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haeffin on Aug 19, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Explaining React's license

> I like that we clearly include a patent license in our repo. IMO it would be nice if more companies would choose this route too.

I don't get this. The Apache2 license also has a section on patents ...

CodeWriter23 on Aug 19, 2017 [–]

Yes. And it says you lose the rights Apache granted you if you litigate any of the patents granted by Apache. Facebook's says you lose license to their patents if you litigate or even have shares in a company that litigates against Facebook for ANY patent. It's completely different. And toxic.

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