Red Hat 2014 summit still no Chinese figure

At the Red Hat 2014 summit, developers gathered from all ages they have a more popular and self-deprecating nickname: "Code farmers," they seem to have just graduated from high school young people, as well as gray-haired elderly, most of them are wearing T-shirts or plaid shirt "otaku", but also a punk , the body has tattoos through the ring of the alternative person. Although the assembly's presentation was filled with the presence of the Asian Yellow-skinned black-haired dark-eyed figure, many of them lived in the United States, or in Japan. But among so many Asians, "code farmers" from China did not appear at the 2014 Red Hat Summit.

In the data collected, the Red Hat summit attracted more than 5,000 participants from around the world, more than 35% of the Boston Summit last year, and 96 other sponsors. But, among them also did not see the Chinese figure.

On the one hand, at home, small and medium large enterprises are active in open source, although the original intention is not consistent, but from the reporter understand the situation, there are indeed various industries and organizations are trying to use open source to do something, such as reduce costs, unlock, embrace innovation, But no one has come to join the open source Sharing conference, which combines technology foresight with actual industry cases.

In an interview with the president of Red Hat Jim Whitehurst, the reporter asked the question, Whitehurst's answer is from economic development. He did notice that participants from Japan and even the industry share (NTT Communication) is larger, but whitehurst that this is originated from Japan's economic development earlier, for the market-oriented, globalization and understanding of the time and experience of the lead, So in the open source understanding and application has come to the point of the lead. And as China's market grows, Chinese companies will also be aware of the importance of open source and keep pace. Finally, Whitehurst said he would pay attention to the continuing development of the phenomenon and try to improve it.

In a sense, the journalist agrees with Whitehurst's judgment, which is indeed the result of the market-driven forces behind it. On the other hand, I also think that this is from the Chinese people's introverted personality and open source contributors (technology Daniel) is not the phenomenon of enterprise it decision-makers, resulting in the inevitable result.

See you in Boston next year! Developers and users in China

From the conference scene, the reporter learned that after 10 years of Red Hat Summit, will be in San Francisco and Boston to continue the annual rhythm of the session, out of the use of collaborative innovation ecology, rather than pure national pride, reporters also sincerely hope that in 2015 of Boston, We can see more developers and users from home to participate and share.