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SubjectRe: Versioning file system
Jeffrey V. Merkey wrote:

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> This already exists -- it just not open sourced, and you could spend
> years trying to create it. Trust me, once you start dealing with the
> distributed issues with this, its gets very complex. I am not meaning
> to discourage you, but there are patents already filed on this on
> Linux. So you need to consider these as well, and there are several
> folks who are already doing this or have done it. If it goes into
> Microsoft endorsed cross licensed Linuxes It may be ok (Vertias sold
> this capability to Microsoft already, about 12 patents there to worry
> over). There's also another patent filed as well. It's a noble
> effort to do a free version, but be aware there's some big guns with
> patents out there already, not to mention doing this is complex beyond
> belief.
> Anyway good luck. ~~~~
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I reviewed your sample implementation, and it appears to infringe 3
patents already. You should do some research on this. ~~~~
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