Re:Explaining React's license
by gstein67 on Friday August 18, 2017 @10:31PM
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There is a lot of confusion with regards to one point: the Apache Software Foundation did not make a request for a license change.
The Foundation does not presuppose to know how others should license their products. That is those others' choice. The Foundation does have policies on what licenses can be used, within the Foundation's projects. But that is for our projects, and not the same as pushing back against license holders.
So please. Stop with the meme of "Facebook rejected the Foundation's request". Not true. Facebook made a business choice, and the Apache Software Foundation will make its own choices.
The request came from one our projects' committers. Please do not confuse who speaks for whom.
The Foundation does not presuppose to know how others should license their products. That is those others' choice. The Foundation does have policies on what licenses can be used, within the Foundation's projects. But that is for our projects, and not the same as pushing back against license holders.
So please. Stop with the meme of "Facebook rejected the Foundation's request". Not true. Facebook made a business choice, and the Apache Software Foundation will make its own choices.
The request came from one our projects' committers. Please do not confuse who speaks for whom.