Rails - Oct 2013 - I was told using GPL code is a problem (mongrel) even if not modifying that code

I was told that we can''t use mongrel with JRuby because mongrel is GPL
and
based on lawyer language if we include mongrel then our code violates some 
situation where someone could claim our code should become free. I always 
thought this would only apply if we modified the mongrel code base in any 
way then we have to make that mongrel version available but this is not 
what I am told but rather our code base (totally seperate from mongrel) 
can''t use mongrel ..

 This is somehow related to black duck, but I am still confused about what 
is going on here

http://techrights.org/2012/11/06/perens-on-gpl-fud/

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On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Jedrin
<jrubiando-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
>  I was told that we can''t use mongrel with JRuby because mongrel
is GPL and
> based on lawyer language if we include mongrel then our code violates some
> situation where someone could claim our code should become free. I always
> thought this would only apply if we modified the mongrel code base in any
> way then we have to make that mongrel version available but this is not
what
> I am told but rather our code base (totally seperate from mongrel)
can''t use
> mongrel ..
You need to consult your lawyer but Mongrel offers a permissive
license of their own under dual licensing:
https://github.com/mongrel/mongrel/blob/master/LICENSE you''ve the
option to choose which you like, mongrel2 is BSD:
https://github.com/zedshaw/mongrel2/blob/master/LICENSE

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On Friday, October 11, 2013 12:13:44 PM UTC-4, Jordon Bedwell
wrote:
>
> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Jedrin
<jrub...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org <javascript:>>
> wrote: 
> > 
> >  I was told that we can''t use mongrel with JRuby because
mongrel is GPL
> and 
> > based on lawyer language if we include mongrel then our code violates 
> some 
> > situation where someone could claim our code should become free. I 
> always 
> > thought this would only apply if we modified the mongrel code base in 
> any 
> > way then we have to make that mongrel version available but this is
not
> what 
> > I am told but rather our code base (totally seperate from mongrel)
can''t
> use 
> > mongrel .. 
>
> You need to consult your lawyer but Mongrel offers a permissive 
> license of their own under dual licensing: 
> https://github.com/mongrel/mongrel/blob/master/LICENSE you''ve the 
> option to choose which you like, mongrel2 is BSD: 
> https://github.com/zedshaw/mongrel2/blob/master/LICENSE 
>
oops .. I meant to say mongoDB 

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On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Jedrin
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wrote:
> oops .. I meant to say mongoDB
MongoDB''s license doesn''t affect your app because it goes
through an
API to access the data.  Their drivers (AKA the Ruby driver) are
Apache 2.0.

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