Siemens announced that it will embrace open source and will use and contribute more open source projects in development.

CTOnews.com, May 14, Siemens recently issued a "Siemens Open Source Manifesto" on its website, determined to become an active and reliable member of the open source ecosystem.

Siemens says the company's goal is to benefit customers, employees and the company, while contributing to the wider community. "We recognize the central role of open source in promoting software reuse in the growing digital world, which is an increasingly important contribution to our efforts to manage resources responsibly."

According to the announcement, Siemens follows the following guidelines when it is committed to open source, and the CTOnews.com translation announcement is as follows:

Company principles:

Encourage open source: Siemens will support and authorize its employees to use, contribute and create open source projects.

Promote participation: Siemens will promote and promote active participation in open source activities related to the company's projects.

Growth through exposure: Siemens will encourage and promote employee learning and progress through open source activities.

Increase visibility: Siemens will continue to improve and maintain the good reputation of the open source community.

Employee principles:

Prefer open source: employees look for an appropriate open source solution before writing or using custom code.

Contribution: employees are more likely to contribute to open source projects within the scope of their daily work than to changes in internal projects.

Promote teamwork: employees will collaborate and support each other in promoting open source efforts.

Become responsible members: employees will always act responsibly in the open source community, caring and respecting content and communication.