Facebook U-turn: React, other libraries freed from unloved patent license
Found on The Register on Saturday, 23 September 2017
Wolff said while Facebook continues to believe its BSD + Patents license has benefits, "we acknowledge that we failed to decisively convince this community."
Wolff said Facebook considered a license change for its other open-source projects, but wasn't ready to commit to anything. Some projects, he said, will keep the BSD + Patents license.
It has benefits, but only for Facebook. At least FB is giving in under the growing pressure coming from some of the big players on the market.