linux-kernel - Re: scsi target, likely GPL violation

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Date:	Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:22:37 +0000
From:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
To:	"Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn@...onservancy.org>
Cc:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Andy Grover <agrover@...hat.com>,
	"Nicholas A. Bellinger" <nab@...ux-iscsi.org>,
	target-devel <target-devel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Marc Fleischmann <mwf@...ingtidesystems.com>,
	Nicholas Bellinger <nab@...ingtidesystems.com>
Subject: Re: scsi target, likely GPL violation

On Sun, 2012-11-11 at 10:15 -0500, Bradley M. Kuhn wrote:
> James wrote:
> >> [I'd like to see] a genuine public apology for the libel...
> >> Because any further discussion of unsubstantiated allegations of
> this
> >> nature exposes us all to jeopardy of legal sanction.

Hey that's a complete misrepresentation.  I expressed no such opinion in
the email.

What I said was:

> I would really appreciate it if the next email I see from you on this
> subject is either
> 
>      1. Yes, I've got first hand proof of a GPL violation (in which case
>         we'll then move to seeing how we can remedy this) or
>      2. A genuine public apology for the libel, which I'll do my best to
>         prevail on RTS to accept.
> 
> Because any further discussion of unsubstantiated allegations of this
> nature exposes us all to jeopardy of legal sanction.

That asks for moderation until we have a better investigation of the
facts.  It definitely doesn't try to prejudge them or express preference
for a specific outcome as your misquote makes out.

James


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