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

From Andres Freund
Subject Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents?
Date
Msg-id 20180727170140.nf4rv7k6k6ddmp4g@alap3.anarazel.de
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In response to Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents?  (Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>)
Responses Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents?  (Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>)
Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents?  (Chapman Flack <chap@anastigmatix.net>)
Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending) patents?  (Chris Travers <chris.travers@adjust.com>)
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Hi,

On 2018-07-27 11:15:00 -0500, Nico Williams wrote:
> Even assuming you can't change the PG license, you could still:
> 
>  - require disclosure in contributions

That really has no upsides, except poison the area.  Either we reject
the patch and people doing so can reasonably be expected to know about
the patents, making further contributions by them worse.  Or we accept
the patch, and the listed patents make the commercial offerings harder,
further development more dubious, readers can reasonably be concerned
about being considered do know about the patents in independent
projects.

Greetings,

Andres Freund


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