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Progressive Web Apps

All those are worth reading and saving: https://cloudfour.com/thinks/the-business-case-for-progressive-web-apps/ https://infrequently.org/2015/06/progressive-apps-escaping-tabs-without-losing-our-soul/ https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Apps/Progressive https://medium.com/@nekrtemplar/progressive-web-apps-aint-google-s-thing-31ca581e7a1#.b2c37yfas Web Apps are here to stay. More than that, they’re going to become dominant, AFAICS

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From: Tim | LinkedIn

In Computer Languages, Clarity Is Key

paw.princeton.eduIN THE FALL OF 1996, Brian Kernighan *69 brought scissors, a beard trimmer, and a pair of hedge clippers into the auditorium where he was t…

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http://react-etc.net/entry/your-license-to-use-react-js-can-be-revoked-if-you-compete-with-facebook

Oh… I’m convinced that people at Automattic have evaluated this issue quite deeply, I dare say.

It seems that they don’t plan to compete with Facebook for quite a long time.

Or does it mean that they think that releasing Calypso under GPL make them safe from any litigation? Quite frankly I doubt it, but I’m not a lawyer so my opinion is not relevant.

People smarter than me already highlighted the issue and Automattic has already made a reasoned decision:

Paul Sieminski, General Legal Counsel for Automattic, responded to the ticket explaining why the company will continue to use React in its products.

As far as I can say it seems a policy similar to RedHat’s one: a defensive use of patents. May we call it a “patent cold-war”?