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InnerSource

noun

Etymology

From inner + source; coined by Irish-American author and publisher Tim O'Reilly in 2000.

  1. derived from *h₃réǵeti✻
  2. derived from surgō
  3. derived from sorse
  4. inherited from sours
  5. compounded as innersource — “inner + source”

Definitions

  1. The use of open source software development best practices and the establishment of an…

    The use of open source software development best practices and the establishment of an open source-like culture within organizations, for the development of software that is proprietary or not open source.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of InnerSource.

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