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> Though it sounds like there is some degree of open source and that Github is mostly the defacto in China too. It's not just some degree, afaik Chinese compan
by freeflight 7y ago
> Though it sounds like there is some degree of open source and that Github is mostly the defacto in China too.
It's not just some degree, afaik Chinese companies have been really embracing open source [0]. Some argue this is the result of the Chinese cultural perspective that ideas are not owned by anyone, which open-source perfectly aligns with. [1]
[0] https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/2016/02/tencent-and-why-open-source-is-about-to-explode-in-china/ https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/2016/02/tencent-and-why...
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/10/25/the-digitization-of-china-and-opportunities-for-open-source-collaboration/#70ec826d281d https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/10/25/th...