InnerSource prepares your organization for open source.
- Often, organizations choose to share parts of an InnerSource project with the public
- InnerSource projects now will make open source goals easier
"InnerSource is the use of open source software development practices and the establishment of an open source-like culture within organizations."
- Tim O'Reilly
!> Important Discussion Questions:
What are your organization's Open Source plans?
A few legal barriers may stand in the way. If developers incorporated outside code into the project, the legal department must examine all licenses to ensure they have the right to open the code and that their license is compatible with the licenses on the code they incorporated. Some branding review may also be involved.
?> Content Tip We'll go over this in more detail in the governance section.