Hacker News Reader

Full thread

anewpersonality

How much of SQLite is D. Richard Hipp versus companies that are contributing to the code?

View on HN

I can't directly answer your question because I don't know, but I will note that the SQLite Copyright page states

> Contributed Code

> In order to keep SQLite completely free and unencumbered by copyright, the project does not accept patches.

https://www.sqlite.org/copyright.html

I think the number of people who have worked directly on the code for the canonical SQLite distribution is quite small.

I talked with the SQLite team about a year or two ago and IIRC there were four people working on it (including Dr. Hipp). I believe they were all full time but I didn't ask.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com