Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63520&edit=1
ID: 63520
Comment by: jsjoh...@php.net
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:
When the decision is made, can we get a public statement on the site about it?
Posts like the one on iteration99 (dot) com are only raising the confusion
level
among devs when really this isn't something directly impacting most PHP
developers.
Previous Comments:
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[2013-08-29 01:04:59] v3qqd2w4 dot ov0 at 20minutemail dot com
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?
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[2013-08-28 10:26:30] d...@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] paj...@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] r...@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] r...@php.net
Keep this open.
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