So…with all this openclaw stuff, I was wondering, what’s the FOSS status for something to run locally? Can I get my own locally run agent to which I can ask to perform simple tasks (go and find this, download that, summarize an article) or things like this? I’m just kinda curious about all of this.
Thanks!
Ollama is a VC-backed copy/paste of llama.cpp.
They have a history of using llama.cpp’s code (and bugs) without supporting the project or giving credit. llama.cpp is easy to use, more performant, and truly open source.
Ollama is in the Arch Linux package repository, whereas llama.cpp is in the AUR. Both options are available.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Llama.cpp
Also, looks like Ollama is mostly written in Go and C, versus C and C++.
VC backed or not, both packages are under the MIT license.