I am looking for a .NET JSON library that I can use to access JSON objects in a xpath like fashion. For example, given a JSON object in a string, can access its attributes by specifying a path in another string. Well, I found JSON.NET will do the job, however I am not sure if I can use and distribute it with my commercial application without any legal consequences or restrictions. Also, I am not planning to distribute the code of my app.
I checked their readme, and the license states the following. I just want to make sure there is no hidden information, or useful things to know before picking this library. Thanks!
License:
Copyright (c) 2007 James Newton-King
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
JSON.NET is licensed under the MIT License which allows you to use it any type of application without any restriction. By the way I am quoting you the following from the home site which I would recommend you doing if you use it in a commercial application (don't feel obligated of course):
Json.NET is a free open source project that has been developed over hundreds of hours of my own time. If you are using Json.NET commercially and you find Json.NET useful I'd appreciate donations to help support future development. -JamesNK
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12919584/can-i-distribute-json-net-with-my-commercial-application