Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Tom Lane wrote: > >> Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>> Also, why are we more critical of an Intel-provided > >>> idea than any other idea we get from the community? > >> > >> Bitter experience with other companies. > > > The problem is we have lots of companies involved, and I bet some we > > don't even know about (e.g. yahoo/gmail addresses), > > It's not so much that I don't trust Intel as that a CRC algorithm is > exactly the sort of nice little self-contained thing that people love > to try to patent these days. What I am really afraid of is that someone > else has already invented this same method (or something close enough > to it) and filed for a patent that Intel doesn't know about either. > I'd be wondering about that no matter where the code had come from. > > Given the numbers I posted earlier today, the proposal is dead in the > water anyway, quite aside from any legal considerations.
Agreed. I just wanted to point out we have other sharks in the water. :-( -- Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
