DesktopDashboard (DD) is proprietary software.

It is FREE.

But What it is not...

NOT OPEN SOURCE.
NO RE-DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS.
NO GIVE-AWAY RIGHTS.
NO RESELL RIGHTS.
NO MASTER-RESALE RIGHTS.
NO COPYRIGHT GIVEN TO YOU.
NO SUPPORT GUARANTEED.
NO GUARANTEES MADE REGARDING QUALITY OF SOFTWARE.
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PROBLEMS ARISING OUT OF ITS USE.

You are however, FREE to use it for a unspecified amount of time :-)

DesktopDashboard may not be redistributed, resold, reverse-engineered,
given away, or repacked in any shape or form without the express written consent of Ravi Jayagopal, the architect and developer.

Before downloading and installing and using DD, you must agree to the terms of use at http://WebmasterInABox.net/tos.html

If you do not agree, do not use the software.

It does contain libraries that are distributed under the Apache Software License - which allows commercial distribution packaged with proprietary software.
See Apache_License.txt for details. All Apache libraries are available freely from Apache.org.