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The Power of FOSS: Insights from Mercedes-Benz

Protagonista: Wolfgang Gehring
Año: 2024
País: Argentina
Género: Documental
Track: Open Source
Idioma: Inglés

The Open Source world is expanding rapidly as more and more enterprises of all sizes are joining the movement, realizing that FOSS is absolutely essential for innovation and modern software development. In order to benefit from the full potential of FOSS, it is not sufficient to just use Open Source libraries in your development; you need to embrace all aspects of FOSS. Let me draw a picture of what it means for a modern company to do exactly that: From the realization that you need an Open Source Program Office (OSPO) to implement a dedicated FOSS strategy, to taking all your employees with you on your journey to become a fully FOSS-savvy company. We will illustrate this with the example of Mercedes-Benz who builds upon the Mercedes-Benz FOSS Manifesto as its cornerstone; we will look at what we learned, what the crucial points were in implementing the strategy, and what we wish we had already known at the beginning. And perhaps this can help you, too, in your own FOSS endeavors.

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The Power of FOSS: Insights from Mercedes-Benz

Sobre Wolfgang Gehring

Wolfgang Gehring

FOSS Ambassador at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation

Dr. Wolfgang Gehring is an Ambassador for Open and Inner Source and has been working on enabling and spreading the idea within Mercedes-Benz. A software engineer by trade, Wolfgang’s goal is to help enable Mercedes-Benz to fully embrace FOSS and become a true Open Source company. He has a passion for communities, leads Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation’s Open Source Program Office, is a member of the Mercedes-Benz FOSS Center of Competence, and a Director of the Eclipse Foundation.