On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 21:20:36 -0400, Mike Gerwitz wrote: > I took a look: > > https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/master/PATENTS > > This makes React non-free---it restricts freedoms 2 and 3.
I brought this up in a discussion with rms in another context. He considers this to be legitimate and approves of the strategy. So, with that, React wouldn't be non-free. My concerns over the issue still stand---I'd rather the entire license be void in the event of a violation (like the GPL) vs. a specific section of it (e.g. Apache License 2.0), which effectively puts the distributor into a trap: they can continue to distribute it, but risk legal repercussions for doing so, rather than not being able to distribute it at all. But software patents are a problem in general, and trying to balance non-aggression/defensive and retaliation strategies to defeat patent trolls isn't an easy concept. Sorry for any confusion I caused! -- Mike Gerwitz Free Software Hacker+Activist | GNU Maintainer & Volunteer https://mikegerwitz.com | GPG Key ID: 0x8EE30EAB
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