links for 2007-02-18

• Bao Tong’s essay on press freedom and the Olympics « RFA Unplugged
  "Here is about 90 percent of the text of Bao Tong’s commentary on press freedom and the new regulations for foreign correspondents in China..."
  (tags: china press journalism news freespeech olympics baotong)
• China Media Project: GAPP official: China's Web economy will surpass Western countries due to cultural uniqueness
  "A top official from China's official agency in charge of press and publishing suggested... that China's unique cultural character made it particularly suited to the development of a Web-based economy, and that he expected the country's Web economy to sur
  (tags: china internet chineseinternetresearch economy techtrends culture)
• Will Roland Soong finally get the collaboration he's asked for? An Update - Fluorescent Paradise - Blogs - CNET Asia
  "The answer to the title question is now apparently yes."
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch internet translation blogs blogging globalvoices)
• The Protestant ethic strikes back: Open source developers and the ethic of capitalism
  "old and familiar modes of organization based on waged labor are increasingly a part of developer communities. This may create new dynamics and tensions both inside communities and between the various partners taking part in Free/Open Source software deve
  (tags: opensource software development capitalism)