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Re:Apache Foundation disallows use of the Facebook “BSD+Pate... by ballenf on Sunday July 16, 2017 @11:41AM (#14782418)
Big companies know they have the resources to devote to a code rewrite if it ever came to that. Small- to mid-size companies are the ones that have the greatest exposure.

Also, it's my opinion that the companies like AirBNB who use it are not considering that it will complicate acquisition by another party. They are basically taking themselves out of contention for purchase by a company that is in direct competition with FB. Maybe, evidently, they don't care but I just hope everyone using it is thinking about such things.

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Re:Apache Foundation disallows use of the Facebook “BSD+Pate... by TheCoelacanth on Monday July 17, 2017 @11:35AM (#14789505)
Small to mid-size software companies mostly don't have patents. Naturally they aren't going to be too worried about problems that will only affect them if they are wildly successful. They are more worried about becoming successful in the first place than they are about optimizing their level of success in the unlikely event that they do become that successful.
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