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That's so much better. PS. I noticed you have an article about bitmap indexing. I hope you realize that the algorithm you're using is based on WAH, which is pa
by lobster_johnson 13y ago
That's so much better.
PS. I noticed you have an article about bitmap indexing. I hope you realize that the algorithm you're using is based on WAH, which is patented by the DoE.
- zhenjl 13y agoThe algorithm is EWAH, not WAH. It's also by Daniel lemire.
- lobster_johnson 13y agoLast I checked (my Internet connection is wonky, so I can't verify right now), EWAH was based on WAH, so it's affected by the patent.
- zhenjl 13y agoSorry for the late reply. I was traveling for the past week or so. In any case, EWAH is designed to avoid the WAH patent. According to the author, the Apache people checked things out when they adopted it for Apache Hive and they were apparently satisfied. If Apache is satisfied, I think we are safe. :)