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I hope this works out well for them.

One issue with the BSL is that old versions of the software are open source. So, with this change, you can still use a 3 year old version of Akka for free. Does akka change rapidly enough these days to justify the price?

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That’s the benefit of BSL license - it forces the developer to continuously deliver value in each release because they are competing with themselves from 3 years ago.

Presumably the issue for enterprises is security patches. If you use a three year old version of code which the source is available for inspection, the likelihood you are using already-compromised code is high.

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