. VS
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 InnerSource evolved into request and business flows. 
 ● The business department can now directly submit corrections to email templates on GitHub WEB UI. ● They felt that corrections could be made more quickly. InnerSource is no longer just for engineers! 
 
 The role of InnerSource in WORKFLOW .
 
 
 Knowledge

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 Misunderstandings 
 InnerSource is not a magic word. BLACK BOX System
 CLEAR BOX System
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 Formation of Strategic Internal Communities 
 https://levelup.gitconnected.com/how-to-grow-a-sustainable-inclusive-open-source-community-ce156214cc9f The hurdle from user to first time contributor is high. When we held a Contribution Practice Session, more than 10 people gathered. User wanted to hold it regularly. Knowledge

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 Conclusion & From Now 
 ● Although the pace is slow, InnerSource activities have steadily taken root throughout the company. ● I want to do more with repository management and visibility. ○ Understanding all repositories in our company (active, zombie, etc.) ○ Are there any repositories that can be promoted to InnerSource? ● Are there any areas where the power of InnerSource can be utilized, such as documents and slides and so on, in addition to source code? Knowledge While there is still much to be done, NIFTY aims to grow as a reference implementation of InnerSource for Japanese companies and share its knowledge with the community.

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