Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents?
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Msg-id 20180724152056.f3bzacf6m4obkysb@alvherre.pgsql
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In response to Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending) patents?  (Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org>)
Responses Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents?  (Tomas Vondra <tomas.vondra@2ndquadrant.com>)
Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents?  (Chapman Flack <chap@anastigmatix.net>)
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On 2018-Jul-24, Dave Page wrote:

> tldr; it's a crap ton of work, risk and uncertainty for what might well be
> zero benefit at the moment.

Probably easiest way forward is to state the requirement and have
someone untainted by the patent come up with a clean-room
re-implementation.

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Álvaro Herrera                https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
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