Re: ARC patent

From: Jeff Davis <jdavis-pgsql(at)empires(dot)org>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: ARC patent
Date: 2005-01-17 21:06:04
Message-ID: 1105995964.2886.502.camel@jeff
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> You want scarey --- forget the IBM patent. Find an Oracle or Microsoft
> patent that is similar to something in our code. It will might not be
> exact, but our ARC isn't exact either.
>
> Basically any organization that wants to produce patent-free code would
> need one lawyer for every five programmers, and even then it isn't 100%.
> The method I have heard to find infringement sounds pretty imprecise.
>
> The remedy for patent infringment I think is usually to stop using the
> patented idea, rather than punitive damages, unlike copyright.
>

Is that for all kinds of patent infringement, or only the
didn't-know-better kind? Right now I don't think we can claim
"didn't-know-better".

Also, does "stop" mean stop distributing the patented process, or stop
using all installations?

Regards,
Jeff Davis

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