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

From Dave Page
Subject Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending) patents?
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Msg-id CA+OCxoxXjO3Whk9j-x=aXWduT7OVs2Jxe=kfkAMrLdy5ybc=4A@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents?  (Tomas Vondra <tomas.vondra@2ndquadrant.com>)
Responses Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents?  (Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>)
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On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 4:26 PM, Tomas Vondra <tomas.vondra@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
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.

Correct. It's important folks realise that! 

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