

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.





Sorry, wish I was able to share more. I honestly JUST started diving into this stuff after your post. Learning a lot from the various other comments though. Hopefully some of the other commenters can help you get the answers you’re looking for.