The topics below cover information about how we define, operate, and upkeep this collection of patterns.
- Contributing - How to interact with our group, create your own patterns, or take part in our review-process; GitHub / Web centric instructions
- Alternate Command-line steps - Contribute a pattern using
gitfrom the command-line
- Alternate Command-line steps - Contribute a pattern using
- Contributor Handbook - Lays out a basic guideline of how to write and contribute a new pattern, including the 3 maturity levels for patterns.
- Pattern Template - Start a new pattern with a copy of this
- FAQ - Frequently asked questions about InnerSource Patterns
- Trusted Committers - Who these people are, what elevated rights they get, and how you can become one
- Markdown Info - Markdown is the ascii text format our patterns are written in; this document briefly defines how we use it
- Style Guide - Recommended conventions to use when writing patterns
- Glossary - Defines essential terms that are commonly used when writing new patterns.
- Board Reports - The Patterns Working Group submits a report to the Board of the InnerSource Commons Foundation on a quarterly basis. This folder contains all reports that the Patterns Working Group has created.
- (incomplete) Writing Guidelines - To make the writing for our patterns more consistent, we provide some guidelines to help the various authors to keep a consistent voice.
- InnerSource Spelling - Clarifies the mystery around how to spell this. Spoiler: It is InnerSource.
- (draft) Pattern System - For a human reader it is not easy to digest a long list of patterns. We are working on labeling and classifying the patterns further.