[Labs-l] Question: json license not free enough?

Tue May 28 08:52:53 UTC 2013

On Tue, 28 May 2013 09:58:59 +0200
Silke Meyer <silke.meyer at wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Hi all!
> 
> Here: A toolserver user is running javascript validators (explained at
> [1]) that are licensed under the json license [2]. He read that it's
> not free enough because it states "The Software shall be used for
> Good, not Evil."
> Is this a reason to exclude a tool from running in Tool Labs? o_O

I would hope so. Is this a joke license? It certainly can't be OSI
approved... It would be fun to watch a court define the line between
Good and Evil, though... 

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