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PureRenderMixin BSD+Patent license issues

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
frontend

Research direction

Start by reviewing src/PureRenderMixin.js and comparing it with the MIT-licensed React implementation linked in the issue. Confirm the package and release metadata that govern this utility, then verify that the released version no longer carries the BSD+Patent licensing concern.

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Description

Hi,

We are using the package rc-util through various nested dependencies, and it becomes difficult for us (and also for other users who have problems with the PATENTS agreement) because of the BSD+Patent license from the library PureRenderMixin:
https://github.com/react-component/util/blob/master/src/PureRenderMixin.js

It would be great if you can upgrade the library to re-release one with MIT license:
https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/v15.7.0/old_major_packages/15/react/lib/ReactComponentWithPureRenderMixin.js

Old news links from 2017 regarding the relicensing:
https://engineering.fb.com/2017/09/22/web/relicensing-react-jest-flow-and-immutable-js/
https://legacy.reactjs.org/blog/2017/09/25/react-v15.6.2.html

Best,
Haifeng

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