License details, commercial use of the model

[margokhokhlova]

💡 Your Question

Hello! Please, can you confirm that the model architecture and the code for training are free for the commercial use? From the description in the license Section, I understand that only the weights are under a more restrictive license. Please, can you confirm that the model trained on custom data cat be used in a commercial product? Thank you very much.

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[ofrimasad]

Hi @margokhokhlova. I confirm that the code and architecture are free for commercial use. If you train your model on custom data, starting from random weights, it will not be restricted for commercial use. Only if you use our pre-trained weights to start your training, you will have commercial limitations

[harpreetsahota204]

Hi @margokhokhlova

Thanks for opening an issue for SG. I'm gathering some feedback on SuperGradients and YOLO-NAS.

Would you be down for a quick call to chat about your experience?

If a call doesn't work for you, no worries. I've got a short survey you could fill out: https://bit.ly/sgyn-feedback.

I know you’re super busy, but your input will help us shape the direction of SuperGradients and make it as useful as possible for you.

I appreciate your time and feedback. Let me know what works for you.

Cheers,

Harpreet

[23pointsNorth]

Given @ofrimasad statement above, is it not in conflict with the wording of the license itself?

YOLO-NAS License

These model weights or any components comprising the model and the associated documentation (the "Software") is licensed to you by Deci.AI, Inc. ("Deci") under the following terms: © 2023 – Deci.AI, Inc.

Isn't the code a component comprising the model?

If indeed the architecture with random weights and training on custom data is indeed licensed under Apache 2, can we make it explicit with the following changes?

In YOLONAS.md

LICENSE

The YOLO-NAS model is available under the Apache 2.0 license of this repository with the pre-trained weights available for non-commercial use on SuperGradients, Deci's PyTorch-based, open-source, computer vision training library. With SuperGradients, users can train models from scratch or fine-tune existing ones, leveraging advanced built-in training techniques like Distributed Data Parallel, Exponential Moving Average, Automatic mixed precision, and Quantization Aware Training. License file is available here: YOLO-NAS WEIGHTS LICENSE << See linking file suffix

and in the LICENSE.YOLONAS_WEIGHTS.md

These model weights (REMOVED) and the associated documentation (the "Software") is licensed to you by Deci.AI, Inc. ("Deci") under the following terms: © 2023 – Deci.AI, Inc.