Re: [NonGNU ELPA] New package: llm

[Andrew Hyatt <ahyatt@gmail.com>]

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I've now made the changes requested to the llm package on github (
https://github.com/ahyatt/llm).

Because what was requested was a warning to the user, I used `lwarn', and
have added an option to turn the warnings off (and the user can turn the
warnings off through the warning mechanism as well, via
`warning-suppress-log-types').

To save you the trouble of looking at the code to see what exactly it says,
here's the function I'm using to warn:

(defun llm--warn-on-nonfree (name tos)
  "Issue a warning if `llm-warn-on-nonfree' is non-nil.
NAME is the human readable name of the LLM (e.g 'Open AI').

TOS is the URL of the terms of service for the LLM.

All non-free LLMs should call this function on each llm function
invocation."
  (when llm-warn-on-nonfree
    (lwarn '(llm nonfree) :warning "%s API is not free software, and your
freedom to use it is restricted.
See %s for the details on the restrictions on use." name tos)))

If this is sufficient, please consider accepting this package into GNU ELPA
(see above where we decided this is a better fit than the Non-GNU ELPA).


On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 9:43 PM Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:

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>   > What you are saying is consistent with the GNU coding standard.
> However, I
>   > think any message about this would be annoying,
>
> I am sure it would be a little annoying.  But assuming the user can
> type SPC and move on from that message, the annoyance will be quite
> little.
>
>                                                     personally, and would
> be a
>   > deterrent for clients to use this library.
>
> If the library is quite useful I doubt anyone would be deterred.
> If anyone minded it the message enough to stop using the package, perse
> could
> edit this out of the code.
>
> This issue is an example of those where two different values are
> pertinent.  There is convenience, which counts but is superficial.
> And there is the purpose of the GNU system, which for 40 years has led
> the fight against injustice in software.  That value is deep and, in the
> long term, the most important value of all.
>
> When they conflict in a specific practical matter, there is always
> pressure to prioritize convenience.  But that is not wise.
> The right approach is to look for a ocmpromise which serves both
> goals.  I am sure we can find one here.
>
> I suggested showing the message once a day, because that is what first
> occurred to me.  But there are lots of ways to vary the details.
> Here's an idea.  For each language model, it could diisplay the
> message the first, second, fifth, tenth, and after that every tenth
> time the user starts that mode.  With this, the frequency of little
> annoyance will diminish soon, but the point will not be forgotten.
>
>
> You made suggestions for how to exclude more code from Emacs itself,
> and support for obscure language models we probably should exclude.
> But there is no need to exclude the support for the well-known ones,
> as I've explained.
>
> And we can do better than that!  We can educate the users about what
> is wrong with those systems -- something that the media hysteria fails
> to mention at all.  That is important -- let's use Emacs for it!
>
>   > All implementations can then separately be made available on some other
>   > package library not associated with GNU.  In this scenario, I wouldn't
> have
>   > warnings on those implementations, just as the many llm-based packages
> on
>   > various alternative ELPAs do not have warnings today.
>
> They ought to show warnings -- the issue is exactly the same.
>
> We should not slide quietly into acceptance and normalization of a new
> systematic injustice.  Opposing it is our job.
>
> --
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