Re: Database Cleaner

2008-01-02 Thread David T. Ashley
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 FO

RE: Database Cleaner

2008-01-02 Thread Daevid Vincent
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 pate

Re: Database Cleaner

2007-12-29 Thread Baron Schwartz
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 APPARATU