Good day Guys

I have a client that is looking for JSON support, or better 'JSON column type'.

He is asking for MySQL 5.7.8 (Currently on MySQL 5.6).

And his comment is : "This is so that we can use the JSON column type introduced in this version."

We don't use MySQL, well we shipping away to MariaDB.
The question I would like to ask is.
Based on reading : https://mariadb.com/resources/blog/best-both-worlds-relational-json
Is it fair to say, the clients needs are met?

If anyone has any comment or further thought on this matter or any tips to share it would gratefully be appreciated.

Regards and many thanks.
Brent Clark