Softness of MALL proof-structures and a correctness criterion with Mix (Q1882627)

Softness of multiplicative-additive linear logic (MALL) means that provability of \[ A_{11}\oplus A_{12},\dots, A_{n1}\oplus A_{n2} \] means that for some \(i\), \(k\) the sequent \[ A_{11}\oplus A_{12},\dots, A_{ik},\dots, A_{n1}\oplus A_{n2} \] is provable. A generalization of this property is used to study the MALL+Mix rule.