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Meta’s LLaMa 2 license is not Open Source – Open Source Initiative: https://opensource.org/blog/metas-llama-2-license-is-not-open-source https://opensource.org/
by rcdwealth 2y ago
Meta’s LLaMa 2 license is not Open Source – Open Source Initiative:
https://opensource.org/blog/metas-llama-2-license-is-not-open-source https://opensource.org/blog/metas-llama-2-license-is-not-ope...
If it would not be hijacked, then such articles would not exist.
META is falsely and deceptively, but also carefully, pretending to be Open Source.
The Open Source Definition – Open Source Initiative
https://opensource.org/osd https://opensource.org/osd
What is Free Software? - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
Word "Open" as in "Open Source" - Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded or Confusing
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Open https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Open
Please refrain from using "open" or "open source" as a synonym for "free software." These terms originate from different perspectives and values. The free software movement advocates for your freedom in computing, grounded in principles of justice. The open source approach, on the other hand, does not promote a set of values in the same way. When discussing open source views, it's appropriate to use that term. However, when referring to our views, our software, or our movement, please use "free software" or "free (libre) software" instead. Using "open source" in this context can lead to misunderstandings, as it implies our views are similar to those of the open source movement.
- crawshaw 2y agoYour concern about Meta's license is fair, I have no useful opinion on that. I certainly wish they would use a freer license, though I am loath to look a gift horse in the mouth. My concern in this thread is people rejecting the concept of open source model weights as not "true" open source, because there is more that could be open sourced. It discounts a huge amount of value model developers provide when they open source weights. You are doing a variant of that here by trying to claim a narrow definition of "free software". I don't have any interest in the FSF definition.