RE: Database Cleaner
Do it anyways. Release it as Open Source. IBM is big into the FOSS community, and I seriously doubt they will persue this. Just because they have a patent, you can always build a better mouse trap. You are allowed to improve upon an idea that is patented, or do it a slightly different way the patent states. Honestly, sometimes ignorance is bliss. It might have been a better idea to NOT research patents -- it's not like you were going to build a company around this little script. -Original Message- From: Kugel,Miriam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 2:29 PM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Database Cleaner I am thinking to write a database cleanup tool. According to my research they are many application specific database cleaners but not a general one. I found a patent: US Patent Number *07188116* - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELETING DATA IN A DATABASE As far as I got it I cannot write my tool because I am infringing this patent. Just unbelievable Any idea would be welcome. Miriam [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Database Cleaner
Can you say codefendant? David T. Ashley [EMAIL PROTECTED] (This e-mail was sent from a handheld wireless device.) On Jan 2, 2008, at 5:20 PM, Daevid Vincent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do it anyways. Release it as Open Source. IBM is big into the FOSS community, and I seriously doubt they will persue this. Just because they have a patent, you can always build a better mouse trap. You are allowed to improve upon an idea that is patented, or do it a slightly different way the patent states. Honestly, sometimes ignorance is bliss. It might have been a better idea to NOT research patents -- it's not like you were going to build a company around this little script. -Original Message- From: Kugel,Miriam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 2:29 PM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Database Cleaner I am thinking to write a database cleanup tool. According to my research they are many application specific database cleaners but not a general one. I found a patent: US Patent Number *07188116* - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELETING DATA IN A DATABASE As far as I got it I cannot write my tool because I am infringing this patent. Just unbelievable Any idea would be welcome. Miriam [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/mysql? [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Database Cleaner
I am thinking to write a database cleanup tool. According to my research they are many application specific database cleaners but not a general one. I found a patent: US Patent Number *07188116* - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELETING DATA IN A DATABASE As far as I got it I cannot write my tool because I am infringing this patent. Just unbelievable Any idea would be welcome. Miriam [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Database Cleaner
Hi, On Dec 29, 2007 5:28 PM, Kugel,Miriam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am thinking to write a database cleanup tool. According to my research they are many application specific database cleaners but not a general one. I found a patent: US Patent Number *07188116* - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELETING DATA IN A DATABASE As far as I got it I cannot write my tool because I am infringing this patent. Just unbelievable Any idea would be welcome. Miriam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh, that is precious! And it's IBM, of course... Why don't you check out mk-archiver (http://maatkit.sourceforge.net/) and see if it does what you need. Baron -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
