Re: [pgsql-www] Software Patents

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, Jean-Paul Argudo <jean-paul(at)argudo(dot)org>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [pgsql-www] Software Patents
Date: 2005-04-22 16:41:08
Message-ID: 42692924.2090704@commandprompt.com
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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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