A foundation in the public interest

Engineering designs, released to the commons.

We steward an exclusive portfolio of hardware and software designs — open-sourced under AGPLv3, with optional commercial licensing for those who need it.

/ 01 — Open

Released to the commons.

Every design we steward is published under the GNU AGPLv3, with whitepapers and reference implementations available without gatekeeping.

/ 02 — Sustainable

Funded by those who need it.

Organizations that cannot work within copyleft terms can obtain commercial licenses. Proceeds sustain the open work, in perpetuity.

/ 03 — Independent

Governed at arm's length.

The Foundation operates independently of its design source, with a single exclusive licensing agreement that keeps incentives aligned with the public.

The Portfolio

Eight methods. Ten designs. One licensing path.

The Foundation's catalog spans digital and physical engineering — from cryptographic standards and codec families to fluid-dynamic hardware and materials classification — all derived from a single coherent mathematical framework.

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Licensing

Two paths. Same designs.

Use our designs under the GNU AGPLv3 — free, forever, on the only condition that derivative works remain open. If those terms don't fit your business, a commercial license is available.

Option A

Open Source

GNU AGPLv3

The default license for every design in our portfolio. Use, study, modify, and redistribute — provided your modifications and network-accessible derivatives are released under the same terms.

  • Full source, whitepapers, and reference implementations
  • Patent grants from the Foundation
  • No cost, no registration required
  • Strong copyleft — derivatives stay open
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Research

Whitepapers & technical reports.

Every design in the portfolio is accompanied by a whitepaper or technical report. Published openly, indexed permanently, with reference implementations where applicable.

Whitepapers are published concurrent with each design release. The first set will accompany the public launch of each design. Contact research@rtaphi.org for pre-publication access requests.
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Get Involved

Open work, supported by a community.

The Foundation's designs are released under AGPLv3 for the public to use, extend, and improve. There are several paths to involvement.

Code & Implementations

Contribute reference implementations, optimizations, bindings, and fixes to repositories in the Foundation's catalog.

Contribution Guide →

Research & Review

Read the whitepapers, submit corrections, extend the analyses, and publish follow-up work. We support independent verification.

Research Index →

Sponsor & Sustain

Organizations using the work in production can sustain the Foundation through commercial licensing, sponsorship, or directed grants.

Sponsorship Tiers →
Dispatches

From the Foundation.