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Talk Intermediate

FOSS Strategy @Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India

Approved
Session Description

The automotive industry is increasingly embracing Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) to drive innovation, enhance collaboration, and improve software quality. Mercedes-Benz (MB) has established a comprehensive FOSS Manifesto outlining company principles, employee guidelines, and adopted by many companies to foster a culture of openness and shared development. The Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) has embarked on a journey to achieve OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230:2020 certification, demonstrating its commitment to FOSS compliance and best practices.

The FOSS compliance process at Mercedes-Benz is streamlined to ensure adherence to legal and regulatory standards while facilitating efficient software integration. Furthermore, Mercedes-Benz actively contributes to the FOSS community through memberships, sponsorships, and the MB FOSS Platform, which supports collaborative projects and initiatives

Agenda:

  • Role of FOSS in automotive industry

  • Mercedes-Benz (MB) FOSS Manifesto

    • Company Principles

    • Employee Principles

    • Adopted Companies

  • MBRDI OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230:2020 Certification Journey

  • FOSS Compliance Process in nutshell

  • FOSS Publication 

  • How do we support FOSS Community?

    • FOSS Memberships

    • FOSS Sponsorship

    • MB FOSS Platform

Key Takeaways

  • MB FOSS Manifesto towards the FOSS regulations

  • Streamlined Compliance: Efficient processes ensure legal adherence.

  • Community Support: Active engagement through memberships, sponsorships, and platforms.

 

References

https://opensource.mercedes-benz.com/

Session Categories

Introducing a FOSS project or a new version of a popular project
Engineering practice - productivity, debugging
Which track are you applying for?
Main track

Speakers

Amit Yadav
Senior Technical Lead | MBRDI

Started carrier as java developer, having 13+ years of experience in open source compliance area and worked in different organizations like Bosch, Siemens before MB and leading the FOSS Team and supporting R&D departments on the FOSS Compliance Process. He is also playing role of Product Owner (PO) for License Info App (LIA)
Amit Yadav
Raghavendra Kamatagi
FOSS Compliance Lead | Mercedes-Benz R&D India

Started carrier as C developer, having 9+ years of experience in open source compliance area and worked in different organizations like Bosch, Elektrobit before MB and in the current role, supporting R&D departments on the FOSS Compliance Process and driving the FOSS process as per OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230 standard.
Raghavendra Kamatagi

Reviews

Recommend changing the title so that people get a better idea of the content.

This is an interesting proposal, as it deals with FOSS in the automotive industry. The industry is highly regulated. Inside look into this industry is not so common to come by. The certification journey alone should make this talk worthwhile.

Reviewer #1 Approved

Interesting because this can start conversations in large companies to support and make FOSS. Agree with the recommendation to change the title to be more descriptive. MBRDI is not a popularly known abbreviation.

Reviewer #2 Approved

This talk would be interesting as it's a very vertical, inclined presentation.

Reviewer #3 Approved

It would be good to have a peek at how organisations in the core industry using tech approach FOSS.

Reviewer #4 Approved

Automobile industry is fostering rapid innovation in software segment. It will be interesting to understand how this industry adapts the FOSS principles considering strict compliance measures. An important area that needs attention.

Reviewer #5 Approved

Automobile industry is fostering rapid innovation in software segment. It will be interesting to understand how this industry adapts the FOSS principles considering strict compliance measures. An important area that needs attention.

Reviewer #6 Approved