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Re:Relicensing React, Jest, Flow, and Immutable.js by baybal2 on Saturday September 23, 2017 @11:24AM (#15320133)
Why you ask lawyers on a matter concerning computer programmers?

I have yet to see a single "professional IP lawyer" who knew more about GPL than an average IT pro. The was majority simply puts forwards claims without doing a minute of actual research on GPL

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Re:Relicensing React, Jest, Flow, and Immutable.js by grzm on Saturday September 23, 2017 @11:26AM (#15320143)
Licensing and patents are legal matters, and as such, one should consult a lawyer (to be sure, one knowledgeable in the domain) if it may impact one's business.
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Re:Relicensing React, Jest, Flow, and Immutable.js by Bahamut on Saturday September 23, 2017 @11:33AM (#15320178)
Not only that, there is legal precedent where just the act of software developers discussing IP matters has a negative effect in cases. It absolutely is a matter for lawyers, as the reason they are around is to guard against such pitfalls - it is their domain of expertise.
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