## 🚨License Conflict: Apache-2.0 vs Qwen Research License

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by xixi126 - opened

Hi, I'd like to report a License Conflict in remyxai/SpaceQwen2.5-VL-3B-Instruct. I noticed this model was quantized from Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-3B-Instruct, which is released under the Qwen RESEARCH LICENSE AGREEMENT. From what I can see, remyxai/SpaceQwen2.5-VL-3B-Instruct is currently licensed under Apache-2.0, which may not be compatible with the original Qwen license.

⚠️ Key violations of Qwen RESEARCH LICENSE AGREEMENT:

Section 3 – Redistribution:
  • You must provide a copy of the Qwen license to all recipients
  • Must include a "NOTICE" file with the attribution text:
    "Qwen is licensed under the Qwen RESEARCH LICENSE AGREEMENT, Copyright (c) Alibaba Cloud. All Rights Reserved."
  • You can’t relicense Qwen or its derivatives under more permissive terms

Section 4 – Use Restrictions:
  • Any derivative model must prominently display:
    “Built with Qwen” or “Improved using Qwen”
  • Must comply with export control laws and other applicable regulations
  
Section 5.a – Ownership:
  • Even if you modify Qwen, Alibaba retains the rights to the original and derivative works
So while both models may be open and research-focused, replacing the Qwen license with Apache-2.0 might unintentionally grant broader rights than permitted, which could cause confusion or legal risk for downstream users.

So while both models may be open and research-focused, replacing the Qwen license with Apache-2.0 might unintentionally grant broader rights than permitted, which could cause confusion or legal risk for downstream users.

🔹 Friendly Suggestions😊:

To help keep things aligned with the original license, it might be worth:

✅ Adding the full Qwen Research License to the model card or repository

✅ Including a "NOTICE" file with the required attribution

✅ Clarifying that the model is a derivative of Qwen and follows its license

Really appreciate the awesome work on Proxy-Lite — just raising this to help keep licensing clear for everyone building on top of it. 😊 Let me know if I misunderstood anything — happy to help clarify!

Thanks for your attention!

Remyx AI org

Hi @xixi126 ! Thank you for bringing this to our attention - we updated the license to reflect the one associated with the base model. 👍

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