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> It’s probably not so much about not looking bad and more about enabling productivity. I’m sure they are getting pushback from many companies which interact wi
by 394549 8y ago
> It’s probably not so much about not looking bad and more about enabling productivity. I’m sure they are getting pushback from many companies which interact with foreign nationals whose work is affected by the GFoC.
Anecdote time: I once met a mainland Chinese software engineer who told me that his department pays for a VPN subscription so they can access the uncensored internet for work.
- realusername 8y agoI can imagine it's impacting productivity in a negative way for software. The VPN isn't going to work 100% of the time and when it does not work you will have half of the docs you need not replicated enough on the local internet.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoThey could also just lease a line directly out from China telecom.
- vfulco2 8y agoI was told by someone high up in IT, 99% of wealthy mainlanders all use V-P-N. Not going to fool or pull wool over eyes of the intelligent with big money.