Add "license" and "licenses" to package.json

[garthk]

Specifying your license in package.json makes it a lot easier for your users to find and comply with GNU Affero licenses.

Also giving licenses (an array of objects with type and url keys) helps users whose legal departments request both the license name and the text. See this example from async:

  "licenses": [{
    "type": "MIT",
    "url": "https://github.com/caolan/async/raw/master/LICENSE"
  }]

Though licenses isn't specified in the npm package.json spec, it is supported by the NPM site, as you'll see if you check async's NPM page.

Thanks!

[huerlisi]

The license field is actually in the package spec: https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#license

[huerlisi]

If interested, I can create a PR for this.

[stephenwvickers]

I have seen there is little progress on this project over the past few years. My project, the net-snmp project, depends on this project, so I have cloned it and migrated (i.e. copied) all the outstanding issues and pull requests.

I will be releasing a new version of my version of this project under the asn1-ber namespace on npmjs.org by the end of the week which should address this particular item (I've already pushed the current code to this namespace to reserve it).

I am now tracking all changes under my own copy at asn1-ber. Note that this is not a "fork" but a clone and fresh commit to a new repository. I have of course retained all copyrights and attributed back the original author.

There are quite a few projects dependant on this project, and I want to make sure there is momentum on the issues and feature requests reported.

[stephenwvickers]

This issue has been addressed in my version of this project which has now been published to npm:

https://www.npmjs.com/package/asn1-ber