Apache Foundation disallows use of the Facebook “BSD+Patent” license

Re:Apache Foundation disallows use of the Facebook “BSD+Pate... by learc83 on Sunday July 16, 2017 @01:24AM (#14780626)

If Facebook can has patents that cover Preact, they likely cover parts of every JavaScript framework out there.

React is a functional component library that uses the virtual DOM. It's well executed, but it's a simple concept.

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Re:Apache Foundation disallows use of the Facebook “BSD+Pate... by Lazare on Sunday July 16, 2017 @02:17AM (#14780770)

Yep. And if Facebook has such patents, I wouldn't be surprised if Google, Microsoft, Oracle, etc. do too.

The more you think about the ramifications, the more I come to the conclusion that software patents are an existential threat.

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Re:Apache Foundation disallows use of the Facebook “BSD+Pate... by kuschku on Sunday July 16, 2017 @10:22AM (#14782052)

Tip: move to the EU.

The EU does not recognise software patents.

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