That was actually my request. If we're paying for core development we need a license to the code as a contingency plan. That's my assessment of the situation.

As far as "how bad it is," we got into that on the DAOn Hall I did with Matt and Mancer. Honestly it's not "that bad" in my opinion. The company is still losing money, but the deficit doesn't seem that difficult to overcome with some minimal changes. I'd suggest listening to that video.