I got the latest beta of Lite-C running to day and noticed that Atari is involved?!

I don't know if this is for good or bad, so a little briefing of what's going on and what impact on small game developers this will mean would be appreciated.

For instance will this bring more functions and features for the game engine? , and will that change pricing and licensing? , or bring new restrictions in how and what games licensed developers are allowed to make? (Hot Coffee anyone?)