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# Danese Cooper - Inner Source

Founder and Chair at InnerSource Commons Foundation, and an Apache member for 15+ years.

How the Apache Way informs and inspires InnerSource

What is InnerSource?

Skeptical, because what makes the Apache Way valuable is the radical transparency, vendor neutrality, and the acknowledgement that the best ideas often (usually?) come from outside of your inner circle.

Is this a stepping-stone to something else, or is it an end state?

How does the Apache Way inform InnerSource? And where does it differ?

