Re: ARC patent

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: ARC patent
Date: 2005-01-17 19:58:33
Message-ID: 9648.1105991913@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)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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