On 3 November 2015 at 08:12, Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> wrote:
> I am posting this at the request of Josh Berkus, who wanted > clarification on some issues. FYI, I have been speaking in this thread > as a community member, and not as a member of core, and made some > mistakes in my handling of this --- my apologies. > Thank you, apology accepted. > The crux of my concern is that a patent in close-source software is > barely visible --- it might be mentioned in marketing material or > documentation, but that is unlikely. When something is released as open > source, by definition, the patented idea is visible in that code. In a > strange twist of fate, open source actually allows more chances for > seeing patented ideas than closed source. I agree with this. > I should have made this clear > in my initial post, and there is nothing Greenplum-specific about any of > this. Good. Now we have addressed the issue of balance, the fundamental issue raised in your original post is still important and does need to be addressed, against any and all companies/patents. Your vigilance on patent issues is useful. Thank you very much. -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ <http://www.2ndquadrant.com/> PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
