I've removed use of geode-json in non-test code and I'd like to remove it completely and just add a dependency on a org.json package in a Maven repository.  The only one available is org.json though, so here's the question: Is acceptable to use org.json with it's silly license (see below) if we're not including it in our distribution?

   Copyright (c) 2002 JSON.org

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   (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
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   _*The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil.*_

   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
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   CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
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Note: We can't use openjson, which is what geode-json is based on, because it's packaged as com.github.openjson instead of org.json.

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