2025-04-25 NIFTY's InnerSource Activites

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NIFTY's InnerSource Activities  ニフティのインナーソース活動    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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Copyright © NIFTY Corporation All Rights Reserved.   3  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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Copyright © NIFTY Corporation All Rights Reserved.   4  1. Motivation for Introducing InnerSource  2. Discoveries and Research for InnerSource  3. Chronology of Efforts  4. Knowledge Series  5. Conclusion & From Now  Today’s STORY  

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Copyright © NIFTY Corporation All Rights Reserved.   5  What is NIFTY Corporation?     ● Developing various services centered on ISP business ● 150+ engineers ● 15+ development teams ● 1000+ repositories

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Copyright © NIFTY Corporation All Rights Reserved.   6  Motivation for Introducing InnerSource     For Resource Management TASK  TASK  TASK  TASK  TASK  TASK  TASK  TASK  HELP  team A  team B  Is there any way to do this without changing the team composition?

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Copyright © NIFTY Corporation All Rights Reserved.   7  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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Copyright © NIFTY Corporation All Rights Reserved.   8  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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Copyright © NIFTY Corporation All Rights Reserved.   9  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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Copyright © NIFTY Corporation All Rights Reserved.   10  Chronology of NIFTY’s Efforts     2022  2023  2024  2025  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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Copyright © NIFTY Corporation All Rights Reserved.   Member  13  Strategic Cultural Installation   Manager  TOP DOWN !!  Do InnerSource !!  Member  Manager  Efforts to make activities appear member-driven. The company made appropriate commitments and evaluations, incorporating them into guidelines. VS  Knowledge Knowledge

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Copyright © NIFTY Corporation All Rights Reserved.   14  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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Copyright © NIFTY Corporation All Rights Reserved.   16  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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Copyright © NIFTY Corporation All Rights Reserved.   17  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.