Bug #63520 [Com]: JSON extension includes a problematic license statement

From: Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 01:04:59 +0000
Subject: Bug #63520 [Com]: JSON extension includes a problematic license statement
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 ID:                 63520
 Comment by:         v3qqd2w4 dot ov0 at 20minutemail dot com
 Reported by:        kaplan at debian dot org
 Summary:            JSON extension includes a problematic license
                     statement
 Status:             Assigned
 Type:               Bug
 Package:            JSON related
 PHP Version:        Irrelevant
 Assigned To:        remi
 Block user comment: N
 Private report:     N

 New Comment:

I hate to add to the noise, but has anyone pointed out to JSON that leaving it to a court to
interpret "shall be used for Good, not Evil" is a highly unpredictable outcome? The entire
license could be invalidated -- since it has no severability clause -- meaning nobody except the
copyright owner is allowed to use any of the JSON code for anything. Is that really a potential
outcome that they want?


Previous Comments:
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[2013-08-28 10:26:30] dsp@php.net

I'd be more than happy to see a json extension drop-in. Obviously we cannot 
change the license without the authors permissions, so a drop-in would be the 
best approach.

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[2013-08-28 09:20:59] pajoye@php.net

Besides the license issue, which is a problem but not a php one, Remi's new 
extension brings its lot of nice new stuff.

Please leave this open and add a link to the new extension and RFC, to avoid 
endless confusion here.

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[2013-08-28 08:02:41] remi@php.net

This issue need to be discussed by all PHP developers.

I plan to submit a RFC in a few days.
This bug will be closed according to the vote result.

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[2013-08-28 07:51:20] remi@php.net

Keep this open.

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[2013-08-28 07:39:35] sesser@php.net

Why do you guys even argue about this?

This is not a problem of PHP. It is a problem of Debian. If they don't like the 
license then they can just replace the code. Or they can go forward and drop the 
whole PHP package from their distribution. (Which is the usual threat from Debian 
mainteiners.)

Not a bug in PHP.

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