On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 02:24:38 +0200, Andrei wrote in message <op.w0lkrcqw2ed88i@c2d>:
> Hello, > > It has come to my attention that a recent internal leak of Samsung's > kernel-space exFat driver implementation has been making the rounds > around the web. Nothing we can do about that, what is out, is out. > > However a certain user "rxrz" went a bit too far with his actions: > > https://github.com/rxrz/exfat-nofuse ..does GitHub know now? > He basically has stripped the original code clean of all Samsung > proprietary license marks and threw GPL tags on it. > > When confronted with the issue; he came with the most unbelievable > retort: https://github.com/rxrz/exfat-nofuse/issues/5 > > This went as far as being posted on Phoronix as a legitimate driver: > http://phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?81642-Native-Linux-Kernel-Module-Is-Out-For-Microsoft-exFAT ..does phoronix.com know now? > Clearly this is a breach of the most severe matter. Samsung has been > made aware of it, but there has been no response on the matter yet. I > expect nothing less than a DCMA takedown of the repository. ..they probably want to be thorough before they get tough, ;o) e.g., does Samsung really license and sell etc publish a closed source patent licensed kernel space idiot stunt FS, when peer review can be had on free userspace software, for free, fixing _everything_, world-wide? > > "It's a leaked code of a proprietary exfat driver, written by > > Samsung, Inc. It works, you can use it. What else do you want, a > > signed paper from your parents on whether you can or can not use > > it? I'm a programmer, not a lawyer. You got the code, now decide > > what to do with it, it's up to you." > > What is wrong with such persons? This is insane. ..could be some sort of "black flag" trick to try paint us or Samsung, Google, gpl-violations.org or "Linux" as code thieves. Etc. Have the Nazgul smoke 'em like tSCOG. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case.
