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If Facebook had released the code under BSD then nobody would have complained. But this basically gives a BSD plus patent grant, and reverts to BSD if there ar
by zimbatm 9y ago
If Facebook had released the code under BSD then nobody would have complained.
But this basically gives a BSD plus patent grant, and reverts to BSD if there are any patent litigations. And now people are complaining.
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- s73ver_ 9y agoBecause it is them saying, "We can take all of your patents, but if you sue us for it, then you don't get to use this."
- jbergens 9y agoIANAL. I think that is a common misunderstanding of the clause. If you sue them for react patents you can still use HHVM, or vice versa. https://medium.com/@dwalsh.sdlr/react-facebook-and-the-revokable-patent-license-why-its-a-paper-25c40c50b562 https://medium.com/@dwalsh.sdlr/react-facebook-and-the-revok...
- abritinthebay 9y agoNot even close to true
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