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[libreplanet-discuss] ReactJS Patent License


From: Tyler Romeo
Subject: [libreplanet-discuss] ReactJS Patent License
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 23:31:58 -0400

I ran into this article today:

http://react-etc.net/entry/your-license-to-use-react-js-can-be-revoked-if-you-compete-with-facebook

Since last year ReactJS has had a restrictive patent license that requires non-compete with Facebook in any use of patents in their product.

This may have been discussed before, but this is a notable and interesting demonstration on why licenses like the BSD license are harmful, since they do not really guarantee software freedom due to the lack of a patent grant.

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Regards,

Tyler Romeo
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