Bug#585468: jifty: license of */share/web/static/js/json.js is considered non-free

[Alexander Reichle-Schmehl]

Hi Gregor!

Am 11.06.2010 14:28, schrieb gregor herrmann:

>> The JSON license is consideres non-free ("The Software shall be used for
>> Good, not Evil."), see the recent discussions on debian-legal.
> I guess you are referring to the thread starting at
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2010/03/msg00064.html
> (if not please provide a pointer).
> 
> Anyway, if it's the authoritative point of view of the ftp-masters we
> have to deal with it somehow.

We discussed it in the ftp-team and came to the conclusion, that it's
not okay.  Some of us even talked to upstream to clarify that, and the
clarification didn't convinced us either.


> What surprises me is that json.js is also in libjs-yui -- ah, it's a
> different file. But doing something similar?!
> 
> I guess someone who has more knowledge about this javascript/JSON
> stuff should look into this and find a replacement -- if it's
> actually needed.

Torsten Werner told me, that there was indeed an older version, given
completely to the public domain without the problematic phrase.  And I
think he also mentioned forks of json with the the same functionality.
So maybe he can be of help.


Best regards,
  Alexander