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Relicensing React, Jest, Flow, and Immutable.js

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Re: Relicensing React, Jest, Flow, and Immutable.js

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Post by amelius »

Nice. Now if only Facebook changed their attitude regarding tracking and profiling of users, letting users be the "product", grabbing the attention of users with psychological tricks and fake news, then perhaps I'd consider using and supporting their open source projects.

Re: Relicensing React, Jest, Flow, and Immutable.js

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Post by edsrzf »

adamkl wrote: post #20
j_m_b wrote: post #5

What about GraphQL?

Is the GraphQL spec itself under the BSD+patents clause? Or just their specific implementation? Couldn’t somebody like the Apollo crew create their own implementation if necessary?

The problem is that there actually are patents covering GraphQL. So anybody who writes an alternative GraphQL server implementation is potentially infringing upon those patents.

The issue with the GraphQL spec is that people actually want a patent grant for alternative implementations, but there isn't one.

Re: Relicensing React, Jest, Flow, and Immutable.js

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Post by 0xbear »

abritinthebay wrote: post #41
0xbear wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s asymmetrical in the sense that your license terminates even if you sue them for something that’s not in the software you’re using. I.e. they rip off your feature, and you’re using React, you’re f##d.

Literally not true. You’d just revert to BSD if you sued. So same protection as now.

Literally is true. In the presence of patents BSD license alone (and MIT, too) would basically mean you’re infringing on their IP, and they can and will bring action against you on the basis of your use of their software, even if your legal action against them was over completely unrelated patents.

Re: Relicensing React, Jest, Flow, and Immutable.js

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Post by MikeHolman »

blaqkangel wrote: post #11

That was incredibly unexpected. Facebook may very well end up in the majority's good graces with this move. I wonder how some of the bigger players will react (no pun intended) after their abandonment of React in lieu of Vue or some other framework. Interesting times indeed.

>Facebook may very well end up in the majority's good graces with this move.

Really? They are doing the minimum possible to prevent an exodus from their stack after a public outcry.

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