Re: [pgsql-www] Software Patents - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: [pgsql-www] Software Patents
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Msg-id 42692924.2090704@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: [pgsql-www] Software Patents  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>)
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> Fujitsu/GreenPlum?  In Fujitsu's case, they have definitely done *alot*
> to advance some very large/key features in PostgreSQL, but do we cast a
> shadow across the project by taking an 'anti-patent' stance when one of
> our major contributors most probably has *several*?

I don't see the community as specifying that it is ant-software patents
as casting a shadow over fujitsu. We have already made it clear that we
won't accept known patented software anyway.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake



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