Developers suspect that China has forced Gitee, the Chinese equivalent to GitHub, to censor open-source code, a move that harms trust and the quality of code
Many suspect the Chinese state has forced Gitee, the Chinese competitor to GitHub, to censor open-source code in a move developers worry could obstruct innovation. Tweets: @charlottejee , @giano , and @1br0wn Tweets: Charlotte Jee / @charlottejee : A fascinating example of how the Chinese government's attempts to tighten its grip over the tech sector may ultimately come back bite it https://www.technologyreview.com/ ... @giano : “On May 18, thousands of software developers in China woke up to find that their open-source code hosted on Gitee, a state-backed Chinese competitor to the international code repository platform GitHub, had been locked and hidden from public view.” https://www.technologyreview.com/ ... @1br0wn : “The more Beijing tries to nationalize open-source and create an indigenous ecosystem, the less eager developers will be to participate in what they perceive to be government-led open-source projects.” -@RebeccaArcesati https://www.technologyreview.com/ ...