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by throwaway_exer 3688 days ago
> I find it unlikely that without a free/open software ecosystem like linux or bsd

In Taiwan and China, it's common to use Linux in university and to work on Open Source projects (see OpenWebmail and Linux Virtual Server projects, for impressive successes.)

The Chinese government was pushing their Red Flag linux, but I'm not sure where that is now. Certainly Linux would be used in their home-grown CPU and superconductor efforts.

However, once students graduate, their employers are less likely to understand making Open Source contributions at the business level.