Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agoFSF on OnlyOffice/EuroOffice: You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom awaywww.fsf.orgexternal-linkmessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkFSF on OnlyOffice/EuroOffice: You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom awaywww.fsf.orgEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square37linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/technology/p/1986332/fsf-on-onlyoffice-eurooffice-you-cannot-use-the-gnu-a-gpl-to-take-software-freedom-away
minus-squarestuner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up52·3 days agoAnd to be more clear: OnlyOffice also did not grant permission to use said logo. They used this to try to deny people the ability to create forks, which goes against the core principles of the AGPL and open source.
minus-squaretaponoth@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day ago“Oh we did use the logo but set it to 100% transparency to meet your ridiculous terms.”
minus-squareerebion@news.erebion.eulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·3 days agoWow, that’s just ridiculous. “Here’s some free software that is non-free.”
And to be more clear: OnlyOffice also did not grant permission to use said logo. They used this to try to deny people the ability to create forks, which goes against the core principles of the AGPL and open source.
“Oh we did use the logo but set it to 100% transparency to meet your ridiculous terms.”
Wow, that’s just ridiculous.
“Here’s some free software that is non-free.”