<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 14"> <link rel="File-List" href="cid:filelist.xml@01D0826D.BF8B06B0"><link rel="Edit-Time-Data" href="cid:editdata.mso"><style></style> </head> <body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="tab-interval:.5in"> <div class="WordSection1"> <p class="singleblock" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <span style="color:black">To: <a href="mailto:technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com" title="mailto:technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com"> technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="single" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"> <span style="color:black">I am writing to you today regarding Ubuntu's recent republication and redistribution of the libraries JErasure 2.0 and GF_Complete, authored by Dr. James Plank. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="single" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"> <span style="color:black">These libraries were the subject of confidential trade secret litigation between my client, StreamScale Inc., and the author, Dr. James Plank (JAMS case #1220047807). Subsequent to that litigation, Dr. Plank removed JErasure 2.0 and GF_Complete from publication, leaving only an archived copy for non-commercial use, and publicly announced that he would no longer support either library (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__web.eecs.utk.edu_-7Eplank_plank_www_software.html&d=AwMFAg&c=jxhwBfk-KSV6FFIot0PGng&r=OsbfxgvwkC1XeDQMkz1i9dGxH4gYoBogKZbCGO22AwM&m=nwTBnMf0mln1kQVj42tenme0z2BKWCLL0XbbEdhy3Zc&s=aclLu9_Bo7RA0XpRp7M_xyVV3894VL32i6wSvvhepfI&e=" title="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__web.eecs.utk.edu_-7Eplank_plank_www_software.html&d=AwMFAg&c=jxhwBfk-KSV6FFIot0PGng&r=OsbfxgvwkC1XeDQMkz1i9dGxH4gYoBogKZbCGO22AwM&m=nwTBnMf0mln1kQVj42tenme0z2BKWCLL0XbbEdhy3Zc&s=aclLu">http://web.eecs.utk.edu/~plank/plank/www/software.html</a>).. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="single" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"> <span style="color:black">We believe that even a cursory review of the facts surrounding these libraries will make it clear to you that they do not constitute "Free Software" by any reasonable definition. StreamScale developed an extensive litigation database related to the libraries JErasure 2.0 and GF_Complete, including patent claim charts, trade secret listings, copyright infringement analysis, damage estimates and citations of relevant case law. We could make these materials available to you under a suitable NDA at your request to provide any reasonable clarification you might need.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="single" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"> <span style="color:black">We respectfully ask that you voluntarily remove and not republish the libraries JErasure 2.0 and GF_Complete, as well as any other packages or releases that incorporate them or depend on them. We believe these packages and releases include: libjerasure-dev, libjerasure2, libgf-complete-dev, libgf-complete1, liberasurecode-dev, liberasurecode1, Pyeclib, CEPH (see ceph/src/erasure-code/jerasure) and Swift 2.3.0.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="single" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"> <span style="color:black">Thank you for your consideration in this matter, and please feel free to contact me regarding any questions you might have.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="single" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"> <span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="single" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"> <span style="color:black">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="single" 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