On 20 Jan 2010, at 13:55, David Coallier wrote: > 2010/1/20 Paul Davis <[email protected]>: >> I'm not concerned. Our implementation isn't really like Google's. >> Single M/R invocations don't get spawned across multiple hosts or have >> automatic restart when nodes fail which is suggested as the crux of >> their patent. They cite implementations for working with large data >> sets that don't have those features as prior art. Not that I spent >> three years of my life in law school... >> > > Good to hear, I could hear the suits getting animated here.
Google is one of the main sponsors of the ASF, and has worked tirelessly to help and promote community software. I would literally fall out my seat if they ever used this patent aggressively against any us or anyone like us.
