I agree with someguy101010. I don't think it's anyone's business outside the university since this is between them and the kernel team.

I would imagine the kernel folks wouldn't be apt to make it public since it would draw even more attention to this than really needs to be brought, at least from the university's perspective. It would start to smell a bit of airing dirty laundry.

The damage has already been done. There's no need to make it worse.

It seems to me like it’s in the best interest of the community to have an understanding of what steps were asked to be taken in the event contributions are made by those parties in the future. I feel it is important for regaining trust, overall project transparency and for setting a certain degree of precedent.