From b765fb25ebc6e53bb8de2496d2828d9d01c2774b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sophie Alpert Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 13:49:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Change license and remove references to PATENTS Only remaining references: ``` docs/_posts/2014-10-28-react-v0.12.md 51:You can read the full text of the [LICENSE](https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/master/LICENSE) and [`PATENTS`](https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/master/PATENTS) files on GitHub. docs/_posts/2015-04-17-react-native-v0.4.md 20:* **Patent Grant**: Many of you had concerns and questions around the PATENTS file. We pushed [a new version of the grant](https://code.facebook.com/posts/1639473982937255/updating-our-open-source-patent-grant/). src/__mocks__/vendor/third_party/WebComponents.js 8: * subject to an additional IP rights grant found at http://polymer.github.io/PATENTS.txt ``` --- LICENSE | 42 +++++++++-------------- PATENTS | 33 ------------------ README.md | 2 +- docs/contributing/how-to-contribute.md | 2 +- packages/react-art/package.json | 3 +- packages/react-dom/package.json | 3 +- packages/react-noop-renderer/package.json | 3 +- packages/react-test-renderer/package.json | 3 +- packages/react/package.json | 3 +- scripts/perf-counters/package.json | 2 +- scripts/release-manager/package.json | 2 +- scripts/rollup/packaging.js | 5 +-- src/package.json | 2 +- 13 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 PATENTS diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index 91b8f6f76ff02..188fb2b0bd8e7 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,31 +1,21 @@ -BSD License - -For React software +MIT License Copyright (c) 2013-present, Facebook, Inc. -All rights reserved. - -Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, -are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: - - * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this - list of conditions and the following disclaimer. - * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, - this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation - and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy +of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal +in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights +to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell +copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is +furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: - * Neither the name Facebook nor the names of its contributors may be used to - endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific - prior written permission. +The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all +copies or substantial portions of the Software. -THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND -ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED -WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE -DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR -ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES -(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; -LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON -ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT -(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS -SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR +IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, +FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE +AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER +LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, +OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE +SOFTWARE. diff --git a/PATENTS b/PATENTS deleted file mode 100644 index 9c9f8e87a8f49..0000000000000 --- a/PATENTS +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Additional Grant of Patent Rights Version 2 - -"Software" means the React software distributed by Facebook, Inc. - -Facebook, Inc. ("Facebook") hereby grants to each recipient of the Software -("you") a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable -(subject to the termination provision below) license under any Necessary -Claims, to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import, and otherwise -transfer the Software. For avoidance of doubt, no license is granted under -Facebook's rights in any patent claims that are infringed by (i) modifications -to the Software made by you or any third party or (ii) the Software in -combination with any software or other technology. - -The license granted hereunder will terminate, automatically and without notice, -if you (or any of your subsidiaries, corporate affiliates or agents) initiate -directly or indirectly, or take a direct financial interest in, any Patent -Assertion: (i) against Facebook or any of its subsidiaries or corporate -affiliates, (ii) against any party if such Patent Assertion arises in whole or -in part from any software, technology, product or service of Facebook or any of -its subsidiaries or corporate affiliates, or (iii) against any party relating -to the Software. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Facebook or any of its -subsidiaries or corporate affiliates files a lawsuit alleging patent -infringement against you in the first instance, and you respond by filing a -patent infringement counterclaim in that lawsuit against that party that is -unrelated to the Software, the license granted hereunder will not terminate -under section (i) of this paragraph due to such counterclaim. - -A "Necessary Claim" is a claim of a patent owned by Facebook that is -necessarily infringed by the Software standing alone. - -A "Patent Assertion" is any lawsuit or other action alleging direct, indirect, -or contributory infringement or inducement to infringe any patent, including a -cross-claim or counterclaim. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d03dee61ff818..e149fd76bae48 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ To help you get your feet wet and get you familiar with our contribution process ### License -React is [BSD licensed](./LICENSE). We also provide an additional [patent grant](./PATENTS). +React is [MIT licensed](./LICENSE). React documentation is [Creative Commons licensed](./LICENSE-docs). diff --git a/docs/contributing/how-to-contribute.md b/docs/contributing/how-to-contribute.md index 180fb9d404b7e..43abca9d36072 100644 --- a/docs/contributing/how-to-contribute.md +++ b/docs/contributing/how-to-contribute.md @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ React team meets once a week to discuss the development of React, future plans, ### License -By contributing to React, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under its BSD license. +By contributing to React, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under its MIT license. ### What Next? diff --git a/packages/react-art/package.json b/packages/react-art/package.json index 523389c29f45e..0a24c59795ac8 100644 --- a/packages/react-art/package.json +++ b/packages/react-art/package.json @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ "canvas", "jsx" ], - "license": "BSD-3-Clause", + "license": "MIT", "bugs": { "url": "https://github.com/facebook/react/issues" }, @@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ }, "files": [ "LICENSE", - "PATENTS", "README.md", "index.js", "cjs/", diff --git a/packages/react-dom/package.json b/packages/react-dom/package.json index 626b8b1e3fe52..1a30026eea171 100644 --- a/packages/react-dom/package.json +++ b/packages/react-dom/package.json @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ "keywords": [ "react" ], - "license": "BSD-3-Clause", + "license": "MIT", "bugs": { "url": "https://github.com/facebook/react/issues" }, @@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ }, "files": [ "LICENSE", - "PATENTS", "README.md", "index.js", "server.js", diff --git a/packages/react-noop-renderer/package.json b/packages/react-noop-renderer/package.json index 46dc7d0ac3834..bdafd214760cf 100644 --- a/packages/react-noop-renderer/package.json +++ b/packages/react-noop-renderer/package.json @@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ "description": "React package for testing the Fiber reconciler.", "main": "index.js", "repository": "facebook/react", - "license": "BSD-3-Clause", + "license": "MIT", "dependencies": { "fbjs": "^0.8.9", "object-assign": "^4.1.0" }, "files": [ "LICENSE", - "PATENTS", "README.md", "index.js", "cjs/" diff --git a/packages/react-test-renderer/package.json b/packages/react-test-renderer/package.json index 0b14d937b5bfb..f12c631595420 100644 --- a/packages/react-test-renderer/package.json +++ b/packages/react-test-renderer/package.json @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ "react-native", "react-testing" ], - "license": "BSD-3-Clause", + "license": "MIT", "bugs": { "url": "https://github.com/facebook/react/issues" }, @@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ }, "files": [ "LICENSE", - "PATENTS", "README.md", "index.js", "shallow.js", diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json index c64fb6d90efd7..3ea6eb965ecec 100644 --- a/packages/react/package.json +++ b/packages/react/package.json @@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ ], "homepage": "https://facebook.github.io/react/", "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react/issues", - "license": "BSD-3-Clause", + "license": "MIT", "files": [ "LICENSE", - "PATENTS", "README.md", "index.js", "cjs/", diff --git a/scripts/perf-counters/package.json b/scripts/perf-counters/package.json index 4c362cea365cc..7adf990a77046 100644 --- a/scripts/perf-counters/package.json +++ b/scripts/perf-counters/package.json @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ "version": "0.1.2", "description": "Lightweight bindings to Linux perf event counters.", "main": "index.js", - "license": "BSD-3-Clause", + "license": "MIT", "dependencies": { "bindings": "^1.2.1" } diff --git a/scripts/release-manager/package.json b/scripts/release-manager/package.json index 7d99872b5146e..dd67d4896825e 100644 --- a/scripts/release-manager/package.json +++ b/scripts/release-manager/package.json @@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1" }, "author": "Paul O'Shannessy ", - "license": "BSD-3-Clause" + "license": "MIT" } diff --git a/scripts/rollup/packaging.js b/scripts/rollup/packaging.js index e5cf6f7eae697..1eca01e04bb60 100644 --- a/scripts/rollup/packaging.js +++ b/scripts/rollup/packaging.js @@ -128,10 +128,7 @@ function copyNodePackageTemplate(packageName) { // if the package directory already exists, we skip copying to it if (!fs.existsSync(to) && fs.existsSync(from)) { return asyncCopyTo(from, to).then(() => - Promise.all([ - asyncCopyTo(resolve('./LICENSE'), `${to}/LICENSE`), - asyncCopyTo(resolve('./PATENTS'), `${to}/PATENTS`), - ]) + asyncCopyTo(resolve('./LICENSE'), `${to}/LICENSE`) ); } else { return Promise.resolve(); diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json index 14fb741e58ac5..a244b9704a714 100644 --- a/src/package.json +++ b/src/package.json @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ { "name": "react-haste", "version": "16.0.0-alpha", - "license": "BSD-3-Clause" + "license": "MIT" }