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0 pointsabiox8y ago0 comments

react isn't covered by fb patent. therefore the patent grant could not impact it, by definition (fb even said this, multiple times).

if fb wanted to stop react use, they would simply revoke the copyright grant.

in the end, all that was accomplished is that react users became less safe, not more.

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slavik818y ago· 1 in thread

When and where did Facebook say that React did not implement anything covered under any Facebook patents?

abioxOP8y ago

what matters are whether patents are registered (public data), not what fb claims.

removing the patent grant only means you are less safe in terms of patents (fb can initiate a suit without penalty), and no more safe in terms of react usage (fb can still revoke your copyright grant at their discretion).

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