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downloading the software and/or engaging in the process that Conservancy
discusses above.</p>
<dt id="similarity-analysis">How do you know Christoph's code is present in
VMware's work?</dt>
<dd>Conservancy
published <a href="/linux-compliance/vmware-code-similarity.html">its
comparison analysis between Christoph's code and VMware's code</a>. This
particular analysis uses a two step process: (a) use Linux's public Git logs
to find Christoph's contributions from Christoph, and (b) use a widely
accepted and heavily academically cited tool, CCFinderX, to show that VMware
copied Christoph's code into their product.</dd>
<dt id="appeal">I heard that Christoph's case was dismissed. Is that
true?</dt>
<dd>There was a ruling in July 2016 in the Hamburg District Court, which
dismissed Christoph's case against VMware. The ruling concerned German
evidence law and the Court did not rule on the merits of the case. The
ruling centered around German evidentary rules related to documenting
Christoph's contributions that appear in VMware's product.
In <a href="http://bombadil.infradead.org/~hch/vmware/2016-08-09.html">a
statement on his website</a>, Christoph Hellwig announced that he will
appeal the ruling. Christoph also published
(in <a href="http://bombadil.infradead.org/~hch/vmware/Urteil_2016-07-08.pdf">German</a>
and <a href="http://bombadil.infradead.org/~hch/vmware/Judgment_2016-07-08.pdf">English)
the Court's ruling</a> which explains why the materials submitted did not
satisfy German evidence rules &mdash; despite publicly available
information in Linux's Git repositories. In addition, the Court chose not
to seek expert testimony.</dd>
<dt id="statements-of-support">Have others issued statements of support about this action?</dt>
<dd>Various individuals and groups have publicly stated their support for
Conservancy's and Hellwig's actions in this matter. They include: