Contributing
The Open Source Readiness Special Interest Group (OSR SIG) is dedicated to helping financial services firms advance their open source programs.
Open Source Readiness SIG Vision
Be a trusted venue for our members and community in their open source journey and enable them to achieve the highest state of open source maturity.
Mission
- Providing a logical progression of events and activities facilitating FINOS’s members to efficiently achieve Readiness.
- To help our Members and Community attract the best talent by providing an environment where developers can work on open source projects in a safe and compliant manner where risk is controlled by adequate policies, processes, and tools.
- Enable contribution to open source projects with legal and commercial consideration.
Meetings
First Wednesday Every Month | Third Wednesday Every Month |
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A show-and-tell covering important topics in open source. In 2024 we aim to have more guest speakers and monthly themes. Please suggest your own! | This meeting is more of a workshop session where we will try to work on articles for this site or organise further resources. |
Meetings are open to anyone who would like to participate. Previous Meeting Minutes and Agendas are available on GitHub.
Everyone is welcome, FINOS members and non-members alike.
Leadership
There are several people fulfilling leadership roles within OSR, listed below. Their responsibilities are to:
- Shape and guide OSR strategy and goals
- Attend monthly meetings to plan and schedule speakers and topics, shape and guide the meeting format
- Attend monthly workgroup meetings to work on the actual documents together with the OSR participants
- Participate in monthly planning meetings
- Jointly lead and organize discussions online and in meetings
- Contribute to the production of draft documents/deliverables of the SIG
- Review and manage issues and pull requests on the SIG GitHub
- Cultivate and grow OSR community, including being active on the mailing list, Slack channels, and other communication media
OSR SIG Chairs
The Open Source Readiness Special Interest Group (OSR SIG) co-chairs are:
Cara Delia - Red Hat
Brittany Istenes - Fannie Mae
Peter Smulovics - Morgan Stanley
Executive Sponsors
In 2023, FINOS aims to productize Open Source Readiness with new trainings and certification. The following are the FINOS board executive sponsors of this strategy:
Rhyddian Olds - Citi
Since joining Citi two years ago, Rhyddian established and now leads Citi’s global Open Source Program Office which promotes open source contribution as an inclusive development pathway for all technology employees. As a passionate advocate of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the benefits of open source contribution, Rhyddian is the FINOS executive sponsor of the FINOS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Open Source Readiness Special Interest Groups.
Chris Stevenson - UBS
Contributing Authors
Amol Meshram - LSEG
Throughout his career, Amol has demonstrated a remarkable aptitude for open-source software governance, aligning technological innovation with regulatory compliance. At London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), he plays a pivotal role in ensuring that open-source software initiatives are not only technically robust but also adhere to the highest standards of governance, security, and licensing.
Amol's expertise extends beyond the corporate realm. He is a fervent advocate for the open-source community, actively participating in industry events and contributing to open-source projects that drive technological progress.