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FSF on OnlyOffice/EuroOffice: You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom away (www.fsf.org)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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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

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[–] 53 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Apparently it’s a dispute about EuroOffice changing the logo when they forked OnlyOffice?

Yes, pretty much.

OnlyOffice added a restriction that says you can't change the logo and the FSF explaining why 1. They're not allowed to add additional restrictions and 2. The AGPL's license says if they do, you can ignore them (basically).

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  • [–] 54 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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