[
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-2427?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel
]
Thomas Koch resolved HBASE-2427.
--------------------------------
Resolution: Invalid
I hoped I could transfer this issue to project chukwa, but this doesn't seem to
work in jira.
> Replace JSON-licensed json dependencies
> ---------------------------------------
>
> Key: HBASE-2427
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-2427
> Project: Hadoop HBase
> Issue Type: Task
> Affects Versions: 0.20.3
> Reporter: Thomas Koch
> Priority: Blocker
> Fix For: 0.20.4, 0.21.0
>
>
> 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!
--
This message is automatically generated by JIRA.
-
You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
