Attribution

Published: April 11, 2026

This page provides YONA's recommended attribution format for CC BY 4.0-licensed YONA specification text.

When attribution applies

If you copy, redistribute, quote, or adapt YONA specification text, you should preserve the applicable license notice, attribute the source, and indicate whether changes were made.

Examples include internal documentation, PDFs, slides, wikis, engineering documents, and similar materials that reproduce YONA specification text.

Recommended attribution format

Use this template where practical:

• Derived from YONA Ruleset 1.0 (yona:ruleset:v1.0), © 2026 YONA LLC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Changes made.

If you are not making changes, omit "Changes made."

If you link instead of copying

If you only link to the canonical page and do not reproduce YONA specification text, formal attribution is usually unnecessary. It is still recommended in formal documentation.

Referencing a specific release

When referencing a specific release, include where practical:

• the ruleset name and ruleset_id
• the publication date, if available
• the canonical URL or your internal mirror
• the SHA-256 of the exact artifact bytes, if you are pinning for audit or testing

Example:

• YONA Ruleset 1.0 (yona:ruleset:v1.0), published April 5, 2026, SHA-256: …

Attribution for fixtures and code

Machine-readable artifacts such as fixtures, test vectors, .json, .jws, and related files may be licensed under Apache-2.0, unless stated otherwise.

Apache-2.0 does not use the same attribution model as CC BY 4.0 for ordinary reuse of documentation text, but it does require preservation of applicable license and notice information. Attribution is still recommended in documentation where practical.