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"If we (or you) make modifications to Open Source, and if the applicable Open Source requires that such modifications be made available, and we (or you) do not already publish such modifications via the applicable open source community, then modifications will be available on applicable websites.Excerpt from Hugging Face's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “If we (or you) make modifications to Open Source, and if the applicable Open Source requires that such modifications be made available, and we (or you) do not already publish such modifications via the applicable open source community, then modifications will be available on applicable websites.”
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