React dependency disallowed by Apache

[robert-digit]

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As per https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-319
(more discussion at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-303 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14779881) - our use of React appears to violate Apache rules. We should consider another toolset if possible.

Superset version

All

Expected results

We are unencumbered by software patents

Actual results

We are encumbered by software patents, as prohibited by the Apache foundation

Steps to reproduce

N/A

[xrmx]

The interesting issue is this facebook/react#10191, last update facebook/react#10191 (comment)

[robert-digit]

Not a lot happening on this but it looks like we have two options:

• Don't be associated with Apache
• Don't use React.

Is there a better venue for this than a github issue? Seems like it merits discussion. This might actually be a decent chance to pare things down, using flask and appbuilder and node and React makes it hard to get started on development.

[busbey]

Is there a better venue for this than a github issue? Seems like it merits discussion. This might actually be a decent chance to pare things down, using flask and appbuilder and node and React makes it hard to get started on development.

your project dev list would be the traditional place for these kinds of discussions. There's no reason it can't be on a github issue like this one, if it works for the community.

[mistercrunch]

We're absolutely not ripping React out of this project, and PReact is not a viable option. So that leaves:

• FB does the right thing and issues a clean BSD license in a timely fashion
• We move this project out of the ASF and into another foundation (Cloud Native perhaps?) that is fine with React
• Move the IP back to Airbnb?

We should have the conversation on the mailing list. In the meantime I'm keeping an eye on facebook/react#10191 and hoping for the best

[xrmx]

React 16 is out under MIT