kanestreet

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   by kanestreet 1y ago

   Yup. They have not even acknowledged the fact that it’s closed, despite a ton of questions. Ppl are downloading it assuming it’s open source only to get a nasty surprise. No mention of it in their blog post announcing the GUI. Plus no new l
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   by kanestreet 1y ago

   lol the Ollama app is closed source
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   by kanestreet 1y ago

   “I heard docker people are behind Ollama” um yes it’s founded by ex docker people and has raised multiple rounds of VC funding. The writing is on the wall - this is not some virtuous community project, it’s a profit driven startup and at th
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   by kanestreet 1y ago

   ^^^ absolutely spot on. There’s a big element of deception going on. I could respect it (and would trust the product more) if they were upfront about their motives and said “yes we are a venture backed startup and we have profit aspirations
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   by kanestreet 1y ago

   I mean you’re a YC backed startup soo it’s not like it’s out of the question lol