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Summary

Adds a new InnerSource pattern for maintaining repository contributor readiness at scale through a central
governance repository, policy-as-code, and scheduled readiness audits.

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  • Introduces the Centralised InnerSource Repository Governance pattern.
  • Frames governance around InnerSource readiness, discoverability, documentation, ownership, communication,
    and contribution paths.
  • Defines readiness policies for checks such as README.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, CODEOWNERS, issue/PR templates, labels, portal metadata, and trusted collaboration settings.
  • Adds guidance for repository inventory, policy profiles, exception handling, and source-of-truth
    boundaries.
  • Covers incremental, rate-aware audits to reduce GitHub API and CI infrastructure strain.
  • Clarifies roles for contributors, Trusted Committers, repository maintainers, ISPO/community stewards,
    platform/security partners, and Product Owners.
  • Includes governance repository protection, reporting principles, remediation guidance, and operating
    metrics.
  • Links related InnerSource patterns.

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amburi marked this pull request as draft July 20, 2026 11:10
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amburi force-pushed the pattern-centralised-repository-governance branch from 8c3a01e to 105d98c Compare July 20, 2026 11:19
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amburi marked this pull request as ready for review July 20, 2026 11:21
@amburi amburi changed the title Add Centralised InnerSource Repository Governance pattern New Pattern: Add Centralised InnerSource Repository Governance pattern Jul 20, 2026
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