I have heard for years and years that "the other parts of 4chan" than /b are good, but I've never seen it myself.

How is this a meme?

I thought it was pretty obvious, since there is so little actual content in the post, but I guess you're right. Thanks.

With whom did he share these documents?

It was wrong and it should be not wrong. Odd that that is a controversial statement and that you used Reddit-level reasoning about a dissertation when someone just wants others to not spread untruths.

He also was not sentenced. This post is misinformation.

I am genuinely disappointed that on an ostensibly science-related message board I see comments along the lines “this isn’t actually true, but it kinda-sorta is, therefore, inaccurate claims somehow aren't misinformation”. If all kinds of counter-factual things were true, then all kinds of things would be true: what is the point of this hand-waving to defend something that is riddled with untruths? Also, with whom did he purportedly share these documents? In 22 words, this person got no fewer than two things wrong and you are carrying water for what reason?

So?

It is not true that he was sentenced to 35 years in prison by US authorities for transferring and sharing scientific articles from JSTOR. It is true that he killed himself.

It makes two claims and he did commit suicide. Also, my keyboard is broken. :/