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Re:Llama.cpp 30B runs with only 6GB of RAM now by axlee on Friday March 31, 2023 @09:21PM (#35396016)
Tragedy of the commons only work for things you don't directly pay for.
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Re:Llama.cpp 30B runs with only 6GB of RAM now by nablags on Friday March 31, 2023 @11:32PM (#35396838)
well in a way - open source software something that you don’t directly pay for
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Re:Llama.cpp 30B runs with only 6GB of RAM now by sli on Saturday April 01, 2023 @12:28AM (#35397151)
More saliently, the overwhelming majority of the Linux kernel's direct and extended userbase has contributed nothing at all directly to the Linux kernel, as just one example.
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Re:Llama.cpp 30B runs with only 6GB of RAM now by ElectricalUnion on Saturday April 01, 2023 @12:52AM (#35397255)
Exactly, the software supplier isn't paying for RAM.
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