Red Hat committed to open source

RED Hat's new chief executive said the company will continue to pursue a business model under which it makes its software available at no cost and makes money selling services to businesses.

"We are a mission-based company. Democratising information is a social good," chief executive James Whitehurst said in an interview with Reuters. "We will be open source. We will be the leader in open source."

Last month he was named CEO of Red Hat, the world's largest publicly held developer of open-source software.

Open-source software makers invite the public to help in developing their computer programs, using the internet to collaborate.