12 Aug 2025 - InnerSource SIG Meeting Minutes

[chamindra]

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Agenda

• Convene & roll call (5mins)
• Display FINOS Antitrust Policy summary slide
• Approve past meeting minutes
• InnerSource Value Metrics whitepaper update
• FINOS + InnerSource Commons joint SIG update
• Other Action items
• AOB, Q&A & Adjourn (5mins)

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Minutes

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[chamindra]

Notes from Matt from the discussion on partnership with InnerSource Commons and FINOS

Thanks for your time today Cham & Jane.

Here are my notes from the meeting. Please let me know if you have any updates or corrections. Writing these up I did have one clarification question about who can attend the co-branded meetings between FINOS and InnerSource Commons. Are FINOS meetings open or closed to non-FINOS members?

Minutes:
Subject: FINOS / InnerSource SIG
Date: 29/7/2025

Present:
Matt Cobby (InnerSource)
Jane Gavronsky
Cham De Silva

Apologies:
Daniel Izquierdo Cortázar
Russ Rutledge

Notes:

• Discussion on the requirements of FINOS
  • Who hosts the event?
    • Events have to be hosted by FINOS
    • We had previously discussed the existing InnerSource IPSO as a place to host but FINOS requirements mean that they have to be host, or at least a co-host.
    • This is so that FINOS members can attend without going through further approvals.
    • If it ran in conjunction with InnerSource IPSO it could create additional friction for members to attend.
    • Attendees of the SIG have previously agreed to certain criteria when they joined. e.g. hosted on FINOS infrastructure.
  • Follow FINOS procedure to host.
    • E.g. Record the session & appropriate declarations at the start
    • Sessions are recorded to facilitate note taking. No requirement to keep recordings for audit.
    • Recordings are never published without the consent of everyone present.
    • Need to use the FINOS hosting infrastructure. e.g Zoom Account - actually a Linux Foundation account.
    • Need to ensure the host is someone who is trained in FINOS procedures.
  • Can be branded as a joined up meeting.
• Launching the joint SIG
  • Purpose of SIG is to share content, discuss topics and take up work as required.
    • Propose running meetings when there is content to discuss rather than a regular fortnightly / monthly session.
    • Create a series of interesting topics to be discussed over the next quarter.
    • Start with the Value Metrics paper written between Cham & Daniel.
    • Promote within FINOS via weekly updates through marketing team to feature the SIG partnership.
    • SIG vehicle to present topics back to FINOS members. Good way to promote and gain mindshare for InnerSource in FINOS.
    • Work towards launch of joint SIG and publication of paper in NY conference (21st/22nd October)
    • Licence and Authorship of paper to be agreed. Does Cham need Citi approval?
    • After review of the paper by matt, Jane and Tasha, decide where and how it will be published. Intention is to co-brand between FINOS and InnerSource Commons.
• Actions:
  • MC: Create a shared responsibility document to ensure we have clarity of operating model.
  • Cham/Jane: Introduction to Griz (marketing team) and Tasha (case studies) to assist with the review of the paper, publication and marketing campaign.
  • Clarification: Joint SIG sessions will also be promoted by InnerSource to its members and participants in Slack. Can anyone join SIG via InnerSource co-hosting or is membership limited to primarily FINOS members? Is there any impact on FINOS members if a non-FINOS member, working in a FSi, attends? Is the expectation that the invite is open or closed?

[chamindra]

Chamindra de Silva / Citi

[KatWarr]

Katrina Warr - Citi

[dwoytowich]

Dan Woytowich - M&T