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From Tomas Vondra
Subject Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents?
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Msg-id 79a72c62-4bc4-cdf8-8637-eb1efe7c930f@2ndquadrant.com
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In response to Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents?  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>)
Responses Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending) patents?  (Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org>)
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On 07/24/2018 05:20 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> 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.
> 

Clean room design addresses copyright-related issues, not patents.

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