The Open Arsenal specifications are designed to be self-hosted on both private and public networks, giving organizations complete control over their infrastructure, security, and deployment environment. Whether implemented within an isolated internal network, a government agency, an enterprise data center, or an internet-facing platform, each specification is built with openness, portability, and interoperability as core principles. This approach allows developers, businesses, educational institutions, and public sector organizations to adopt the specifications without vendor lock-in while maintaining the flexibility to customize implementations for their own operational requirements.
All Open Arsenal specifications are available for free use under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0+), provided the required attribution is maintained in accordance with Section 7 of the license. For organizations that wish to implement an Open Arsenal specification without the attribution requirement, Specification Branding Licenses are available. Licensing fees vary depending on the individual specification, the intended scope of publication, the nature of the deployment, and the size of the network or infrastructure where the specification will be implemented. This flexible licensing model supports both the open source community and commercial organizations seeking broader branding or white-label deployment rights.
The Open Arsenal specifications are designed as foundations, not disposable products. They define reusable architectures that can be implemented, extended, combined, modified, and adapted to changing technologies and real-world requirements. Modular design allows individual capabilities to evolve without forcing an entire system to be replaced, while vendor-neutral architecture helps preserve independence and interoperability.
Long-term infrastructure requires long-term thinking. Open-source licensing encourages examination, reuse, modification, and collaboration, while perpetual commercial licensing can provide organizations with lasting rights to deploy a specification without making foundational infrastructure dependent on recurring licensing renewals. The objective is to create technological foundations that can remain useful as companies, technologies, platforms, and business models change.
Specification Branding License (SBL)
Standard
- Fully AGPL-3.0+ compliant system
- Copyleft enforced for network deployments
- Required attribution:
- Roxanne Ardary
- https://www.roxanneardary.com/
Optional
- Specification Branding License (SBL)
- Attribution-free commercial deployment
- Pricing based on scale, usage, and deployment scope