The Rise of Open Source Communities in China

When you hear the term 'open source' you probably wouldn't think of China. While the country is limited in their access to the global open source community, it continues to thrive nonetheless. Popular languages and frameworks are translated to Chinese, events and meet-ups frequently take place around the country, but there are many struggles that the community currently faces.

We spoke to a number of active members of the open source community in China about how it developed, what problems it is encountering and about its hopeful future.