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No, you're quite right. The license to use React is governed by the BSD license, and it's not terminated if you end up suing Facebook over their violation of y
by Lazare 9y ago
No, you're quite right.
The license to use React is governed by the BSD license, and it's not terminated if you end up suing Facebook over their violation of you VR patents or whatever.
Edit: Downvoted for a factual answer? There's a host of sources confirming by answer as correct, including Facebook's official FAQ on React licensing[0].
Q: "Does termination of the additional patent grant in the Facebook BSD+Patents license cause the copyright license to also terminate?"
A: "No."
That's about as simple as it gets.
[0]: https://code.facebook.com/pages/850928938376556 https://code.facebook.com/pages/850928938376556
- afro88 9y agoApologies for the dumb question, but what rights do you lose if the patent license is terminated? I mean, if you can use the software without the patent license, what is the patent license giving you?
- Lazare 9y ago> I mean, if you can use the software without the patent license, what is the patent license giving you? Facebook may or may not have some patents covering concepts or algorithms used in React. If they do (nobody is aware of any), then they could sue you for using React, or any other framework which uses the same underlying concepts (eg, Preact, maybe Vue, possibly Angular 2.x, etc., depending on what the patents cover). If they did sue you, a valid patent grant (which you obtain by using React) would be a very strong defence, and would be quite useful. The value is real...but quite narrow in scope. :)
- tomelders 9y agoI think the patent grant applies to everything you make, not just anything involving react.
- Lazare 9y agoI'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say. The patent grant applies to Facebook's patents (if any) on the tech used in React. > I think the patent grant applies to everything you make Yes, if you have a patent grant from using React, it would be a defence from claims that things you have written that do not use React violate patents included in the grant.
- tomelders 9y agoI just re-read it, you're correct. It only covers React > For avoidance of doubt, no license is granted under Facebook's rights in any patent claims that are infringed by (i) modifications to the Software made by you or any third party or (ii) the Software in combination with any software or other technology.
- kevin_b_er 9y agoPatents cover "use". Your license to use React is therefor not governed by the BSD license. It governed explicitly by the Facebook Patents+BSD license.