They are extremely talented. One of my Chinese friends told me that one of the interviewees he got knew enough about X11 to impress everyone, but then shocked them by showing on camera wearing NK uniform. Apparently he didn’t get the job.
I only know this occurrence. Maybe it is a pattern. From what I know, they operate from a hotel in a Chinese city semi-publicly (the locals know). Developers are not supposed to leave the hotel. The reason they are extremely talented can be partly explained by the training they received: years of system programming training with access to all kinds of source code.
Of course I have never seen this with my own eye, but this friend is the original CTO of Deepin Linux so I believe him. I don’t get the military uniform part though, as it scares away potential employers. Maybe this is one of the requirements of the Chinese government.
If they really are operating from within China it wouldn't surprise me that they are required to be in uniform while 'at work'. When countries have status of forces agreements, it usually revolves around the individual being uniformed or not. For an example a US soldier could cross while out of uniform into the GDR anytime they wanted. But when in uniform, they had to use specific locations that were agreed upon by both sides. Otherwise it would have been considered recognition of a foreign government.
Yeah I think the same. I think that’s China saying we are OK for the operation but you need to make yourself clear that you are a NK military person whenever you approach Chinese business.
But really, I wish I could get into such an education. I myself lacks discipline to do so.
