> The purpose of rewriting it is not to change the license.

I didn't say it was.

> The purpose of rewriting it is to provide a modernized alternative with some benefits from the choice of language

I did not contend that either.

> and the choice of license is incidental.

This I disagree with - the license choice is not incidental; it is foundational to gain popularity in a hurry, to gain widespread adoption at corporates.

The rewriter's intentions is to gain popularity over the incumbent software; using a pro-user license does not gain popularity for all those pro-business use-cases.

The license switch from pro-user to pro-business is not incidental. It's deliberate, and it's too achieve the stated goal of replacing the existing software.

This is one place where I feel that the ends do not justify the means.