[json-lib-user] why is JSONObject declared as final?

[Brec C. <br...@6s...>]

Why is JSONObject declared as final?

I just "upgraded" to this json library from it's root library.  A  
decision that was forced on me by virtue of using couchdb4j (no  
offense meant to couchdb4j, that library seems perfectly well designed  
and I think also frustrated by this design decision in the json-lib).   
I am immediately met w/ the frustration of needing to completely  
redesign my entities to be dumb wrappers around a JSONObject instead  
of an intuitive extension of one.  What gives?  I can think of no good  
reason for this.  As this is a trivial change to make, is there any  
hope that a new build can be put out for this?  From my previous  
experience dealing with open source I already know that I'm shouting  
at the rain here and it won't do me any good but I still feel the need  
to do it.  Sorry for the mini-rant.

Brec Carson