I work at Douban, in Beijing, and I have the impression this post is only superficially spot on. Many Chinese developers are very much into open source, and have all the skills and dedication to participate fully in this movement.
Obviously they are coming later than most developed countries, and many geeks cannot afford to spend a couple of years on personal projects that are not guaranteed to yield enough game or revenue, but it is growing and promising, especially in mobile and hardware.
Obviously they are coming later than most developed countries, and many geeks cannot afford to spend a couple of years on personal projects that are not guaranteed to yield enough game or revenue, but it is growing and promising, especially in mobile and hardware.