Re: ARC patent

John Hansen wrote:

>Folks,
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>Asking this again as it seems my question got lost, or at least unanswered.
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>Why not just contact IBM, and get their opinion?
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>
1. We don't have attorneys to do so.
2. The PostgreSQL community is not a legal entity it can license to.
3. It would take weeks if not months to get an answer
4. The patent isn't issed yet.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


>As I said before, we might just get a promise of a full licence for if/when the patent is granted.
>
>... John
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