Is it just me that’s bothered by people calling llama open source?
It has a restrictive license.
It has a restrictive license.
According to the open source initiative, that’s exactly what it means.
MIT license is not copy left like GPL, but it’s open source.
The llama license is not.
So as long as you aren't an engineer working there, it is basically the same as open source, even if it doesn't fit the exact technical definition that purists cry about.
It restricts non commercial use in that way as well.
If I wanted to optimize an application for speed, for example, and fine tune a T5 model on some text, I’m unable to generate that text from any llama derived model.
Really I don’t have a problem with the license. Just with everyone calling llama and derived models “the best open source models.”
Falcon deserves that love as it’s actually open source.