Ask HN: What do you think would happen if the Linux kernel had a patents clause?

1 points by maxsavin ↗ HN
The patents clause being similar to Facebook tools today - React, GraphQL, Flux, ImmutableJS, etc.

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My biggest gripe with these tools is that, because some of them are specifications, they have a viral property.

For example, if most data consumption APIs switch to GraphQL, you become "forced" to use the tool.