Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoFSF on OnlyOffice/EuroOffice: You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom awaywww.fsf.orgexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: opensource@programming.devtechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1178arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: opensource@programming.devtechnology@beehaw.org
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-up54·2 months 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-up21·2 months 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.”