InnerSource at Scale: A Platform-centric Approach

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Argues that scaling InnerSource works by opening the internal platform (GitHub/git-based repos), appointing a trusted committer team, and running a governance board/CoE plus pilot projects and incentives. Gives concrete tooling: GitHub plus an internal InnerSource portal, CI checks, and contributor lists. Cites org scale (75,000 tech staff, 15,000 platform engineers), production pain at 200,000 RPS, and survey data (22% run InnerSource ≥5 years). Reports outcomes: external contributors submit PRs (example 200 PRs tracked), some contributors are merged into the platform team.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:03Developer challenges
3. 5:18What is InnerSource
4. 7:24Traditional vs InnerSource
5. 13:40InnerSource adoption
6. 16:51Scaling InnerSource
7. 19:38Platform engineering for InnerSource
8. 25:31InnerSource benefits
9. 27:34Closing thoughts
10. 28:37Q&A: Tools
11. 32:49Q&A: Compliance

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