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  1. HBase
  2. HBASE-2383

Replace JSON-licensed json dependencies

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    • Task
    • Status: Closed
    • Blocker
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 0.20.3
    • 0.20.4, 0.90.0
    • None
    • None
    • debian. legal, license, crockford

    Description

      HBase depends on agile-json, which includes the following phrase in its license:

      "The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil."

      Debian-Legal advised me, that for this phrase the software is considered non-free. As a consequence, hbase could not be included in the official Debian distribution but only in the contrib repository. I discussed this issue also with crockford, but he made it clear that he has no intention to change his license.

      http://www.json.org lists several Java Json libraries. Maybe you could take another one with a more sane license text?

      Yes, this issue is highly controversial and you'll most likely not spend the hours of work only because crockford and Debian are both bullheads.

      Just keep this issue open as crockford-remembrance issue. May it help to fight the evil!

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          duplicates

          Task - A task that needs to be done. HBASE-1943 Remove AgileJSON; unused.

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed
          is cloned by

          Task - A task that needs to be done. HBASE-2427 Replace JSON-licensed json dependencies

          • Blocker - Blocks development and/or testing work, production could not run
          • Closed
          is related to

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. HBASE-3968 HLog Pretty Printer

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed
          relates to

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. HBASE-2436 [stargate] review Jersey and JSON dependencies

          • Blocker - Blocks development and/or testing work, production could not run
          • Closed

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              stack Michael Stack
              thkoch Thomas Koch
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