The Apache license, having many fewer restrictions, is, broadly speaking, developer friendly. Specifically, the Apache license is better suited if we want commercial developers to use or incorporate Cosmo, as opposed to develop their own. This has proven a key dynamic with Apache itself.
We recognize that going with the Apache license arguably forecloses the revenue opportunity from a hybrid license approach as we have planned for the chandler client. However, it does not eliminate the possibility of generating revenue from a hosted service offering.
On balance, going with the Apache license makes sense because we to promote the goal of widespread adoption and are less sensitive to the revenue issue.
Sheila Mooney and Pieter Hartsook will be working out the details so developers can legally download the code.
Thanks for your patience.
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