OpenMDW Skip to main content Search Close Search search Menu About FAQ License github search A permissive license crafted for machine-learning models A single, easy-to-apply license enabling openness, consistency, and clarity across all components of an AI model distribution. View License (1.1)View on GitHub Why OpenMDW Model-first design Can cover weights, software, documentation, training data, and other artifacts as a unified whole. Permissive by default Use, modify, and redistribute without restriction. Built to accelerate AI development through openness, not constrain it. Output clarity Explicitly addresses model-generated outputs — a critical gap in most existing open-source licenses. MOF-aligned Developed alongside the Model Openness Framework for seamless compatibility with openness in AI standards. How to Use It Apply OpenMDW to your model in minutes Copy the license file to the root of your repository and rename it to LICENSE. Thats it. If your distribution includes other materials under different terms, clearly indicate those separately. OpenMDW applies to everything else by default. Terminal # 1. Go to your model repo cd my-model-repo # 2. Download the license curl -o LICENSE \ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenMDW/OpenMDW/refs/heads/main/1.1/LICENSE.OpenMDW-1.1 # 3. Add and commit git add LICENSE && git commit -m "Add OpenMDW-1.1" Common Questions Q1 What rights does OpenMDW grant? Subject to its terms, OpenMDW‑1.1 grants unrestricted, royalty‑free permission to “deal in the Model Materials without restriction, including under all copyright, patent, database, and trade secret rights included or embodied therein.” Q2 What counts as “Model Materials”? Model materials include an AI model itself (including architecture and parameters), together with all other related artifacts (such as data, documentation, and software) that are distributed under OpenMDW as part of the model release. Q3 Does OpenMDW require me to release all model components? No. Like the Model Openness Framework, OpenMDW does not mandate which components you release. It governs how others can use the components that you do release. View all FAQ → Copyright The Linux Foundation and its contributors. | Site contents licensed under CC-BY-4.0 | Trademarks | Privacy | Terms | Policies Close Menu About FAQ License github