Growing Open Source Culture Inside Sony
summary
Sony documents a decades-long shift from TVs to cameras to robots using an internal embedded Linux distribution and a public GitHub catalogue (neural network libraries, WebKit, OpenColorIO, Nebula) and reports active kernel contributions and community liaison roles. An internal OSPO with 6/2/2 global staff coordinates policy and engineering, supported by an OSS license committee of ~100 members and one-day training plus e-learning. Processes include GPL guideline, formal OSS policy, source distribution site, and an OSS board advising contributions.
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chapters (21)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:48Embedded Linux products history of Sony
- 4:25Challenges
- 5:39Development of Open Source Program
- 6:03Background
- 7:58Dawn Phase #1 Learned from early failure
- 8:58Dawn Phase #2 prepared for the next phase
- 9:57Introduction Phase (2005-)
- 11:42Early Growth Phase (2011-)
- 13:00Growth Phase (2015-) #1
- 16:33History of OSS Policy
- 17:31OSPO and Internal communities
- 21:59"Software Strategy Committee" Spore
- 24:23OSPO Network
- 25:08Technical Guideline
- 27:10Training
- 28:39Internal Events: Open Source Day & Webinar
- 30:18Community Support
- 31:12Contribution
- 32:10Community Liaison & Embedded Linux Conference
- 32:38Lessons learned
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