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