[Bug 470696] Review Request: rubygem-passenger - Passenger Ruby on Rails deployment system

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--- Comment #18 from Jeroen van Meeuwen <kanarip at kanarip.com>  2008-12-12 09:39:57 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #17)
> So, if CNRI gives permission for rubygem-passenger to use mod_scgi 1.10 under
> GPLv2, that would resolve the licensing issue. Note that I said 1.10. If they
> only relicense their latest version, that won't do the trick.
> 

I've asked for re-licensing of mod_scgi-1.09 and later versions (including
mod_scgi-1.10)

> If rubygem-passenger is relicensed to MIT, they're no longer incompatible with
> the mod_scgi 1.10 licensing, but they're _still_ in violation of the mod_scgi
> 1.10 licensing terms, which state:
> 
> "3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
>    or incorporates scgi-1.9 or any part thereof, and wants to make
>    the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
>    Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief
>    summary of the changes made to scgi-1.9."
> 
> They need to add a summary of the changes made to the mod_scgi code used, and
> then they'd be in the clear.

Phusion Passenger's upstream told me they would list the changes anyway.

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