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<div style="direction: ltr;">Hi Carl,</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Thanks for the update which is very encouraging. I’m happy to sit tight and wait for an announcement.
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Best,</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Steve Hindmarsh</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">Head of Scientific Computing</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> gpfsug-discuss-bounces@spectrumscale.org <gpfsug-discuss-bounces@spectrumscale.org> on behalf of Carl Zetie - carlz@us.ibm.com <carlz@us.ibm.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 17, 2020 1:16:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> gpfsug-discuss@spectrumscale.org <gpfsug-discuss@spectrumscale.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gpfsug-discuss] Spectrum Scale licensing - important correction</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Rob Horton wrote:</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">>I'm not sure what the issue is between DDN and IBM (although I've heard various rumors)
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">>but I really wish they would sort something out.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Yes, it’s a pain. IBM and DDN are trying very hard to work something out, but it’s hard to get all the ‘I’s dotted and ‘T’s crossed with our respective legal and exec reviewers
so that when we do say something it will be complete, clear, and final; and not require long, baroque threads for people to figure out where exactly they are…</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I wish I could say more, but I need to respect the confidentiality of the relationship and the live discussion.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">In the meantime, I thank you for your patience, and ask that you not believe any rumors you might hear, because whatever they are, they are wrong (or at least incomplete).
In this situation, as a wise man once observed, “those who Say don’t Know; those who Know don’t Say”.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Regards,</span></p>
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