I agree with that! App_rpt and AllStarLink are two different things. AllStarLink is the Ham radio network and app_rpt is client software. But even folks at ASL don’t make the distinction.
App_rpt can even be used commercially and have set that up myself for companies and municipalities.
For what it’s worth, I objected when @N4IRS renamed what used to be called DIAL to ASL. But it fell on deaf ears. 