"Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
> The biggest problem is going to be that if we release 8 with
> the patented stuff, then for a minimum of 3 years there will
> be liability for anyone running 8.

Do you honestly think that this is the only patented algorithm anywhere
in there?

Now that we've been made aware that there is a pending (one more time:
pending, not issued) patent on it, we will work on removing the affected
code in an orderly fashion.  I don't think there is need for panic.

			regards, tom lane

In response to

• Re: ARC patent at 2005-01-17 20:30:39 from Joshua D. Drake

pgsql-hackers by date

Next:	From: Serguei Mokhov	Date: 2005-01-17 20:58:38
	Subject: Re: [pgsql-ru-general] [HACKERS] Final call for translation updates
Previous:	From: Zeugswetter Andreas DAZ SD	Date: 2005-01-17 20:56:00
	Subject: Re: ARC patent