Fred Bauder wrote:
Barring some major collapse Wikipedia will soon have a major international presence on the internet. However we need to be cautious to not let our mouth outrun our gun. Soon means 5 or 10 years.
Certainly, but dealing with the PRC is dealing with bureaucracy more than dealing with "communism". Bureaucrats tend not to consider what others are doing as part of their job description. They tend to uphold the law based on their own narrow views of what that law means, and what they feel will please their superiors.. This results in very conservative decisions. They would do Dilbert proud.
The present crisis, like the last one of the kind, will probably be solved by our colleagues in China, who have experience in approaching Kafka's Castle. Those of us on the outside need to be patient, and avoid compromising the situation that our colleagues find themselves in.
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