Comment by SuchAnonMuchWow
4 years ago
It is by design, not having these mechanism is one of the goals of free software: free for everyone, no exceptions.
See JSON.org License which says it "shall be used for Good, not Evil" and is not considered free software.
"Free" being the confusing word here, because it has two meanings, and often are used without context in open source software.
Typically, OSS is both definitions at the same time - free monetarily, and "free" as in "freedom" to use. JSON is an interesting case of "free" monetarily but not totally "free for use".