AboutCompliance Simplified
A community-driven project dedicated to democratizing compliance knowledge and making security accessible to all organizations.
Our Mission
We believe that compliance knowledge should be open, transparent, and accessible to everyone. Our mission is to break down the barriers that prevent organizations from implementing proper security practices.
Democratize Knowledge
Make compliance guidance available to organizations of all sizes, not just those who can afford expensive consultants.
Build Trust
Help organizations build trust with their customers through demonstrable security practices and compliance.
Foster Community
Create a collaborative environment where security professionals can share knowledge and best practices.
Why AGPL-3.0?
We chose the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0) to ensure that our work remains free and open, and that improvements benefit the entire community.
What AGPL-3.0 Means
- You can use, share, and modify this software for any purpose
- You can use it commercially (even for profit)
- You can distribute modified versions
- If you modify and run it on a server, you must share the source code
Why This Matters
Transparency
Ensures that compliance knowledge remains transparent and accessible to all organizations.
Community Benefit
Any improvements made by the community must be shared back, benefiting everyone.
Prevents Lock-in
Prevents any single organization from creating proprietary versions that lock others out.
Network Effect
The "network use" clause ensures that web-based versions remain open source.
Contributors
This project is made possible by the contributions of security professionals, compliance experts, and organizations committed to making security accessible to all.
Arvid Berndtsson
Project Founder & Lead
Security professional passionate about democratizing compliance knowledge and making security accessible to all organizations.
Community Contributors
Security Professionals
Security experts, compliance professionals, and organizations who contribute their knowledge and experience.
Open Source Community
Developers & Maintainers
The broader open source community that builds and maintains the tools and frameworks we use.
Get Involved
We welcome contributions from security professionals, compliance experts, and anyone passionate about making security accessible.