Open Source Readiness Resources

Explore key Open Source Readiness (OSR) resources including documentation, GitHub repositories, videos, and more to help you understand, implement, and contribute to the SIG.

OSR LINKS

Get Involved with OSR

The OSR documentation site offers concrete ways to get involved and in depth information.

OSR GitHub Repo

If you have a project to propose, open a GitHub issue and share your vision!

Open Source Contribution in Finance

A comprehensive training enabling developers in financial services to safely participate in open source communities, drawing from the best practices of the world's top financial institutions.

FINOS Financial Services Certified Open Source Developer (FSOSD)

Designed to ensure open source contributors in financial institutions, fintech and technology vendors and consultants operating in the financial industry contribute in line with the financial services industry's regulatory framework and compliance best practices.

OSR VIDEOS

Scaling Open Source Readiness in Financial Institutions

This panel brings together leaders from Fannie Mae, RBC Capital Markets, and Morgan Stanley—three global financial institutions actively shaping their internal and external open source strategies. Moderated by FINOS, the conversation will focus on what it takes to launch, operationalize, and scale open source readiness programs within highly regulated environments.

Establishing and Scaling the Open Source Program Office (OSPO) at TD Bank

An Open Source Program Office (OSPO) is in a strategic position to help ensure a Financial Institution gets the most out of open source, as well as successfully leverage open source AI models and agentic systems, and prepare for the Cyber Resiliency Act (CRA) and the increased regulatory scrutiny of open source. But what are the steps in establishing and scaling and OSPO and what are some common roadblocks that need to be overcome?

License Governance That Scales: Lessons From Fidelity

Licenses are the backbone of open source, and your OSPO and legal team need to govern them effectively and efficiently. But how do you get that solid footing in the first place? Fidelity will discuss lessons learned while implementing our OSS license program, with a specific focus on how we ensure new licenses are governed consistently with existing ones. If you're on the hook when someone says 'We found new licenses with our SCA tool, can we use them?' then this talk is for you.

Enabling Generative AI and Mitigating Risks Through Better Detection

Presentation by Jon Aldama to FINOS Open Source Readiness SIG on Feb 6 2025

Why are OSPOs Using and Contributing to ORT

Presentation by Thomas Steenburgen to FINOS Open Source Readiness SIG on Jan 8 2025

LFX EasyCLA

Michal Lehotsky, Harold Wanyama and David Deal take us through the Linux Foundation's EasyCLA tool and how it works.

GitHub Internal Forking Contribution Tool

Phil Holleran, Eric Sorensen and Andrew Henry (all GitHub) to FINOS Members Meeting on March 5th 2024.

OpenChain

Shane Coughlan (OpenChain, Linux Foundation) to FINOS Members Meeting on May 1st 2024.

open source readiness - RESOURCES

Open Source use and contribution are increasingly important both for strategic competitive advantage and to manage business risks

OSR RESOURCES

OSR LINKS

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