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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by hummusandsushi on Monday April 19, 2021 @10:23PM (#26870056)
Sounds like a reasonable interpretation. The phrasing of the message that the developer claims to have received is still concerning even keeping that in mind.
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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by lolinder on Monday April 19, 2021 @10:25PM (#26870071)
Yes, it's concerning, but it has to the feel of being the end of a long conversation. I'm picturing something like this:

Manager: You're not allowed to contribute to VNIC.

Employee: But I'm doing it on my spare time!

Manager: You're still not allowed to contribute to VNIC.

Employee: But I'm using my personal email.

Manager: * the email quoted *

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It feels like someone who's hit the end of their rope with a long back-and-forth and is trying to close any remaining loopholes just to be done with the conversation.

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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by hummusandsushi on Monday April 19, 2021 @10:27PM (#26870079)
Very good point, the message may be taken out of context that would change the interpretation of the message significantly.
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