Imprint & Legal

Imprint

Legal information about the WAF++ open-source project, the responsible party, and contact details pursuant to applicable press law.

Open-source project § 18 MStV CNCF-compatible
PROJECT

WAF++ Open-source project

WAF++ is a community-driven open-source framework. The project is currently not a registered legal entity (e.g. association or foundation).

WAF++ – Well Architected Framework++
A community-maintained, vendor-neutral framework for cloud architecture quality evaluation.
Official project website
Source code, issues, and discussions

Strategic outlook: A foundation or CNCF-aligned structure is planned for the future. Until then, the project is organised under the maintainer model.

Responsible party

pursuant to § 18 MStV, where applicable

Sascha Lewandowski
Project initiator & Maintainer
WAF++ Maintainer team
Acting on behalf of the community
Contact for legal matters
LEGAL NOTES

Liability & licences

Important legal context for using WAF++ content and code.

Liability

The content of this website and framework is prepared with the utmost care. No guarantee is given for completeness, accuracy, or currency. WAF++ does not replace individual legal or technical advice.

External links

Responsibility for the content of external links rests solely with their operators. No legal violations were apparent at the time of linking.

Licences

WAF++ uses a dual-licence model to cover code and content appropriately:

Apache License 2.0
All source code & tooling
CC BY 4.0
Documentation & content
TRANSPARENCY

Built in the open.

Development, roadmap, and discussions happen publicly — issues, pull requests, discussions. Governance and structural decisions follow established open-source models, with a view to potential future CNCF incubation.

COMING SOON · 12 MAY 2026
WAF++ 1.0
incl. WAFPass 1.0

The first stable release of the WAF++ Framework and WAFPass CLI.

Launching on the pre-eve of Cloud Native Conference DE12 May 2026 · 20:00 CEST