Meanwhile, the creator of Open Source Definition argues the real problem is unauthorized copying
  • vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 months ago

    it is only open source if i can build it myself. Which I can’t if you just give me the weights.

    The weights are the “compiled” version of the dataset. It’s the dataset that’s the source, not the weights

    • delirious_owl@discuss.online
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      2 months ago

      So the cover art I made for a friend’s album isn’t open source, even though I released it as CC BY-SA… because you can’t make it yourself?

      • leopold@lemmy.kde.socialEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I would consider the “source code” for artwork to be the project file, with all of the layers intact and whatnot. The Photoshop PSD, the GIMP XCF or the Krita KRA. The “compiled” version would be the exported PNG/JPG.

        You can license a compiled binary under CC BY if you want. That would allow users to freely decompile/disassemble it or to bundle the binary for their purposes, but it’s different from releasing source code. It’s closed source, but under a free license.