Linux For Everyone

My friends, I regret to inform you that AI has come for our beloved Calibre. Adding a backend for LM Studio is a very bad sign...

Fortunately, there's already a (cleverly named) fork: github.com/grimthorpe/clbre

1 week ago | [YT] | 59



@OGBhyve

I actually don’t think this is bad. As long as the feature remains optional and isn’t forced on users. LM Studio is a local LLM tool, not some cloud service siphoning your data. You remain in control and offline.

6 days ago | 4

@michaelgreaves2375

That's Just Great! I'm NOT going to update to that version. I Don't need A.I. to recomend books to me. I don't need it on my refrigerator, my washing machine or in my lightbulbs. If they push it, I will find a different Library manager.

1 week ago | 6

@marinlos

It's been a while since I don't use Calibre. I switched to foliage, so for now I'm ok

6 days ago | 2

@z0mb1e564

If they want the feature to be available, they should make it a plugin

5 days ago | 1

@Diegorskysp17

Maybe because it's a fork it's understood, but I'll ask anyway: does it have support for their plugins? I mostly use calibre to de-DRM my books and comics (I don't like to read on my PC), so that would be a deal breaker for me.

1 week ago | 1

@stianz0r

Lm-studio is completely offline, not experimented yet but it's not the usual cloud-nonsense. Witch is good vs bad. Atleast if online uses it's users input to learn biases. Not taken any side as I almost don't use them. Bet it going to run on cpu for amd users.

1 week ago | 5

@ozoak

I'm considering just outright banning AI in the household. Words cannot express how frustrating it is for products to be "enhanced" by AI. As an on-demand service I could access if, heavy emphasis on if, if I need it I have no qualms with AI beyond the corporate ouroboros ruining the components market and the environment while guzzling tax credits (yeah, ok, none of that is a small qualm), but I truly loathe it being shoehorned into everything. And I LOVE the forks name.

1 week ago | 6