Re: The JSON License

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On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 9:02 PM Robert-André Mauchin <zebob.m@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm encountering a package licensed with the JSON License, which seems to be a
> MIT derivative with the additional clause of:
>
> « The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil. »
>
> https://spdx.org/licenses/JSON
>
> What is the status of this license in Fedora? I think I recall an issue with a
> linting tool in Javascript with a similar clause and it was considered non-
> free.

The license is non-free. It is listed as "JSON License " among other
"bad licenses" on licensing page [1] on the wiki. Its use in Fedora is
not allowed.

[1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Main

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Mikolaj Izdebski
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