Sigma Stratum Research Group
Version: 2025
Status: Authoritative Policy Document
The Sigma Runtime Standard is an open, non-proprietary technical standard.
This policy defines the intellectual property framework governing all
contributions, extensions, and derivative work related to the Standard.
Accessibility Notice
Sigma Stratum is open for use by researchers, individual developers, and independent laboratories.
All non-commercial experimentation, prototyping, and publication activities are fully permitted.
The restrictions defined in the Canon apply solely to commercial exploitation or closed-source deployment without recognition or participation within the Sigma Governance framework.
Contributors retain full copyright to their individual submissions.
By submitting content to the Sigma Runtime Standard or the SRIP process, each
contributor grants the Sigma Stratum Research Group a perpetual,
irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to:
This applies exclusively to the standardization context, not to unrelated
external projects.
The Sigma Runtime architecture — its definitions, invariants, schemas, and
structural specifications — must remain fully open and accessible.
The Standard itself must remain open; implementations may be commercial.
The Sigma Stratum documentation uses a multi-license model:
Each document declares its specific license at the top of the file.
The license stated in the document itself is authoritative.
All contributors must ensure that submitted material:
Contributors are responsible for verifying that their input is free of external
licensing conflicts.
The ∿ symbol, the term “Sigma Stratum”, and the associated visual
identity are protected assets of the Sigma Stratum Research Group.
Revisions to the IP Policy follow the same governance path as SRIP updates:
The Sigma Runtime Standard protects contributors by ensuring that:
Your work remains yours.
Integration into the Standard does not transfer ownership — it ensures protection, attribution, and interoperability under open-standard governance.
The "Sigma Stratum Research Group (SSRG)" is an unincorporated research
designation used to represent the author and contributors of the
Sigma Stratum research corpus.
At the time of publication, SSRG does not constitute a registered legal
entity. All intellectual property rights, licensing authority,
permissions, and enforcement actions are exercised by:
Eugene Tsaliev
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3279-9477
Email: eugene@sigmastratum.org
Unless and until a formal legal entity is established, all references to
SSRG in licensing, attribution, or enforcement contexts shall be
interpreted as referring to the above individual.
For IP questions, licensing clarification, or institutional agreements:
Sigma Stratum Research Group
Email: legal@sigmastratum.org
Website: https://wiki.sigmastratum.org