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by amarant 2799 days ago
it also really doesn't sound like "if you use MongoDB in your streamingplatform/blog/whatever you need to opensource everything, which seems to be the gripe many a commenter is having.
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Maybe. If there's more lines of code in the Mongo part than the other part, is the value "primarily" Mongo? What if I made a file upload/download site? Mongo might constitute the bulk of the value/lines of code/whatever.

Words like "primarily" and "including, without limitation" make lawyers nervous.

That depends on how you think a court would weigh the source of value of your offering; and any factor that makes MongoDB more valuable as a component before considering the license makes it more risky when you consider the license.
It's not you that needs convincing, it's the lawyers of the company that's acquiring your Mongo-using startup that need convincing.