{"id":2070,"date":"2017-01-11T19:38:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=2070"},"modified":"2017-01-11T08:29:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T07:29:10","slug":"your-license-to-use-react-js-can-be-revoked-if-you-compete-with-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2017\/01\/11\/your-license-to-use-react-js-can-be-revoked-if-you-compete-with-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Your license to use React.js can be revoked if you compete with Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/react-etc.net\/entry\/your-license-to-use-react-js-can-be-revoked-if-you-compete-with-facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Oh… I’m convinced that people at Automattic have evaluated this issue quite deeply, I dare say.<\/p>\n

It seems that they don’t plan to compete with Facebook for quite a long time.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

People smarter than me already highlighted the issue<\/a> and Automattic has already made a reasoned decision<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Paul Sieminski, General Legal Counsel for Automattic, responded to the ticket<\/a> explaining why the company will continue to use React in its products.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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”?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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,…<\/p>\n

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