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Microsoft is explicit about not doing that: https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/master/PATENTS.TXT https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/master/PATENTS.TXT H

by filmor 12y ago

Microsoft is explicit about not doing that: https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/master/PATENTS.TXT https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/master/PATENTS.TXT However, as far as I understand it, the patent grant only holds for .NET runtimes you write yourself or programs to be run in a .NET runtime.

Rapzid 12y ago
Which, TBH, is all anyone should really care about. We can use dotnet for free if we like and it's getting officially open-sourced and supported across platforms; this is great. -Not directing anything at you specifically
fotcorn 12y ago
Interesting that the patent grant from Microsoft is much more sane than that from Facebook: https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/master/PATENTS.TXT https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/master/PATENTS.TXT : If you file, maintain, or voluntarily participate in any claim in a lawsuit alleging direct or contributory patent infringement by any Covered Code, or inducement of patent infringement by any Covered Code, then your rights under this promise will automatically terminate. vs https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/master/PATENTS https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/master/PATENTS : The license granted hereunder will terminate, automatically and without notice, for anyone that makes any claim (including by filing any lawsuit, assertion or other action) alleging (a) direct, indirect, or contributory infringement or inducement to infringe any patent: (i) by Facebook or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether or not such claim is related to the Software, (ii) by any party if such claim arises in whole or in part from any software, product or service of Facebook or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether or not such claim is related to the Software, or (iii) by any party relating to the Software; or (b) that any right in any patent claim of Facebook is invalid or unenforceable.

by filmor 12y ago

Rapzid 12y ago

Which, TBH, is all anyone should really care about. We can use dotnet for free if we like and it's getting officially open-sourced and supported across platforms; this is great. -Not directing anything at you specifically

fotcorn 12y ago

Interesting that the patent grant from Microsoft is much more sane than that from Facebook: https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/master/PATENTS.TXT https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/master/PATENTS.TXT : If you file, maintain, or voluntarily participate in any claim in a lawsuit alleging direct or contributory patent infringement by any Covered Code, or inducement of patent infringement by any Covered Code, then your rights under this promise will automatically terminate. vs https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/master/PATENTS https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/master/PATENTS : The license granted hereunder will terminate, automatically and without notice, for anyone that makes any claim (including by filing any lawsuit, assertion or other action) alleging (a) direct, indirect, or contributory infringement or inducement to infringe any patent: (i) by Facebook or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether or not such claim is related to the Software, (ii) by any party if such claim arises in whole or in part from any software, product or service of Facebook or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether or not such claim is related to the Software, or (iii) by any party relating to the Software; or (b) that any right in any patent claim of Facebook is invalid or unenforceable.