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It is EXACTLY the point, as the only thing that gets revoked is the patent grant - not the software license.


That point is even clarified by the Facebook FAQ on the license, but it still seems to confuse most people.


Most people seem to just read the part in PATENTS where it talks about a "license" being revoked and go "I KNOW THIS" thinking it talks about a copyright license.

It's excusable if English is not your native language, but "license" doesn't have to mean "copyright license".




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