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> Open source developer: I'm going to open source my software so the world can use it for whatever they want! No, you are describing a SPECIFIC License called
by lenkite 3mo ago
> Open source developer: I'm going to open source my software so the world can use it for whatever they want!
No, you are describing a SPECIFIC License called the The Unlicense: https://opensource.org/license/unlicense https://opensource.org/license/unlicense
This is ONLY ONE such OSS license and does not apply to all OSS.
- arkwin 3mo agoUS courts have ruled (for better or worse) that using code to train LLMs is a transformative piece of work and not subject to the original copyright.
- lenkite 3mo agoUS Supreme Court has yet to make any explicit ruling though. It The EU top court (CJEU) is currently hearing arguments. I guess we will know in 2027-28 globally.
- archagon 3mo agoI’m sure that the people making this kind of argument would be quite pissed indeed if I trained an LLM on their proprietary code and used it for my commercial projects.