<li>Find the <code>k.b00</code> file in the root directory. Extract it
using <code>zcat k.b00 > vmvisor64-vmkernel</code> (or a similar command).
Repeat the steps described above using <code>objdump -x
vmvisor64-vmkernel</code>.</li>
<li id="vmklinux">To retrieve <code>vmklinux_9</code> you will need to install
ESXi on your system by booting the ISO and following the instructions. Once
booted, you can then enable SSH access using “Customize System/View Logs ->
Troubleshooting Options -> Enable SSH”. Login to the system with SSH
and then run <code>find /vmfs -name misc_dri.v00 -print</code>. On the
resulting file, run <code>zcat misc_dri.v00 > misc_dri.vmtar</code> then
<code>vmtar -x misc_dri.vmtar -o misc_dri.tar</code>. You can then extract
<code>misc_dri.tar</code> using the usual <code>tar</code> to extract
<code>usr/lib/vmware/vmkmod/vmklinux_9</code>. The <code>misc_dri.v00</code>
file is also available next to <code>k.b00</code> in the root directory of
the ISO (mentioned above), but the <code>vmtar</code> command itself is only
available when logged into an ESXi system. <code>vmtar</code> can be found
at <code>bin/vmtar</code> inside
<code>sb.v00</code> on the ISO, but one needs <code>vmtar</code> to open
<code>sb.v00</code>, similar to <code>misc_dri.v00</code> above.</li>
</ol>
<p>Note that VMware may present you with <abbr title="End User Licensing Agreement">EULA</abbr>s and <abbr title="Terms of Service">ToS</abbr> when you download
software from VMware's website. Conservancy strongly suggests that you review these
terms in great detail with the assistance of your own legal counsel before
downloading the software and/or engaging in the process that Conservancy
discusses above.</p>
</p>details>
<details>
<summary id="similarity-analysis">How do you know Christoph's code is present in
VMware's work?</summary>
<p>Conservancy
published <a href="/copyleft-compliance/vmware-code-similarity.html">its
comparison analysis between Christoph's code and VMware's code</a>. This
particular analysis uses a two step process: (a) use Linux's public Git logs
to find Christoph's contributions from Christoph, and (b) use a widely
accepted and heavily academically cited tool, CCFinderX, to show that VMware
copied Christoph's code into their product.</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary id="appeal">I heard that Christoph's case was dismissed. Is that
true?</summary>
<p>There was a ruling in July 2016 in the Hamburg District Court, which
dismissed Christoph's case against VMware. The ruling concerned German
evidence law and the Court did not rule on the merits of the case. The
ruling centered around German evidentary rules related to documenting
Christoph's contributions that appear in VMware's product.
In <a href="http://bombadil.infradead.org/~hch/vmware/2016-08-09.html">a
statement on his website</a>, Christoph Hellwig announced that he will
appeal the ruling. Christoph also published
(in <a href="http://bombadil.infradead.org/~hch/vmware/Urteil_2016-07-08.pdf">German</a>
and <a href="http://bombadil.infradead.org/~hch/vmware/Judgment_2016-07-08.pdf">English)
the Court's ruling</a> which explains why the materials submitted did not
satisfy German evidence rules — despite publicly available
information in Linux's Git repositories. In addition, the Court chose not
to see</p>details>
<details>k expert testimony.</p>
<summary id="statements-of-support">Have others issued statements of support about this action?</summary>
<p>Various individuals and groups have publicly stated their support for
Conservancy's and Hellwig's actions in this matter. They include:
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170911061201/https://plus.google.com/104877287288155269055/posts/cHgyreA76yY">Dave Airlie, Linux Developer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/573530001758294016">Matthew Garrett, Linux Developer</a></li>
<li><a href="/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit/#glikely">Grant Likely, Linux Kernel Engineer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://mina86.com/2015/03/11/the-time-has-come-to-stand-up-for-the-gpl/">Michal Nazarewicz, Linux Developer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/635624/">Luis R. Rodriguez (aka mcgrof), Linux Developer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/635855/">Wolfram Sang, Linux Developer</a></li>