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Bug
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Resolution: Won't Fix
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Major
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None
http://updates.jenkins-ci.org/update-center.json is actually not a JSON file.
it is a JSONP file that cannot be used outside of some javascript callback context.
see also https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-10061
all languages considered (e.g. python, java) there are many more parsers available for JSON than JSONP, which makes it tough to use. It would be much better if the prefix was not included unless asked.