> My view, as a former lawyer, is that if you want to sue FB for patent infringement, you would be very unwise to continue using React. Willful infringement = t

> My view, as a former lawyer, is that if you want to sue FB for patent infringement, you would be very unwise to continue using React. Willful infringement = treble damages. It isn't just React. The PATENTS file is in most of their repos. It seems like it will basically allow Facebook to infringe on patents from many companies once their software has crept into the dependencies of critical parts of the open source ecosystem. (I'm not sure if it would be accurate to call React Free software.)