WellSpr.ing Covenant License

WCL

MIT with a voluntary covenant economics layer. Use freely. Modify freely. Deploy freely. The formula is given freely — and in WCL-1.1, it is given in a form that cannot be taken down.

1.1
WCL-1.1 Latest
Issued April 26, 2026

Removes the dissolution clause entirely. Introduces a federated node architecture where any party can run a WCL node with the license text as the only seed. Anchors releases to IPFS — content-addressed, permanently retrievable regardless of what happens to any domain or server. The license that cannot be taken down.

Federated nodes IPFS anchoring No dissolution clause Permanence statement
1.0
WCL-1.0
Issued April 26, 2026

The original WellSpr.ing Covenant License. MIT-equivalent permissive grant with a voluntary covenant economics layer. Named contributors, transparent allocation table, civic mission fund. Includes a dissolution fail-safe: if WellSpr.ing ceases operations, software reverts to MIT. WCL-1.1 supersedes this clause with a federated node architecture instead.

MIT-compatible Voluntary economics Contributor recognition

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