Our Journey to Open Source - From a Conservative Japanese Company

Explore the journey of Hitachi Solutions, a traditionally conservative Japanese company, as they venture into the world of open-source software. Learn about their challenges and triumphs in launching their first OSS project, "Editor for SBOM," an extension for VS Code designed to edit SPDX SBOM. Discover how this 41-minute talk from the Linux Foundation breaks down barriers and showcases the company's transformation from hesitant contributors to active participants in the open-source community. Gain insights into the cultural shifts and strategies employed to overcome traditional corporate reluctance and successfully release an innovative tool for software bill of materials editing.