From c979c72860cbfaba7d2e745b8bf9dcf27f7f030f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruno Haible Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:10:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Mention the issue of LLM licenses. * gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi (Installing an LLM): Discuss LLM license and size. --- gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi b/gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi index f8913e5c4..f2f095861 100644 --- a/gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi +++ b/gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi @@ -4084,6 +4084,22 @@ At this point (in 2025), a Large Language Model execution engine that is Free Software is @samp{ollama}, that can be downloaded from @url{https://ollama.com/}. +Next, you will need to pick a Large Language Model. +There are two properties to watch out for: +@itemize @bullet +@item +The license under which the LLM is released. +While some LLMs are under a Free Software license +(most often the Apache 2.0 license) +and are thus ``open weights'' models +(see @url{https://opensource.org/ai/open-weights}), +others have licenses with usage restrictions. +@item +The size of the LLM. +Generally, it should be smaller than the available RAM size +of your machine on which you will run the LLM execution engine. +@end itemize + Together with an LLM of reasonable quality, such as the model @code{ministral-3:14b}, the system requirements are as follows: