Licensing and Openness

Enabling Openness Through Clear and Transparent Licensing

The Intelligent Universal Data Exchange (IUDX-Novo) platform follows an open-first and transparent licensing model designed to promote trust, interoperability, and long-term sustainability of the data ecosystem.

The licensing framework ensures that the foundational components governing data exchange, access control, and computation remain open, auditable, and community-driven, while still enabling flexible deployment and enterprise adoption.

Open-Source Core Platform (AGPL-3.0)

All core platform components of IUDX-Novo are licensed under the Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0). These include:

• Data exchange and discovery services

• Identity and access management (IAM)

• Governance and policy enforcement services

• Security and privacy enforcement mechanisms

• Consent management services

• Analytics and monitoring services

• AI and intelligent services

• Backend platform and orchestration services

Licensing the core under AGPL-3.0 ensures that:

• The logic governing data access, privacy, and computation remains open and auditable

• Modifications to server-side components must be contributed back to the community

• The platform cannot be fragmented into proprietary forks that undermine interoperability and trust

This approach strengthens transparency, encourages collaborative innovation, and protects the public-interest nature of the platform.

Enterprise-Licensed Components

Select components are provided under Enterprise Licenses to support operational flexibility and large-scale adoption. These typically include:

• User-facing interfaces and dashboards

• Visualization and monitoring layers

• Deployment automation and installer tooling

• Branding, customization, and white-label extensions

These components are designed to integrate seamlessly with the open core while enabling organizations to meet enterprise-grade operational and commercial requirements without licensing friction.

Trademarks and Attribution

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