Anonadado descubro que los autores de SQLite se ven obligados a rechazar algoritmos que tengan menos de 17 años por miedo a ser demandados por infringir alguna patente de software: "The algorithm is less than 17 years old. That means that for all I know, it could be patented. Perhaps there is a submarine patent. Who knows. I prefer not to expose SQLite to patent risk. The current implementation uses 17+ year old technology exclusively."
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etiquetas: sqlite , 17 años , patentes , innovación , chilling effect