&gt;&gt;<i>There was even a term for that, that eludes me at the moment, which described the idea of &quot;I share my specs today with you, you&#x27;ll share your specs tomorrow with me&quot;.</i><p>Andrew &quot;bunnie&quot; Huang coined the term <i>gongkai</i> to explain this concept, as differentiated from the Western-originated idea of open source (<i>kaiyuan</i>)[1]. It was based entirely on his observations of the semi-open hacking culture that is hopefully still flourishing in Shenzhen.[2]<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bunniestudios.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;?p=3040" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bunniestudios.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;?p=3040</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bunniestudios.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;?tag=gongkai" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bunniestudios.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;?tag=gongkai</a>