Chinese entertainment for engineering students

The same goes for Wang Xu. He sat all afternoon and talked for a long time. He was very tired. He stretched out his hand to take the tea and drank a few sips, like a cow drinking water. A half-warm cup of tea went into his stomach, and he motioned to the little girl to add some water.

There is a jujube paste cube on the snack plate next to it, a small piece, wrapped in dough and jujube paste filling, cut into pieces, the golden dough and the black jujube paste look quite attractive together.

This stuff is sweet but bitter, and a little sticky. Many outsiders can't get used to it, but it is Wang Xu's favorite. When he saw the little girl serving it, he was a little eager to try it.

There was a stall here, so I quickly reached for a piece, took a bite and tasted it. Well, the taste is okay. It should be bought from Daoxiangcun, a time-honored brand.

"Can you be more specific?" The host took a sip of tea and ate a pastry.

"Well, that's okay.

Just like DOS, that thing was far worse than my COS at the beginning, but the market is 100 times that of mine, and the profit is 100 million times that of mine. It can invest money to continuously evolve itself, allowing the product to stabilize and gradually mature.

Large sales will lead to more manufacturers developing programs on their systems, and then there will be positive feedback, eventually forming a huge system that I call a software ecosystem.

Comparing this system to my first version of the product, the advantage is overwhelming. This is also the reason why I have always had little interest in desktop systems.

That kind of ecology is not something you can build if you want to. It is almost formed naturally within a specific time window. But now, which window period has passed, then simply don’t even think about it.

In this case, I simply chose open source, and also formulated a license that can be commercialized at will. Only if you really make money can you share it with me.

The software is free, so don't make any money. Not only is it not making money for us, it will also set your hometown on fire.

That is to say, my design concept is still a little advanced, and the supporting software is quite abundant in some professional fields. Only then can I gain a little advantage when it is free, and only then can I use the open source method.

And it has also caught up with a new window period, that is, the rise of the Internet, and new application scenarios have emerged. This is a major change and meets the conditions of the revolutionary product I just mentioned.

Without these two prerequisites, open source is useless. Even if your software is free, no one will use it.

Just like buying a piece of clothing costs 20 yuan, you can also choose to find some free leaves to hang on your body, but no one will choose leaves.

You see, there are so many Ugly countries responding. Why? It’s not that Microsoft has been suffering for a long time. Many companies have tried to develop their own systems. Almost every big company has done so, but they have failed without exception.

The PC-98 launched by Xiaoli was a nationwide effort and was so popular that it once dominated Xiaoli's market. But in the face of the general trend of the times, no dead scum will be left.

Compared to us, the Western world is actually more afraid of monopoly, but software, especially the underlying system, will form a natural monopoly if more people use it. At that time, people really have to pay whatever they want.

The licensing fees that PC manufacturers pay to Microsoft every year can be described as astronomical. This has boosted Microsoft's stock, but it has become increasingly difficult for them to survive.

When I develop open source products, I am actually fishing in troubled waters, giving ourselves a chance to overthrow them. "

Wang Xu answered very candidly. This was something he had already thought about. Today's meeting was different from the past, with high standards, strong confidentiality, and greater significance for the future.

These people will not go out and talk nonsense. They can express some of their true thoughts. This kind of communication is more direct than Director Jiang and more reassuring to the superiors.

The host continued to ask:

"The next question is for Wang Xu. In your speech, you talked about economic aspects, but you once said that GIT can also bring other benefits. Can you elaborate on it?"

“Well, there are many benefits, such as the World Trade Organization.

Does this count as a huge concession we have made for the WTO?

I have been shouting that we should be transparent. Except for the few core products that I built myself, it is not easy to change my words. The remaining large number of applications can be said to be military products in the past. Now that the military has been converted to civilians, there is nothing wrong with it.

Urge us to open up, is this not open enough? We throw everything out and you can look at it. What else do you want?

What about intellectual property protection? You see, we do it for free. Isn’t that honest enough? We guarantee that no piracy is used, and what is used is free.

It is said that we are not market-oriented. We directly show our wealth. There are so many products without transfer fees. We are sincere enough.

It is said that we are not integrated enough into the world. You see, we have gradually transferred the leadership of many projects. How can we still do this?

What about opening up film and television? Isn’t it already open? Didn’t you see that we have open sourced movie ideas, novels are serialized for free, and even scientists have made movies. This attitude is definitely respectful enough.

That's it, they secretly blocked my film schedule.

"

"They blocked your schedule?" the host interrupted and asked.

"No, by putting pressure on New Line, even South America and Europe are beginning to hesitate. The big names in Hollywood are secretive." Wang Xu immediately began to complain, complain, and make small reports. He knew it was useless, but these could all become a problem. The bargaining chip above.

"How is the situation in the country?" the host then asked.

"It's even worse. It's only shown in five cities across the country, with less than one-fifth of the screens. Don't even mention it." Oh, it's helpful to hand over pillows when you feel sleepy. No one here today can save fuel. , even this host is at least at the bureau level.

"Play the piano randomly, don't mention them, and continue." The next leader brought the topic back. Wang Xu took a look and realized that it was done. This person was at least a senior person.

"Yeah, well, anyway, don't they just want us to count on them for everything? This should give us enough face.

I can just make these things up casually. There must be many people in the country who are more capable than me, so just think about it carefully.

Why not do something like this that is beneficial at no cost?

If you cannot obtain commercial benefits, then it is always possible to obtain some other compensation.

We don’t even want to lose face. It’s okay to get some share or something.

Anyway, just fight for it. "Wang Xu shrugged. He actually didn't understand these things. There is a special diplomacy academy for domestic diplomacy, which does not recruit students very much. The foreign policy is also very continuous, so it is really not easy to talk casually.

This is especially true for foreign policy, including commercial, political, geopolitical, and various judgments about the future. Wang Xu is talking nonsense here, and what to do if he turns around and points the wrong way.

If he is not in his position and does not plan his political affairs, since he cannot bear this responsibility, it is better to be an adviser honestly.

“I mean, I don’t really understand politics and diplomacy, but our wave of open source has a very good reputation in the world, especially in the scientific community, and the praise is very high.

In addition to controlling some key things, we can also carry out extensive cooperation in the rest, especially in Europe, where there is no objection to the U.S. software monopoly. These are good helpers for us to break through.

Didn't Chairman Mao say that if you make a lot of friends, you might be able to succeed? "

"Are you willing to hand it over?" the host suddenly asked.

"Didn't I already hand it over? Now the GIT management committee has long been in charge. I will only be in charge of the core maintenance of a few key products and let go of the others." Wang Xu answered affirmatively. He had no intention of continuing It takes too much energy to hold on to this, just use it later.

"Little comrades are aware."

"It's not really enlightenment, it's just the self-consciousness of the Chinese people."

"Well said, Chinese people are self-conscious, but it's a pity that not many people have such self-consciousness. Comrade Wang Xu is not a party member, right? People outside the party are so dedicated to the country and the people, and we cannot let down their trust." A gray-haired man The leader concluded.

Wang Xu is really not a party member. It's not because he doesn't want to. His father had asked him to write an application for a long time, but the superiors stopped it and asked Director Jiang to talk to him in detail.

The main thing is that he mainly works in the literary and artistic circles and the scientific circles. It is better to show to the outside world as a non-party person. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, many scientists arranged this, unless you can be sure that you will never go abroad or communicate with the outside world.

Wang Xu will naturally not be so stubborn. In the future, he will probably get a name like 93. It is not impossible to be completely non-partisan. It really doesn't matter. Anyway, he is receiving all-round attention now. And protection, the benefits that should come from him are definitely indispensable.

The host once again pulled out a piece of paper and said, "This question is for Wang Xu. The other teachers will wait a moment."

Then several other spokespersons hurriedly said that it didn't matter. Of course they knew that this time they were actually just making up the numbers. To be precise, they were here to report. The leaders' focus was actually on Wang Xu.

"The problem is that you have established a patent pool, a capital pool, and this open source software pool. It seems that you have a big overall goal, but it seems that you have no plan for large-scale commercialization. So your overall goal is What are the strategic goals?”

"Spare tire!" Wang Xu replied decisively.

"Spare tire?" The host was surprised that Wang Xu actually gave such an answer.

"Well, spare tire, our country is still really backward. The country has formulated a strategy of hiding one's strength and biding one's time to focus on developing the economy. I think it is right.

A few years ago, when the polar bear was still there, they often stirred up trouble. Now that the red giant bear has fallen, they haven't gotten over it yet. But subconsciously, we have begun to put it on the agenda.

And now we are facing the West directly. We are attacking with short attacks and attacking with long attacks. Not to mention using mantis as a chariot, but we will definitely suffer heavy losses.

Our development rate in recent years has been more than 7%, and this has been achieved before we have been integrated into the global system.

Once we enter the WTO, large-scale foreign investment will enter, and industrial capabilities will be transferred to China on a large scale. This is determined by our population size and policies.

We are bound to enter a very rare period of rapid development, in which both industrial and economic capabilities can grow and develop as never before.

And this time period happens to be the era of the Internet revolution. This era will definitely bring unprecedented changes to the world. Similarly, this is also a period of opportunity for us. When the world is undergoing great development, it will inevitably lead to the acceleration of deindustrialization. , they must quickly free up labor to carry out new technological revolutions.

This will further accelerate the speed of industrial transfer, and this is what we lack most. We currently have no shortage of industrial categories, but the general level is still more than 20 years behind others.

And this opportunity is a once-in-a-century window of time for us. At this time, we should keep a low profile and not overly provoke the fragile nerves of the West, especially ugly countries.

Introduce, accept, learn, absorb, and use various means to learn. At the same time, we must encourage the development of the private economy. The state-owned economy develops large and comprehensive things, and the private economy develops small and refined things. Let the power of the private sector be brought along by this general trend of industrial transfer, and the country can concentrate on infrastructure. , basic materials, basic scientific research.

That is to say, it will look like ten or twenty years. My judgment is that this window period is only this long at most. This is the approximate time of the window bonus period brought about by the new technological revolution.

It is impossible for Ugly Country to allow us to develop comfortably all the time, and I am afraid it will not be able to stop even in the past ten years.

We can only endure it and not miss this window period, and many of the things I have created are really too new.

If we really engage in large-scale commercialization like U.S. companies and directly face U.S. competition, the probability of success is inherently low.

If it fails, it’s a waste. And if it succeeds, I'm afraid our country's window period will be cut off early.

In general, this is not worth the loss. Tactical success cannot bring strategic victory, so it is not a good tactic. So I did not choose to take the commercialization path, but chose a roundabout open source strategy.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" says, "Don't move unless it's advantageous, don't use it unless you have to, and don't fight unless it's dangerous."

This is also my general idea for the development of the future window period.

It means that when we accept the transfer of Western industries, we must clearly understand the benefits to ourselves, give in to what should be given, and not give in to what should not be given.

You have to use it, that is, if you are not sure that you can win with one blow and get enough benefits, then don't provoke the other party easily, as the gain outweighs the loss.

Do not fight unless there is a crisis, or do not fight as a last resort, and do not confront the West head-on.

The first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city. The same applies to the economic field, and it also works well in shopping malls.

Our five-year plan and ten-year plan, pursuing self-improvement, are actually strategies. In the past few years, the alliance with the United States to resist the Soviet Union, and the recent pursuit of the WTO and active integration into the world were all about cutting off diplomatic relations. To engage in a cold war is to attack the army, and to engage in a hot war is to attack the city. "

"Good guy, you have risen to the level of national strategy, which is incredible." The gray-haired old man in the audience sighed with emotion.

"That's not bad. Personally, I'm just taking advantage of the situation. Standing in the wind, pigs can fly into the sky." Wang Xu is not modest, he really understands that following the trend will always be detrimental.

Some people follow the trend, some take advantage of it, and some create it. They stand at different levels and think from different perspectives. Wang Xu can only take advantage of the situation now. His little butterfly wings cannot blow the wind of the situation.

"Haha, you are too modest. If you were a pig, what would we all be like?" the host answered with a smile.

“If you don’t plan for the whole life, you can’t plan for a moment; if you don’t plan for the overall situation, you can’t plan for a region.

Therefore, I hope that leaders will pay attention to the open source community, not that they want to use the power of the whole country to completely replace Windows, or even force large-scale promotion or something.

Instead, we use the resources of the open source community to deeply cultivate our own talents, improve and establish our own system, and try our best to make sure that any commercial product can be found in the open source community as a substitute that may not be as good but is sufficient. .

Starting from the edge, luring the enemy deep, using our most powerful human resources and the resources of college students to maintain and expand this system, we can solve several problems.

The first is to cultivate talents, solve the skill problems of college students, and avoid the situation of graduating from college and not knowing anything when entering the workplace.

The second is the problem of the disconnect between teaching and industry. Our teaching system now has big problems. At least in fields such as automation and computers, the things we learn are still from the 1970s, and there are even many mistakes.

This is caused by having been engaged in teaching and scientific research for a long time without having any contact with the production line. In the world of computers, the iterative update speed is too fast. The arrival of the Internet era will also accelerate this update and iterative process. If we continue to be so out of touch, I am afraid that all the things taught will become useless.

The needs and updates of the open source community will allow teachers to keep track of the latest application technology developments, rather than pure theory, at least to maintain the proficiency of practicing.

The third is to always have a batch of software products on standby. If the window period ends early and the enemy really shows its fangs, we can at least have a basic guarantee that is enough to maintain the development and operation of everything.

Finally, we can support some companies that use these open source contents to develop, encourage them to join the team that maintains the open source community, and then slowly and secretly penetrate into the back gardens of the West. "Wang Xu smiled and showed his white teeth. At this time, he showed his sharpness that he had not seen for a long time. With this kind of penetration, there is no telling who will win.

"You seem to be quite pessimistic about China's future situation. Young people are rarely like this. Most young people now feel that we will collapse from within." The host continued to ask.

“Not really, a collapse is not impossible, but I think it’s unlikely.

After all, China itself has the centripetal force for unification. Even a peasant uprising wants to unify the world. Now there are no particularly big internal and external troubles, and the economy is still thriving and will not collapse.

Not to mention pessimistic, on the contrary, I am quite optimistic, whether it is about the future of the country or my own future. So many considerations are nothing more than preparing for a rainy day.

The West says one thing and does another, and has done too many things to turn against others. There is no harm in being on guard, not to mention the benefits of vigorously developing open source communities. "

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(See you tomorrow. I have to go to Shanghai for an interview tomorrow. I will update the situation later)