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In the discussion they say RocksDB will be relicensed under dual license Apache 2 and GPL 2. There's already an issue [0] asking them to consider doing somethi
by TheAceOfHearts 9y ago
In the discussion they say RocksDB will be relicensed under dual license Apache 2 and GPL 2.
There's already an issue [0] asking them to consider doing something similar for react, and Dan Abramov said he'd route the request internally on the next work day.
I can't imagine they'd keep the existing license without harming their community image. But even if they keep the license, many applications should be able to easily migrate to preact [1] and preact-compat, which provides a react-compatible API.
Hopefully they relicense the project. It seems like it's the first thing that gets brought up each time react gets mentioned.
[0] https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/10191 https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/10191
[1] https://preactjs.com https://preactjs.com
- Lazare 9y agoWhat patents do you imagine Facebook might have on React's concepts that Preact would not also violate?
- pmontra 9y agoProbably any patent FB has on React. The point is, did FB enumerate the patents they have on React or they keep the list secret?
- Lazare 9y agoA React developer is on record some months ago as saying that as far as he personally is aware, no such patents exist. Further, patents are a matter of public record, and to date, nobody has identified a patent that might cover React. Of course, a random comment from a React dev on github carries no legal weight, and absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. But so far the picture being painted seems consistent with there being no list of patents at all, secret or otherwise.
- kevin_b_er 9y agoThen it will be relicened under "Apache 2+Patents" and "GPL 2+Patents" All licenses to "use" and "distribute" this software are now contingent upon a patent. The copyright license is secondary to an overriding control and use and distribution via patent.