Re: New CRC algorithm: Slicing by 8

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Gurjeet Singh" <singh(dot)gurjeet(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: "PGSQL Hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: New CRC algorithm: Slicing by 8
Date: 2006-10-20 02:03:57
Message-ID: 8528.1161309837@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Gurjeet Singh" <singh(dot)gurjeet(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
>> Please refer to the following link for a new algorithm to calculate
>> CRC, developed by Intel.
>>
>> http://www.intel.com/technology/magazine/communications/slicing-by-8-0306.htm

I can't help wondering what the patent status of this algorithm is.

(This from a guy who still remembers very well how Unisys published the
LZW algorithm in a manner that made it look like it was free for anyone
to use...)

regards, tom lane

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