[lolinder]

> I think it's a really bad take to say that something is open source because it's in a "preferred" format.

Preferred form and under a free license. Llama isn't open source, but that's because the license has restrictions.

As for if it's a bad take that the preferred form matters—take it up with the GPL, I'm just using their definition:

> The “source code” for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it.

[fsflover]

Today, the weights may be the preferable format indeed, due to the cost. Are you going to change the definition tomorrow, when the cost drops?

[lolinder]

Sure, why not?

[fsflover]

A good definition should not depend on transient state of affairs.