License

Scope of This License

This license applies solely to the Self-Alignment Framework (SAF) as a conceptual and philosophical framework, including its principles, methodology, and structural design vocabulary. It does not cover the SAFi software implementation, runtime engine, source code, or database schema, which are licensed separately under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0). For details, see the SAFi License & Governance Agreement.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this framework and associated documentation files (the “Framework”), to deal in the Framework without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Framework, and to permit persons to whom the Framework is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Framework.

THE FRAMEWORK IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE FRAMEWORK OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE FRAMEWORK.

Additional Attribution Requirement

In addition to the terms of the MIT License above, the following attribution requirement applies:

In any derivative work, adaptation, research citation, or public discussion where the core structure, principles, or methodology of SAF are used, the original framework must be credited as “Self-Alignment Framework (SAF), conceived by Nelson Amaya,” regardless of terminology changes.