License
Also: licence, model license
The terms that say how you may use a piece of software or a model.
The fuller definition
A license states the permissions and conditions for using software, model files, or other material.
- Artifact
Code or weights
- Terms
Rights and restrictions
- Use case
Check compatibility
A simplified relationship, not a screenshot or a complete design.
A concrete example
A model release can impose conditions that differ from the license of the runtime used to execute it.
The distinction that matters
A downloadable file is not necessarily licensed for every commercial, redistribution, or modification use.
Related terms
Open source
Software whose code is published for anyone to use, study, and change.
Hardware & hostingOpen weights
A model whose trained numbers are published, so anyone can download and run it.
Hardware & hostingModel card
A short document that describes a model: what it was trained on, what it is good for, and its limits.
Where it is taught
Understand the hardware a local model needsSource and further reading
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