> I know this is a bit of a meme now in HN, and I agree that GPLv3 is certainly a much better license.
The GPLv3 is certainly an open source license, sure.
Better in blanket terms is...not the point I’m making, and I am not arguing that, in this space, all open source licenses are categorically better than non-open source licenses.
But, I do think its important to describe licenses accurately and understand the implications of particular licenses.
> However to push back a bit, I would say that at least the license allows researchers to do the important work that needs to be done.
Yes, as far as sharing research, this is worlds better than OpenAI. And its worth noting that while the usage restrictions aren’t as competition-restricting, the most widely touted successful “open source” model (Stable Diffusion) is also not open source strictly (the license has usage restrictions) though there are some notable truly-open-source models.
The GPLv3 is certainly an open source license, sure.
Better in blanket terms is...not the point I’m making, and I am not arguing that, in this space, all open source licenses are categorically better than non-open source licenses.
But, I do think its important to describe licenses accurately and understand the implications of particular licenses.
> However to push back a bit, I would say that at least the license allows researchers to do the important work that needs to be done.
Yes, as far as sharing research, this is worlds better than OpenAI. And its worth noting that while the usage restrictions aren’t as competition-restricting, the most widely touted successful “open source” model (Stable Diffusion) is also not open source strictly (the license has usage restrictions) though there are some notable truly-open-source models.