Bootstrapping InnerSource at Airbus
summary
Airbus resolves legal and tax barriers by drafting a memorandum and standard licenses so cross-entity code can be shared across 130,000 employees, then measures adoption with KPIs. A community grows through TOPS events and half-day workshops; running InnerSource Awards produces a measurable uptick in projects adding licenses and required files. A discovery portal migrates from an SAP proof‑of‑concept to a customized Backstage devx plugin with crawler, maturity scores and dashboards. Persistent gaps: no group-wide CD pipeline and long product lifecycles still limit reuse.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to Airbus
- 1:11Airbus structure and values
- 2:39Challenges in collaboration
- 4:48Gaining leadership sponsorship
- 6:14Legal and tax framework
- 7:41Policy and recognition
- 8:23Awareness and training
- 9:46InnerSource portal development
- 11:55Impact on engineering culture
- 12:37Future challenges and thanks
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