The project’s binary distributions didn’t include the required MIT license notice for the llama.cpp code they were shipping. This isn’t a matter of open-source etiquette, the MIT license has exactly one major requirement: include the copyright notice. Ollama didn’t.
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Taking credit for other people's work while raising millions? Yeah, pretty bad and relevant.
See also: why friends don't let friends use permissive software licenses.
The llama.cpp authorized ollama to do this... Unintentionally.
Literally the main point of this blog post:
How sure are we that it didn't include the notice? There isn't any prescribed form or location for the notice, so you're trying to prove a negative.