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Re:Messenger.com Now 50% Converted to Reason by tzs on Sunday September 10, 2017 @01:05PM (#15213097)
According to Facebook's "Open Source License FAQ" [1]:

> Does termination of the additional patent grant in the Facebook BSD+Patents license cause the copyright license to also terminate?

> No.

[1] https://code.facebook.com/pages/850928938376556

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Re:Messenger.com Now 50% Converted to Reason by moron4hire on Sunday September 10, 2017 @05:20PM (#15214370)
The FAQ is not a binding contract. There is no reason to believe anything outside of the license itself, and the license sais you'll lose it if you file a patent infringement claim.

People lie. It happens. Facebook is not exactly the most noble company in the world.

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Re:Messenger.com Now 50% Converted to Reason by tzs on Sunday September 10, 2017 @05:31PM (#15214414)
Promissory estoppel.
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