From 8cb520568537badda54b5efc7ddd31371ee28451 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kate Downing Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 19:49:23 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Definition clarification Use the phrase "neural net weights" before using the acronym as some people will read the Definition before the README --- Definition.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Definition.md b/Definition.md index 48bf384..c7573b1 100644 --- a/Definition.md +++ b/Definition.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The following are requirements to meet the Open Weights definition: - The license must allow all recipients to use the models for any purpose. - The license must allow all recipients to modify the model for any purpose. - The license must not discriminate against any user, industry, or purpose. -- The model must be provided along with access to the NNWs as necessary to study how the model was trained. This includes information on model architecture, training methodology, hyperparameter configurations, as well as weights. +- The model must be provided along with access to the neural net weights (NNWs) as necessary to study how the model was trained. This includes information on model architecture, training methodology, hyperparameter configurations, as well as weights. - The software used to train the model must be provided under an open source license, or in the public domain. - The license must allow all recipients to provide the model, or modifications of the model, to others. - The license must allow any license notices or NNWs to be provided via an online reference. From bb7e0fa800d4a803ed9f1b3df1dd17cf5b70ceac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kate Downing Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 19:58:45 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] README typo Corrected spelling of "permissive" --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f7960e1..2730c25 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Also, we do not believe that a definition of Open Weights needs to import subjec We believe that this definition should be developed in the open, much like open source software itself. Therefore this definition and license will be published on GitHub and the community will be invited to improve it. -## Permisisve and Non-Permissive Licensing +## Permissive and Non-Permissive Licensing We have provided a model license for permissive licensing that meets the Open Weights definition. We do not plan to release a "copyleft" or "sharealike" license, because we do not think these models translate well to NNWs.