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fernandocarletti / capistrano-aws

Integrates Capistrano with AWS EC2.
MIT License
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Colorize dependecy grants GPLv2 license #18

Closed cmmabee closed 2 years ago

cmmabee commented 2 years ago

While the license listed in this repository is MIT, the dependency on the colorize gem automatically grants the GPLv2 license. This puts capistrano-aws in grey territory legally for commercial use. If used commercially, software distributed with capistrano-aws would be forced to adhere to the terms of GPLv2.

Please consider using a gem like rainbow with a more open license instead.

fernandocarletti commented 2 years ago

Hello @cmmabee! Thanks for bringing this up, I really missed it. I'm not maintaining this gem since I stopped using Capistrano a few years ago, but I'll try to take some time to change the gem so the licensing doesn't affect whoever is still using it.

Best!

cmmabee commented 2 years ago

Hey @fernandocarletti! Thank you for the quick response. I don't want it to be a burden, so if you want me to put some time into it, I can fork a copy and help out. Let me know.

fernandocarletti commented 2 years ago

@andyspix just made the changes. I'll be publishing the gem after my work hours today.

fernandocarletti commented 2 years ago

It's released. Thanks @cmmabee and @andyspix!

https://rubygems.org/gems/capistrano-aws/versions/1.3.0