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tyromaniac • today at 9:33 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

I disagree. Open source is when the source is open. Free software is when you are free to make modifications and redistribute.

Edit: as bayindirh noted, according to OSI's definition, I am completely incorrect about redistribution of modifications.


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bayindirh • today at 9:43 PM

The definition of Open Source [0] is freer than what you portray, but Open Weights is not open by this definition. As I said in the thread, it's more like "weights available, with some freedoms attached".

Current state is detrimental to both Free/Open Software and AI ecosystems at the same time.

[0]: https://opensource.org/osd

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