You cannot relicense an Apache 2.0 derivative under BSL 1.1
This model is a fine-tune of Qwen/Qwen3.5-2B-Base, which is released under Apache License 2.0.
The Apache 2.0 grants a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, modify, and distribute derivative works — for any purpose, including commercial use and competing with the original author.
The BSL 1.1 you slapped on this fine-tune adds a restriction that explicitly bans "competitive offerings" against NemoStation. That restriction directly violates the terms of the Apache 2.0, which does not allow you to take away rights granted to recipients of the original work.
This is a license incompatibility. You cannot distribute a derivative of Apache 2.0 code under BSL 1.1. Period.
Under Section 4 of the Apache 2.0, you must:
- Retain all original copyright and attribution notices
- Give recipients a copy of the Apache 2.0 license
- Not impose additional restrictions on the original granted rights
Your BSL 1.1 does impose additional restrictions. Therefore, this distribution is very likely copyright infringement and a violation of the Apache 2.0 terms.
I strongly suggest you either:
- Remove this model and re-upload it under Apache 2.0 (the only license compatible with your foundation model), or
- Clearly state that the BSL 1.1 applies ONLY to your fine-tune additions, while the base model remains under Apache 2.0 — and even then, the "no competitive use" clause likely still violates the Apache 2.0's grant of rights to recipients.
The open source community isn't stupid. Neither is the legal system. Fix your license.
fixed the issue, model is under apache-2.0 thanks for pointing that out