Our Culture
Powered by our people.
Proven by our solutions.
Open collaboration is in our DNA.
It drives everything we do: how we work, what we build, and the value we provide for our customers and the world.
Our culture is not just a concept; it's how we became who we are. From the beginning, Red Hatters shared a helpful, open spirit that inspired others. People would say:
"If you need help help, look for the person in the red hat."
Aligning with open source principles
Open source principles and Red Hat values work in harmony. As a company, our open source principles—freedom, community, and sustainability—directly inform our business values. Embracing these shared open source principles and the passion for openness cultivates a profound sense of freedom. This is the freedom that encourages action: It spurs contributions by giving individuals the courage to express their opinions, the support needed to commit, and the accountability to others to follow through.
Red Hat and open source communities collaborate best when each group leans into its strengths. Communities iterate rapidly, innovate wildly, and develop to solve common challenges. Red Hat contributes to and enhances that raw innovation, providing stability, integration, and the predictable lifecycles, support, and services that enterprises need to succeed.
Red Hat Values
Freedom
to contribute
Courage
to express thoughts and opinions
Commitment
to see things through
Accountability
to customers, community, and each other
Culture requires community
Open source is more than a methodology. It’s an attitude rooted in the belief that good ideas come from anywhere. That’s why diverse perspectives aren’t optional; they’re essential to every conversation. We collaborate by default, share openly, and help the best solutions to the most difficult problems endure as common knowledge.
This is the strength of open source. Great ideas are further refined by continuous community input, and the best technology continues to grow and advance in ways that benefit everyone. This reliable, continuous cycle of development and feedback proves we are greater than the sum of our parts.
Open is about how we lead by example. How we mean what we say, how we honor our commitments, and how we respectfully disagree but continue to support Red Hat. Open is realizing the culture of Red Hat isn't something that's manufactured. It's something we create...It's how we connect with each other...how we share pieces of ourselves, our knowledge, our skills, and our lives. Open isn't just about our code. Open unlocks our potential.
Community requires commitment
Our commitment to open source collaboration means reaching beyond ourselves to help others. We have the power to do good things together. From communities to global concerns, we have a responsibility to make a difference.
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