ACL 1.0: A source-available commercial license for the AI era
Summary
This article introduces the Auditable Commercial License (ACL) v1.0, a source-available license designed for the AI era. It emphasizes auditable source access, AI-training protections, and a self-expiring model that converts to Apache 2.0 after four years, with continuity protections for adopter security even if the vendor falters.