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by slight
3217 days ago
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Could you explain to me how it's worse than if React were released without the patents grant like most OSS is? It seems like you'd have no patents grant then anyway and you'd already in the position you're in now if you sue Facebook for patent infringement (and are using React). |
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The first is with the OSS appellation, which should rely upon the permissiveness of the corpus of rights surrounding the work. React claims that it is OSS, but functionally the corpus is very restrictive.
The second is that the grant itself removes any question as to whether there's an implied patent license in a typical OSS license. This lowers FB's barriers to litigating against people using react using patents as well as copyright. The multiplication of rights afforded to IP holders is an issue best discussed elsewhere, though.
The third issue is that even if FB would never weaponize their React patent portfolio, prospective coders may avoid using the framework even if it is the best suited to task for fear of FB extending into their industry. This is not efficient for either party.