if they debug their code the same way they debug their business processes than titanium would be the windows vista of mobile development frameworks.
If we have broken any licensing terms, then I would like to have been contacted, and Appcelerator to tell us and exactly what we were doing wrong, so that we can resolve it.
Unfortunately this response doesn't address any of my problems - it's the usual "we care and we are growing" spiel. I empathise to some extent as I know it's hard to build a technical business, but this didn't address the trust issues, and I'm still no clearer about whether Monday morning we're still expected to license from them?
Worst of all for me, I now have a damaged relationship with a not particularly technical client who sadly is likely to associate "open source" with "legal problems".
"To be crystal clear here, our intentions are that we will not charge for development that happens under the “App Explore” product (i.e., the free version). Usage of the Appcelerator platform (Titanium Mobile SDK, Titanium Studio, Analytics and Cloud Services) at this level is permitted for all applications, both commercial and free, with no financial obligation to Appcelerator."
Again, APL code on Github. APL is a permissive and "biz friendly" license as we all know.
BS.
It really does not tell me if I can use it to do freelance contract, which is the base of the question...
Or rather, I was.
This incident, and their response, is a complete dealbreaker.
I cannot deduce anything about what their true licensing policies might be from those 9 paragraphs.