Paul, that's not how it works. As I wrote earlier, if *I* sue Facebook I could potentially lose my right to distribute software using React, but you would be unaffected. Kyle <https://secure2.convio.net/cffh/site/Donation2?df_id=1395&FR_ID=4715&PROXY_ID=2706639&PROXY_TYPE=20&1395.donation=form1&s_src=CHORUS&s_subsrc=CHAADOEB> http://www.kylehall.info ByWater Solutions ( http://bywatersolutions.com ) Meadville Public Library ( http://www.meadvillelibrary.org ) Crawford County Federated Library System ( http://www.ccfls.org ) On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 8:30 AM, Paul A <paul.a@navalmarinearchive.com> wrote:
At 02:14 PM 9/21/2016 +0200, Mirko Tietgen wrote:
David Cook schrieb am 21.09.2016
The updated licence isn’t without controversy: <https://discuss.reactjs.org/t/legal-department-did-not-allo w-use-of-react/3309/4> https://discuss.reactjs.org/t/legal-department-did-not-allow -use-of-react/3309/4
That said, I think the issue is that Facebook could revoke your licence to use React if you take legal action against Facebook. I don’t imagine the Koha community is going to do that, so it’s probably not a blocker.
If you are right and that is the issue, does that mean Koha would not be Free Software anymore unless everything React is reverted?
That sounds like something I would not just push away with "i don't imagine that happening", it sounds scary and not a way I want to go.
I don't see how a license that can be revoked for whatever reasons could work for us.
Agreed. But IANAL. However ISTR that are recent thread suggested "tens of thousands" of potential libraries|users worldwide (based on downloads?) so Murphy|Sod's Law will kick in sooner or later...
Best -- P.
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