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title: Riot FAQ
description: Questions and Answers about Riot, User Interface (UI) Micro-Libary
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# Frequently asked questions

## Why is this project called Riot?
Riot is against the current trend of boilerplate and unneeded complexity. We think that a small, powerful API and concise syntax are extremely important things on a client-side library.


## Is Riot free?
Riot is free, open source and licensed under the MIT License. There are no [Additional Grant of Patent Rights](https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/master/PATENTS).


## Can I use Riot in production?
Absolutely. It's a mature framework [embraced daily](https://twitter.com/search?q=riotjs).

## Why IE8 is not supported?
Because it's crazy to waste developer time for a dying browser. According to [W3 counter](http://www.w3counter.com/trends), only 2.5% are on IE8.

![](/img/ie8-trend.png)

This low-quality browser can safely be ignored. Riot 2.0 originally had IE8 support but since we launched the use of IE8 has [dropped 45%](http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser_version_partially_combined-ww-monthly-201412-201507).

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layout: default
title: Riot FAQ
description: Questions and Answers about Riot, User Interface (UI) Micro-Libary
---

# Frequently asked questions

## Why is this project called Riot?
Riot is against the current trend of boilerplate and unneeded complexity. We think that a small, powerful API and concise syntax are extremely important things on a client-side library.


## Is Riot free?
Riot is free, open source and licensed under the MIT License. There are no [Additional Grant of Patent Rights](https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/master/PATENTS).


## Can I use Riot in production?
Absolutely. It's a mature framework [embraced daily](https://twitter.com/search?q=riotjs).

## Why IE8 is not supported?
Because it's crazy to waste developer time for a dying browser. According to [W3 counter](http://www.w3counter.com/trends), only 1.5% are on IE8:

![](/img/ie8-trend.png)

Statcounter [says 2.5%](http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser_version_partially_combined-ww-monthly-201408-201507).

This low-quality browser can safely be ignored. Riot 2.0 was launched with IE8 support but since then the use has dropped more than 50%.


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