> From: David Levy > Subject: Some of the allegations relating to Rybka > To: "Vasik Rajlich" > Date: Monday, April 4, 2011, 10:44 PM > Hi Vas, > > As you know, the ICGA Clone and Derivative Investigation > Panel has been considering allegations that have been > levelled at you, regarding various versions of the program > Rybka and their alleged similarities to the programs Fruit > and Crafty. > > Up to now you have not seen fit to join the forum and > defend yourself against these allegations, and in our > previous email correspondence you indicated to me that you > did not wish to comment until a later stage of the ICGA's > investigative process. This is, of course, your right, but > in case you wish to reconsider that decision I am providing > here some of the evidence that has been submitted to the > forum in support of the allegations made against you. One of > the attached documents contains some questions to which > which the Secretariat would appreciate your answers. > > In order to access some items in the attachments you will > need to join the forum. > > If you intend to comment on any of this evidence before the > current stage of the panel's investigation has been > completed and the Secretariat's report has been submitted to > the ICGA, you may join the forum by visiting > www.icga.wikispaces.com and then view all of the allegations > and evidence that have been submitted there. And should you > wish to comment at this stage you need to advise me > accordingly, not later than April 18th 2011, and to submit > at least your initial comments to the panel not later than > May 4th 2011. We will then keep the forum open for as long > as we feel is appropriate, in order to give you an adequate > opportunity to put your own evidence and counter-arguments, > and to allow those in the forum an opportunity for rebuttal > to your comments, and so on. > > If you do not advise me earlier that you intend to avail > yourself of these opportunities to offer a defence at this > stage of the process, the forum will be closed to new > allegations and evidence on April 19th 2011 and the > Secretariat will then prepare and submit its report to the > ICGA for consideration. In any event the Secretariat's > report will also be submitted to you for your comments and > any defence you might wish to present at that time, prior to > the ICGA considering the report and delivering its verdict. > The ICGA will, of course, take into consideration any > comments you might make on the contents of the report. You > and the Secretariat will be given the opportunity for > rebuttal arguments on the report and for counter-rebuttal, > etc. > > I very much hope that you will reconsider your earlier > decision and provide a considered response at this stage of > the investigative process. > > Kind regards, > > David Levy > [President - ICGA] Attached were the Rybka-Fruit Controversy page, Questions page, RYBKA_FRUIT_Mar11.pdf and ZW_Rybka_Fruit.df, all found on the ICGA Wiki.