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If they didn't take any code they probably didn't violate a license. Copyright protects the actual work, not an idea. Ideas are protected with patents or simila
by johannes1234321 6y ago
If they didn't take any code they probably didn't violate a license. Copyright protects the actual work, not an idea. Ideas are protected with patents or similar legal mechanisms. The name is protected by trademark law.
(And to be clear: I agree that FB at least socially behaves wrong, if there is a legal mechanisms however is questionable)
- kumarm 6y agoThey did take the code. Here is the proof: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/commit/f9c2157141b8fcddcb2d2c576c952f2ce7daedda#diff-5d2241a2aa7c8754bda9b7ce7ea952e4e3313afebfedfc40d4274298ba11765e https://github.com/facebook/react-native/commit/f9c2157141b8... (Posted in another thread on same discussion).
- yorwba 6y agoThat commit doesn't prove any code was taken...
- xenocratus 6y agoHow exactly is that proof? That's just replacing the usage of one library with another. You can go and see the original repo here: https://github.com/dessant/label-actions https://github.com/dessant/label-actions And the "copied" one here: https://github.com/hramos/label-actions https://github.com/hramos/label-actions I didn't look too much at the code, but at first glance it doesn't seem copied. The API might be the same or similar, but that's a different discussion, as is for taking the same name.