>From what I understand, it's the JSON format itself that has the "don't use this for evil" clause which makes it technically not an open source license.
On 24 May 2017 at 00:00, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > AFAIK (IANAL), Jackson is ASL 2.0: > https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-core/blob/master/src/ > main/resources/META-INF/LICENSE > > Gary > > On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 9:38 PM, Matt Sicker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > So how much does this affect us? Is Jackson affected? Is JSON even > > supportable in an open source fashion? > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Chris Mattmann <[email protected]> > > Date: 23 May 2017 at 12:11 > > Subject: Fwd: JSON License and Apache Projects > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Dear PMCs@, > > > > Hi! As the new Legal VP, I am reminding everyone that the > > grandfather exception for the JSON License and Apache projects > > ended last month. As sent by Jim (our prior Legal VP) the relevant > > text is below and I want to highlight the following statement: > > > > -- > > If you have been using it, and have done so in a *release*, AND there has > > been NO pushback from your community/eco-system, you have a temporary > > exclusion from the Cat-X classification thru April 30, 2017. At that > point > > in time, > > ANY and ALL usage of these JSON licensed artifacts are DISALLOWED. > > -- > > > > Thank you for your consideration and attention to this > > matter. > > > > > > Cheers, > > Chris Mattmann, VP, Legal ASF > > > > > > From: Jim Jagielski <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 9:04 AM > > To: legal discuss <[email protected]> > > Subject: Fwd: JSON License and Apache Projects > > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > From: Jim Jagielski <[email protected]> > > Subject: JSON License and Apache Projects > > Date: November 23, 2016 at 9:10:39 AM EST > > To: ASF Board <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Message-Id: <[email protected]> > > > > > > (forwarded from legal-discuss@) > > > > As some of you may know, recently the JSON License has been > > moved to Category X (https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved#category-x). > > > > I understand that this has impacted some projects, especially > > those in the midst of doing a release. I also understand that > > up until now, really, there has been no real "outcry" over our > > usage of it, especially from end-users and other consumers of > > our projects which use it. > > > > As compelling as that is, the fact is that the JSON license > > itself is not OSI approved and is therefore not, by definition, > > an "Open Source license" and, as such, cannot be considered as > > one which is acceptable as related to categories. > > > > Therefore, w/ my VP Legal hat on, I am making the following > > statements: > > > > o No new project, sub-project or codebase, which has not > > used JSON licensed jars (or similar), are allowed to use > > them. In other words, if you haven't been using them, you > > aren't allowed to start. It is Cat-X. > > > > o If you have been using it, and have done so in a *release*, > > AND there has been NO pushback from your community/eco-system, > > you have a temporary exclusion from the Cat-X classification thru > > April 30, 2017. At that point in time, ANY and ALL usage > > of these JSON licensed artifacts are DISALLOWED. You must > > either find a suitably licensed replacement, or do without. > > There will be NO exceptions. > > > > o Any situation not covered by the above is an implicit > > DISALLOWAL of usage. > > > > Also please note that in the 2nd situation (where a temporary > > exclusion has been granted), you MUST ensure that NOTICE explicitly > > notifies the end-user that a JSON licensed artifact exists. They > > may not be aware of it up to now, and that MUST be addressed. > > > > If there are any questions, please ask on the [email protected] > > list. > > > > -- > > Jim Jagielski > > VP Legal Affairs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Matt Sicker <[email protected]> > > > > > > -- > E-Mail: [email protected] | [email protected] > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition > <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1617290459/ref=as_li_ > tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1617290459& > linkCode=as2&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=cadb800f39946ec62ea2b1af9fe6a2b8> > > <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a= > 1617290459> > JUnit in Action, Second Edition > <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935182021/ref=as_li_ > tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935182021& > linkCode=as2&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=31ecd1f6b6d1eaf8886ac902a24de418%22 > > > > <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a= > 1935182021> > Spring Batch in Action > <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935182951/ref=as_li_ > tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935182951& > linkCode=%7B%7BlinkCode%7D%7D&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=%7B% > 7Blink_id%7D%7D%22%3ESpring+Batch+in+Action> > <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a= > 1935182951> > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > Home: http://garygregory.com/ > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory > -- Matt Sicker <[email protected]>
