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There are a couple of threads talking about license issue. Mostly focusing on GPL/LGPL/BSD. I am trying to use RabbitMQ in commercial applications, which is licensed under Mozilla Public License(MPL). Is MPL friendly to commercial use?
I found a different question on Stack Overflow, and one of the comments mentions:
MPL: people can take your code, modify it, but if they distribute the modifications, they need to make sure modifications are publicly available for 3 years.
If I don't touch the source code at all, but only use the .jar files in my code, do I need to license my code under MPL as well?
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Users of MPL 2.0-licensed code may: Use the code in commercial applications. MPL'd code can be included in software that's sold commercially.
Mozilla is the custodian of the Mozilla Public License ("MPL"), an open source/free software license. The current version of the license is MPL 2.0 (html | plain text). If you want to use or distribute code licensed under the MPL 2.0 and have questions about it, you may want to read the FAQ.
This means that software that's only available under previous versions of the MPL is still incompatible with the GPL and AGPL. This license is based on the terms of the Expat and modified BSD licenses. It is a lax, permissive non-copyleft free software license, compatible with the GNU GPL.
In a more serious tone, you should always consult to your lawyer, but it could be helpful if you read the annotated MPL 1.1 at: http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/MPL-1.1-annotated.html but it basically means that the files can be combined with proprietary files on a "larger work", still, it would be wise if you read the annotated version and consult it with a lawyer.
I'm not sure about if you have doubts about Apache license since you mention it on the question topic but not in the body of your question.
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