[Koha-devel] To React or not to React

[Paul A]

At 08:34 AM 9/21/2016 -0600, Kyle Hall wrote:
>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 -- not wanting to flog a dead horse (and as I wrote IANAL), but Koha 
is a prime example of open-source and has a track record of ensuring it 
remains so. Philosophically I like that. Practically, I run a charity (our 
members are the equity owners and I have no clue as to their love/hate 
relationship with Facebook) and would not want to take risks, nor have the 
budget to get a "legal opinion" (due diligence, and all that...)

Best -- Paul


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>On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 8:30 AM, Paul A 
><<mailto:paul.a at navalmarinearchive.com>paul.a at navalmarinearchive.com> wrote:
>At 02:14 PM 9/21/2016 +0200, Mirko Tietgen wrote:
>David Cook schrieb am 21.09.2016
> > The updated licence isn̢۪t without controversy:
> > 
> <<https://discuss.reactjs.org/t/legal-department-did-not-allow-use-of-react/3309/4>https://discuss.reactjs.org/t/legal-department-did-not-allow-use-of-react/3309/4>
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> 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
> > don̢۪t imagine the Koha community is going to do do that, so it̢۪s
> > > probably not a blocker.
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>If you are right and that is the issue, does that mean Koha would
>not be Free Software anymore unless everything React is reverted?
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>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.
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>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...
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>Best -- P.
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