--- title: The new License that protects against tampering with... description: The Soffer Non-Commercial Source-Available License (SNSAL) is a new software license designed to fill a gap between permissive and copyleft licenses. It allows... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-new-license-that-protects-against-tampering-with-attribution-8afacsumn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The new License that protects against tampering with attribution | daily.dev og:description: The Soffer Non-Commercial Source-Available License (SNSAL) is a new software license designed to fill a gap between permissive and copyleft licenses. It allows... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-new-license-that-protects-against-tampering-with-attribution-8afacsumn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8AFACsUMn.png og:image:alt: The new License that protects against tampering with attribution og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The new License that protects against tampering with attribution **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Soffer Non-Commercial Source-Available License (SNSAL) is a new software license designed to fill a gap between permissive and copyleft licenses. It allows viewing, studying, modifying, forking, and redistributing code for non-commercial purposes, while explicitly prohibiting removal of UI attribution (e.g., 'Made by...' credits) and commercial use without the author's permission. Two versions are offered: v1.0 (strict, attribution must stay in the exact same location and form) and v1.1 (flexible, equivalent wording is acceptable as long as the original author is clearly credited). The license targets developers who want to share code openly for learning and community use without losing credit or enabling commercial exploitation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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