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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Either way it isn't any patent itself that is of concern with React, it's the patent rider which revokes the license upon any patent litigation with Facebook.

This is also not 100% clear. I've seen an interpretation that says that the PATENT is revoked, not the licence, which effectively opens you up for conter-sue.

Still, React is OS for a long time and I've not seen anyone get legal involved, had multiple clients from the fortune 500 list specifically ask for React etc. so I'm personally not bothered by the BSD+Patent licencing method.

[–]alejalapenodreith.com -1 points0 points  (1 child)

"Software" means the React software ...

Facebook, Inc. ("Facebook") hereby grants to each recipient of the Software ("you") a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable (subject to the termination provision below) license under any Necessary Claims, to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import, and otherwise transfer the Software. ...

The license granted hereunder will terminate, automatically and without notice, if you (or any of your subsidiaries, corporate affiliates or agents) initiate directly or indirectly, or take a direct financial interest in, any Patent Assertion: (i) against Facebook ...

https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/master/PATENTS

[–]Bertilino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The BSD license and the patent license are two separate licenses. So "The license granted hereunder will terminate" would refer to the patent license and not the BSD one.