Re: Proposal Alternative: A Model Can Be a Preferred form of Modification

Stefano Zacchiroli <[email protected]> Tue, 6 May 2025 13:08:51 +0200

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Hello Sam,

On Mon, May 05, 2025 at 01:12:13PM -0600, Sam Hartman wrote:
> ***Proposal Text***
> 
> Choice 2: Software incorporating AI Models Released under DFSG Licenses
> free Must provide for
> Practical Modification to Comply with DFSG
> 
> The project asks those charged with interpreting the DFSG to require
> that software incorporating AI models have a preferred form of
> modification for the models and that we provide our users the ability to
> modify these models in order to be included in the main section of the
> archive. Examples  of such a preferred form of modification can include
> the original training data for the model. Alternatively, a base model
> (especially when the base model can be replaced and multiple options are
> available) along with training data for any fine tuning that has been
> performed is acceptable. In some cases a model along with necessary
> tools to perform incremental fine tuning may be acceptable if doing
> additional incremental training is actually the approach that the
> upstream project uses to modify the model. As with other interpretations
> of the DFSG, something cannot be the preferred form of modification if
> the upstream of the software under consideration has a more preferred
> form of modification that is not public.

I don't know yet how I would rank this option w.r.t. the main one, but I
think it's important to have an alternative option, along the lines of
yours above, available on the ballot.  I hence second your text above
(assuming it's final already; if not, I'll be happy to do so when it
is).

Cheers
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