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AtAndDev 
posted an update 9 days ago
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There seems to multiple paid apps shared here that are based on models on hf, but some ppl sell their wrappers as "products" and promote them here. For a long time, hf was the best and only platform to do oss model stuff but with the recent AI website builders anyone can create a product (really crappy ones btw) and try to sell it with no contribution to oss stuff. Please dont do this, or try finetuning the models you use...
Sorry for filling yall feed with this bs but yk...
JLouisBiz
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edited 8 days ago

Hi there,

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the use of free software models in commercial applications. I completely understand where you're coming from. It's great to see the enthusiasm and support for free software.

To clarify, free software, by its very definition, is free to use in any manner, including for commercial purposes. This is a fundamental principle of free software. The licenses governing these projects are designed to provide users with the freedom to use, modify, and distribute software as they see fit, as long as they comply with the terms set forth in the license.

What is Free Software? - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

Encouraging contributions back to the community is certainly a wonderful thing, and it helps strengthen and advance the software environment. However, it's important to remember that users have the right to leverage these models commercially without an obligation to contribute. The free software model thrives on this diversity of use, allowing innovation and creativity to flourish in various forms.

So, while it's fantastic to see people contributing and enhancing free software projects, it's equally important to recognize and respect the freedoms that these licenses grant, including the freedom to use the software commercially without the necessity to give back. This flexibility is one of the many reasons why free software has become so impactful and widely adopted.

Thank you for your dedication to the free software community!

Best regards,
Jean Louis

P.S.

Meta’s LLaMa 2 license is not Open Source – Open Source Initiative
https://opensource.org/blog/metas-llama-2-license-is-not-open-source

Gemma License (danger) is not Free Software and is not Open Source:
https://gnu.support/gnu-emacs/emacs-lisp/Gemma-License-danger-is-not-Free-Software-and-is-not-Open-Source.html

Llama -- IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE: Llama 3.1 Community License Agreement and Llama 3.1 Acceptable Use Policy is not free software
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#Llama

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AtAndDev

'However, it's important to remember that users have the right to leverage these models commercially without an obligation to contribute.'

Yeah ik, I'm just saying dont promote in here.
Also I didnt mean you specifically, there are promotions or even spams that promote multiple paid gradio app. I'm mad at them not the models...
Thanky you for your kind response btw :)

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