Re: ARC patent - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: ARC patent
Date
Msg-id 9648.1105991913@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: ARC patent  (Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca>)
Responses Re: ARC patent  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: ARC patent  (Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca>)
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Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca> writes:
> I guess what I'm very much worried about is that there is
> potentially-infringing code there, we know about it, and we may press
> ahead and release with it anyway.  IBM would justifiably jump on us
> for that as a result.

With what?  They have no patent, yet, and may never have one.  If the
patent were already issued then I'd be much more concerned.
        regards, tom lane


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