They don’t care about freedom

I’ve just read “Why China is Giving Away Its Tech For Free“.

The real issue is that they are speaking of “open source” and not about freedom for people.

Chinese government likes the utilitaristic approach of “open source” and do not care – to say the least – to speak about freedom for people. In fact the reporter wrote:

… the government, see open models as the quickest way to narrow the gap with America.

After having noted that

[…] the rise in China of open technology, which relies on transparency and decentralisation, is awkward for an authoritarian state. If the party’s patience with open-source fades, and it decides to exert control, that could hinder both the course of innovation at home, and developers’ ability to export their technology abroad.

The real issue here is let Chinese persons to know that they have the right to be free