> Hannu Krosing wrote: > > > > Have you found out _what_ exaclty is patented ? > > > > Is it just his concrete implementation of "UB-Tree" or something > > broader, like using one multi-dimensional index instead of multiple > > one-dimensional ones ?
(I know it is OT, please reply in private, I can summarize any reactions to the list ...) Patents are supposed to be only applicable to an industrial application (with external side-effects). So ideas in themselves are not patentable. Anyway, this is once more a good example of the danger of software patents - you know what to reply when people say "software patents promote innovation" IANAL, just my 0,02 Euro. see also : http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/savingeurope.html (also interesting for non-europeans, of course !) -- Tycho Fruru [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Prediction is extremely difficult. Especially about the future." - Niels Bohr ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
