Meet the Experts Behind Samsung’s Open Source Software Development

 There was a time when, by and large, companies that created software would closely guard what they had developed. Now, the software industry is driven by sharing and collaboration. It is becoming commonplace for companies to make their code open source and freely available to the public, which can result in their technology becoming the new standard.

Since 2013, Samsung Electronics has been a board member of the world’s largest open source community, the Linux Foundation. In addition, Samsung Research, the company’s advanced R&D hub, which leads the development of future technologies for its SET Business, has demonstrated its deep commitment to promoting the advancement of open source software by hosting its annual Samsung Open Source Conference (SOSCON) in Korea.

(From left) Samsung Research engineer Seo-Young ‘Isabelle’ Hwang, Executive Vice President and Head of R&D Strategy Team Seungbeom Choi and Engineer Yoonhwan Jung

What do the researchers leading open source development at Samsung Research think of the state of open source today? To find out, Samsung Newsroom invited Seungbeom Choi, Executive Vice President and Head of the R&D Strategy Team at Samsung Research, as well as Seo-Young Isabelle Hwang and Yoonhwan Jung, Engineers from Samsung Research’s Open Source Group, to take part in a wide-ranging and informative Q&A session.

Read on to find out what the experts asked one another, and what they see as the future of open source innovation.

Open Source Group Engineers’ Questions for Choi

Q: How would you define ‘open source’ in a single sentence?

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