docs/dolt-integration-plan.md

@@ -63,9 +63,15 @@ backtest enforcement, fundamental metrics in scoring.
    (unadjusted), symbol metadata, splits, dividends. Publishes ~01:30 ET the
    following calendar day. Clone is ~4.7 GB.
 
-**Licensing (phase A0):** verify the DoltHub repos' CC-BY-SA 4.0 terms are
-compatible before building. Internal, non-redistributed use is expected to be fine;
-record the conclusion in this doc.
+**Licensing (phase A0) — DECIDED 2026-07-22:** `post-no-preference/earnings` is
+**approved for private/internal ingestion under CC BY-SA 4.0**. Conditions the A2
+importer must honor: preserve the upstream license, attribution, and transformation
+notes (retain a CC BY-SA 4.0 reference + attribution to `post-no-preference/earnings`
+and a note of the transformations applied — e.g. in a repo `NOTICE`/attribution file
+and the importer module); **no public API, bulk export, or redistribution** of the
+data; re-review licensing before any public or commercial access. The
+`post-no-preference/stocks` repo (workstream B) is **not** covered here and will be
+reviewed separately if B begins.
 
 ## Schema
 
@@ -392,8 +398,10 @@ workstream B — Alpaca remains the price source throughout.
 
 **Workstream A:**
 
-- A0. License review; dolt binary pinned in deploy; `DOLT_DATA_DIR` outside the
-  rsync tree (earnings clone only — small), provisioned and backed up.
+- A0. License review **DONE** (earnings approved for private/internal use under
+  CC BY-SA 4.0, no redistribution — see Licensing above); still pending at deploy
+  time: dolt binary pinned in deploy; `DOLT_DATA_DIR` outside the rsync tree
+  (earnings clone only — small), provisioned and backed up.
 - A1. Migration 026, import-run framework.
 - A2. Earnings ingestion in shadow (writes `earnings_events`, prod untouched);
   verify forward-calendar coverage and rescheduling behavior.