Mathieu Blondel writes: > My first question is : is it possible to distribute the model under a > free software license without distributing the original data that were > used to train the model? Likewise, is it possible to package directly > a model in Debian?
The answer to your first question is easy: Yes. Many free software licenses do not require the distribution of "source code" for any generated data that is distributed. Packaging it for Debian is more complicated, because the DFSG *does* require the distribution of the source form for any software that is part of Debian. If the input data used to generate the models is not large, it can be included in a source package. On the other hand, if the input data is one of those multi-gigabyte data sets that you mention, the easiest solution might be to package just the model, and put it in the non-free archive. Depending on whether a small data set can be used to generate a default model, having a large-input-data model in non-free may imply that the executable software belongs in contrib rather than in main. Michael Poole (Neither a lawyer nor a DD.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
