Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoFSF on OnlyOffice/EuroOffice: You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom awaywww.fsf.orgexternal-linkmessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: opensource@programming.dev
arrow-up1181arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square38linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: opensource@programming.dev
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-up54·1 month 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-squareerebion@news.erebion.eulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 month agoWow, that’s just ridiculous. “Here’s some free software that is non-free.”
minus-squaretaponoth@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month ago“Oh we did use the logo but set it to 100% transparency to meet your ridiculous terms.”
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.
Wow, that’s just ridiculous.
“Here’s some free software that is non-free.”
“Oh we did use the logo but set it to 100% transparency to meet your ridiculous terms.”