[ovs-discuss] Linux Foundation slideshare - OVS 2017

Trishan de Lanerolle tdelanerolle at linuxfoundation.org
Wed Jul 1 15:37:19 UTC 2020


Hi Ben,
Emily is chasing this down with Cassandra.
Trishan


On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 11:32 AM Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org> wrote:

> Are you able to log into this LF_OpenvSwitch account?  If not, who is?
> Linux Foundation never provided me the account details.  And
> SlideShare/LinkedIn/Microsoft refuses to help.
>
> Searching my email for the account name LF_OpenvSwitch, Cassandra RJ
> <creyesjones at linuxfoundation.org> originally created the SlideShare.  I
> remember there has been some turnover in Linux Foundation event
> management, but if Cassandra is still there then I guess I should have
> been talking to her the whole time!
>
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 07:59:46AM -0700, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> > That's fine.  Please ask them.
> >
> > I'm furious with SlideShare.  They won't tell me who claimed to own this
> > set of slides or what it is alleged to infringe, yet the only way
> > they'll let it go back up is to assert under penalty of perjury that the
> > allegations, whatever they are (and without knowing what they are), are
> > false, and to give an opportunity to the person or company who asserted
> > it, whoever it is (without knowing who it is), to file a lawsuit.
> >
> > Whenever the other slides go back up, if they do, the first thing to do
> > is to download them, then put them up somewhere else.  SlideShare (and
> > their owners LinkedIn, and *their* owners Microsoft) cannot be trusted
> > with the simple task of hosting a file.
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 10:43:05AM -0400, Emily Ruf wrote:
> > > Ben,
> > >
> > > We received a response from LinkedIn. I’ve looked back in our records
> and the presentation was from Rohith Basavaraja with Ericsson.
> > >
> > > My suggestion is to request them take down this one presentation since
> we can’t view it to determine if there is a copyright issue or not. If you
> agree, I will respond.
> > >
> > >
> > > "We've received a notice of Copyright Infringement concerning the
> following content you have posted:
> > >
> > > URL:
> http://www.slideshare.net/LF_OpenvSwitch/lfovs17troubleshooting-the-data-plane-in-ovs-82280329
> <
> http://www.slideshare.net/LF_OpenvSwitch/lfovs17troubleshooting-the-data-plane-in-ovs-82280329
> >
> > > Title:  LF_OVS_17_Trouble-shooting the Data Plane in OVS
> > >
> > > Due to the posting of alleged infringing content in violation of our
> Copyright Policy, User Agreement, and Professional Community Policies, we
> have permanently suspended your account effective immediately.
> > >
> > > If you believe that removal or disablement of the content described
> above was a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be
> removed or disabled, you may submit a Counter-Notice as described in our
> copyright policy: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TS-CNRCCI <
> https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TS-CNRCCI>
> > >
> > > Upon receipt of your Counter-Notice, we may repost or allow you to
> repost the content after 10-14 business days, pending the filing of a
> lawsuit by the claimant. Any assertions made by you in submitting a
> Counter-Notice are under penalty of perjury."
> > >
> > > Emily Ruf, CMP
> > > Event Manager
> > > The Linux Foundation
> > >
> > > M: 512-745-1456
> > > E: eruf at linuxfoundation.org
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Jun 29, 2020, at 11:10 PM, Emily Ruf <eruf at linuxfoundation.org>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ben,
> > > >
> > > > I have also opened in internal support ticket to see what other
> options we have to access the account.
> > > >
> > > > Emily
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> On Jun 29, 2020, at 10:58 PM, Emily Ruf <eruf at linuxfoundation.org
> <mailto:eruf at linuxfoundation.org>> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Hi Ben,
> > > >>
> > > >> I just replied to that email and it bounced back saying my response
> could not be added to the case since it wasn’t the primary email address
> associated with the case.
> > > >>
> > > >> For the case response: The email address The email address would be
> either openvswitch at linuxfoundation.org <mailto:
> openvswitch at linuxfoundation.org> or events at openvswitch.org <mailto:
> events at openvswitch.org>.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Emily Ruf, CMP
> > > >> Event Manager
> > > >> The Linux Foundation
> > > >>
> > > >> M: 512-745-1456
> > > >> E: eruf at linuxfoundation.org <mailto:eruf at linuxfoundation.org>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>> On Jun 29, 2020, at 7:19 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org <mailto:
> blp at ovn.org>> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Are you able to log into to the suspended account?  The reaction I
> got
> > > >>> from LinkedIn was basically "We will not tell you anything useful
> about
> > > >>> the alleged violation because of privacy."  They were not clear
> about
> > > >>> whether that was because I am not the account owner.  If you have
> access
> > > >>> to the account, then maybe you can find out more.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 01:06:30PM -0700, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> > > >>>> OK!  That's a good start.  Thanks!
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 03:57:20PM -0400, Emily Ruf wrote:
> > > >>>>> Hi Ben,
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Before we head into the weekend, I wanted to give you a quick
> update. We’ve submitted a ticket to LinkedIn to find out why the account
> was locked and what action we need to take to reinstate the account.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> I’ll update you once I have more details to share.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Emily Ruf, CMP
> > > >>>>> Event Manager
> > > >>>>> The Linux Foundation
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> M: 512-745-1456
> > > >>>>> E: eruf at linuxfoundation.org <mailto:eruf at linuxfoundation.org>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>> On Jun 24, 2020, at 9:10 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org <mailto:
> blp at ovn.org>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> Thanks a lot!  This surprised me...
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 06:15:41PM -0400, Emily Ruf wrote:
> > > >>>>>>> Hi Ben,
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Thanks for reaching out. I’ll look into this and report back
> asap.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Emily
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Emily Ruf, CMP
> > > >>>>>>> Event Manager
> > > >>>>>>> The Linux Foundation
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> M: 512-745-1456
> > > >>>>>>> E: eruf at linuxfoundation.org <mailto:eruf at linuxfoundation.org>
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> On Jun 24, 2020, at 5:29 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org <mailto:
> blp at ovn.org>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> Hi Emily.  I think that you represent Linux Foundation
> regarding event
> > > >>>>>>>> planning; at least, I see that I've had email conversations
> with you
> > > >>>>>>>> before in this respect.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> In 2017 the Open vSwitch project contracted with Linux
> Foundation to
> > > >>>>>>>> produce the Open vSwitch conference.  As part of that, LF
> posted all of
> > > >>>>>>>> the slides from the conference to SlideShare.  You can see
> links from
> > > >>>>>>>> https://www.openvswitch.org/support/ovscon2017/ <
> https://www.openvswitch.org/support/ovscon2017/> to all of these.  As you
> > > >>>>>>>> can see, all of them link to an LF_OpenvSwitch account, which
> LF
> > > >>>>>>>> presumably created to host these slides.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> All of these links now display the following message:
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>  Uploaded SlideShare Suspended
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>  This SlideShare was suspended because it violated SlideShare
> Terms
> > > >>>>>>>>  of Service and/or Community Guidelines. You can view more
> > > >>>>>>>>  SlideShares here.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> Could LF please fix these Terms of Service or Community
> Guidelines
> > > >>>>>>>> violations, whatever they are?  The Open vSwitch project was
> never
> > > >>>>>>>> notified of these, so we do not know what they are.  Or,
> alternatively,
> > > >>>>>>>> would you please make the slides available to the OVS
> community in some
> > > >>>>>>>> other way?  We will host them ourselves, if you can get them
> for us.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> Ben.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > >
>


-- 
Trishan R. de Lanerolle
Technical Program Manager & Community Architect
Networking, Linux Foundation
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skype: tdelanerolle
email: tdelanerolle at linuxfoundation.org
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