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GPLv3 is compatible with Apache 2.0. This copyright statement should have addendum which indicates that portions of the code (written by contributors) are under the Apache 2.0 license. This could be addressed.

There's no pulling the rug under people here: it's not like the previous releases, under the Apache license, are rescinded. Someone can still fork the project and keep it under the Apache license.

If they are using a proprietary license for their commercial offering, they will probably require future community contributions to be donated under the Apache 2.0 license.




> This could be addressed

You’d think they would have thought of this first. The fact that we’re having this conversation isn’t a good sign.




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