[nycbug-talk] [OT] Google patents MapReduce

[Steven Kreuzer]

On Jan 20, 2010, at 5:09 PM, Francisco Reyes wrote:

> Google has recently recieved a patent on MapReduce.
> The article doesn't say a whole lot that would be "news" to anyone and in the end it comes down to not knowing what Google's plans are for the patent.
> 
> http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/01/googles-mapreduce-patent-wha t-does-it-mean-for-hadoop.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
> 
> Short URl..
> http://tinyurl.com/yh83qof
> 
> Preview..
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/yh83qof
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This article lists a few reasons why its in Google's best interest to not enforce the patent.

http://gigaom.com/2010/01/19/why-hadoop-users-shouldnt-fear-googles-new-mapreduce-patent/

Does this mean we can officially call Google evil?

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Steven Kreuzer
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