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Note that it can't be used commercially without a proper license. Also, no 64 bit.

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Two thoughts here:

1. If you use it commercially, you can pay for it.

2. In most cases where it's needed, 64 bit doesn't matter.

(Though I might be wrong on the second one.)

1. Nobody argued that.

2. What do you mean it doesn't matter? You think embedded and similar systems don't need/use 64-bit space? True for most I guess.

But if I don't use it commercially, but also not for research, it's not sure, whether I can pay for it.

It can't be used for anything other than research for free. So you can't write useful systems and give them away without a license either. (You might of course be able to get a license for free, but it rules out using it as a foundation for a Free embedded kit, like writing something like the Arduino platform. Which is a pity, but quite understandable).

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