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How “react license” trended on Hacker News

“React license” was mentioned 1,888 times on Hacker News between 2008 and 2026, peaking in Jul 2017 with 176 that month.

Every month from 2007 to 2026, counting how often “react license” appears in Hacker News stories and comments. Each point is a live date-histogram over ~45M items, computed with Upstash Redis Search.

Top Hacker News stories about “react license”

1. 1.Explaining React's license 978 points · 595 comments · 2017 · discuss on HN
2. 2.Facebook React.js License 461 points · 194 comments · 2016 · discuss on HN
3. 3.Show HN: I built a free alternative to Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer 357 points · 95 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
4. 4.Launch HN: Optic (YC S18) – Automate Routine Programming 183 points · 48 comments · 2018 · discuss on HN
5. 5.Ask HN: Is it safe to use Facebook's open source projects? 160 points · 54 comments · 2015 · discuss on HN
6. 6.Show HN: Basecoat – shadcn/UI components, no React required 146 points · 77 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
7. 7.Explaining React's license 134 points · 3 comments · 2017 · discuss on HN
8. 8.React License – Additional Grant of Patent Rights 111 points · 48 comments · 2015 · discuss on HN
9. 9.Your license to use React.js can be revoked if you compete with Facebook 97 points · 36 comments · 2016 · discuss on HN
10. 10.Don't Over-React to the Facebook Patents License 80 points · 52 comments · 2017 · discuss on HN
11. 11.Ask HN: Can I really create a company around my open-source software? 76 points · 66 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
12. 12.Show HN: I open sourced Athena Crisis, a game built with React and CSS 74 points · 8 comments · 2024 · discuss on HN

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