[LEGAL-211] Usage of local reconstruction codes in Apache Hadoop

• Type: Question
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Abandoned
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Andrew Wang
• Created: 11/Nov/14 21:21
• Updated: 14/Aug/15 07:07
• Resolved: 14/Aug/15 07:07

Description

Hi,

In HDFS-7345, we'd like to implement an erasure coding scheme originally described in a research paper published by Microsoft Research:

https://www.usenix.org/conference/atc12/technical-sessions/presentation/huang
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/erasurecoding-090512.aspx

As drankye mentions on HDFS-7345, it's unclear if this scheme is patented. Could legal provide some guidance? Thanks.