Re: pgsql: Add template for adaptive radix tree

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: John Naylor <johncnaylorls(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: John Naylor <john(dot)naylor(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Add template for adaptive radix tree
Date: 2024-03-07 06:32:52
Message-ID: 442421.1709793172@sss.pgh.pa.us
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John Naylor <johncnaylorls(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 1:08 PM Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> Hm ... do we know that this is not patent-encumbered technology?
>> Commits citing such specific prior art make me nervous.

> There are several open source implementations in a variety of
> languages, so I assumed not.

Are any of those implementations used in places that might
entice a patent troll to come after them?

(If you think Postgres isn't an inviting target for patent
trolls, you're wrong. We've avoided getting sued so far,
but man this topic scares me.)

regards, tom lane

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