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  "title": "Heretic has been served a legal notice by Meta, Inc.",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1tjmvx6/heretic_has_been_served_a_legal_notice_by_meta_inc/",
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  "upload_date": "20260521",
  "published_at": "2026-05-21T14:50:44+00:00",
  "transcript": "To Whomsoever it May Concern,\n\nThe individual behind the Heretic Free Software Project (henceforth called \"Heretic\", notwithstanding unrelated entities of the same name) has been served a notice by a legal services provider representing Meta Platforms, Inc. (henceforth called \"Meta\"), via the digital communications medium variously known as Internet Mail, Electronic Mail, or simply \"email\".\n\nThe Heretic Project conducts its affairs in full compliance with applicable laws, regulations, rules, guidelines, opinions, and hunches. Following the commendable example set by the renowned heretic Galileo Galilei in 1616, we are **recanting** the relevant materials, namely derivatives of Meta's \"Llama\" Artificial Intelligence language models, and have removed the same from all model weight repositories controlled by the Heretic Project.\n\nWe are grateful to Meta and its legal representatives for the opportunity to better align ourselves with the agenda of the global corporate oligarchy. The Llama model family ranks among the 200 best language models available today, trailing only 168 other models from 23 competitors on the LM Arena leaderboard, and Meta's concern for that asset naturally outweighs scientific freedom, as well as the legally and ethically dubious circumstances under which those models were created in the first place, regarding which, ironically, Meta is currently facing lawsuits and investigations in multiple jurisdictions around the world.\n\nOn a completely unrelated note, the Heretic Project is diversifying its infrastructure, and now has an **official Codeberg mirror at https://codeberg.org/p-e-w/heretic**, hosted in Germany. Additional mirrors are planned. We are also actively working to implement technological measures that will preserve access to models created with Heretic without depending on any specific service provider. We are proud to be part of this journey as we navigate an evolving global regulatory landscape, and work with stakeholders from diverse institutional backgrounds to ensure that Artificial Intelligence remains safe, culturally appropriate, and controlled by those who have always known what is best for humanity. If you, too, would like to share in this exciting adventure, please join us!\n\nSincerely,\np-e-w, Chief Heretic\n\n\n\n--- Top Comments ---\n\n\n[1 upvotes] Your post is getting popular and we just featured it on our Discord! [Come check it out!](https://discord.gg/PgFhZ8cnWW)\n\nYou've also been given a special flair for your contribution. We appreciate your post!\n\n*I am a bot and this action was performed automatically.*\n\n[368 upvotes] I love the slightly sassy \"168\" models added. You guys are amazing.\n\n[292 upvotes] same meta that torrented all books to train these models?\n\n[205 upvotes] Bunch of wanker lawyers doing the stupid lawyer shit again just because they can do it\n\n[163 upvotes] > The Llama model family ranks among the 200 best language models available today, trailing only 168 other models from 23 competitors on the LM Arena leaderboard\n\n\nWow, sick burn",
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