The Mercedes-Benz FOSS Manifesto – Our Commitment to be Truly Open
summary
Mercedes‑Benz publishes a three‑part FOSS Manifesto backed by C‑level approval and an OSPO, with concrete rules: employees may work on OSS in paid time, prefer open source first then inner source then new code, and follow a mini code of conduct. Vehicles carry about 100 different FOSS licenses and the Mercedes Me apps use ~130 Android and ~50 iOS components. A public landing page open-source.mercedes-benz hosts the manifesto and VIN license lookup, and the program pairs training, hackathons and foundation memberships to drive measurable contributions.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:50Structure
- 1:41The CD
- 7:48The confusion
- 9:39Three challenges
- 12:33Preamble
- 15:13Company Principles
- 17:55Employee Principles
- 20:32Communication
- 23:13Website
- 24:43Conclusion
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