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Lintian will help, see [[http://bugs.debian.org/692616|#692616]. Lintian will help, see [[http://bugs.debian.org/692616|#692616]].

JSON non free license

The problem

JSON package is licenced under a MIT license but with an aditionnal infamous clause:

The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil.

How can I check

Lintian will help, see #692616.

Check the file for double licensing.

How to solve

  • Rewrite the code
  • Ask for relicencing upstream
  • Persuade json author to relicense

I found this bug

Please report this bug by adding to the bug header the following usertag:

user: debian-qa@lists.debian.org
usertags: json-evil-license

See usertags documentation for more information about usertags.

List of this kind of bug

Please see the list