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Open Source Readiness - Weekly Update - 22 November 2023

The concept of forking has become synonymous with branching out independently on a project. While forking serves its purpose in certain scenarios, it's essential to recognize when it may not be the most effective approach. Now, we'll explore the benefits of active innersourcing and why developers should consider collaboration before taking the fork in the road.

Open Source Readiness - Weekly Update - 15 November 2023

November 15, 2023

Thank you to everyone who joined us at OSFF in NYC - this was our largest one yet!  Here are some of the highlights:

Open Source Readiness - Weekly Update - 8 November 2023

November 08, 2023

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of weeks, you should be aware of the OSFF conference that happened on the 1st November in grand style in the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York.  

Open Source Readiness was featured heavily not only in the keynotes and at our project table (thanks to Brittany Istenes, Cara Delia and Mimi Flynn for their staffing duties) but also in the press release on the state of open source in financial services.

Over the next couple of weeks I am going to focus on some of these announcements. Starting with:
 

Congratulations to the FINOS Community Award Winners 2023

November 01, 2023

During our recent Open Source in Finance Forum, we had the opportunity to recognize many of the incredible individuals and companies making significant contributions and creating a positive impact in open source in financial services. We're extremely grateful for all of their work, along with so many others, and want to give them another shout out in this post!

Open Source Readiness - Weekly Update - 31 October 2023

October 31, 2023

This year at FINOS we are focusing on one of FINOS' key existing projects: Open Source Readiness. This is FINOS' term for helping the finance industry "do open source properly".

Happy Halloween to all the Open Source Readiness readership. This week: the ominous OSFF occurs, possessed pull-requests are closed and bewitching breakout sessions are announced. 

Open Source in Finance Podcast: Hackathons, Open Source, Finance? Oh My! - Jon Gottfried, Major League Hacking

In this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Jon Gottfried, Co-Founder of Major League Hacking. They talk about hackathons in finance, and developer/engineering talent, from both the individual and hiring manager perspectives.

2023 OSFF Week

October 25, 2023


Are you going to be in NYC for our Open Source in Finance Forum on Wednesday, November 1st? We’re so excited it’s finally approaching - but that’s not all we have in store for you! We have a packed agenda for the week of October 30th. From our first stateside Big Boost Mondays to various FINOS project meetings to our full day of sessions at our conference, there’s something for everyone! Grab your diary and let’s plan for the week ahead...

Open Source in Finance Podcast: The CDM - Adrian Dale - ISLA, David Shone - ISDA, Jane Gavronsky - FINOS

In this episode of the podcast, our FINOS COO, Jane Gavronsky sits down with Adrian Dale of ISLA and David Shone of ISDA to discuss the associations contribution and backing of the FINOS CDM, Common Domain Model to the FINOS open source community.

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