Here I am, an American using libreoffice, with even less of an idea about what's going on
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As someone out of the loop on this, it would be helpful if they didn't wait until 4 paragraphs into the article to state what OnlyOffice actually did. Likewise the article they link to by OpenOffice doesn't state what EuroOffice did until 7 paragraphs in.
Apparently it's a dispute about EuroOffice changing the logo when they forked OnlyOffice?
From the blog-
Pursuant to Section 7 of AGPLv3, the copyright holder is expressly entitled to impose additional conditions. In the case of ONLYOFFICE, such conditions include, in particular:
- the obligation to retain the original product logo (Section 7(b));
- the denial of any rights to use the copyright holder’s trademarks (Section 7(e)).
Such additions to the License were implemented on May 25, 2021, and can be found at line 655 of the License.
ie. You're not allowed to rebrand the software as something else and additionally, not allowed to use their trademarks without their consent - they're trying to turn something agpl into 'shared source' proprietary software.
Yea that's complete BS
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).
I'm glad someone forked OnlyOffice but wish they came up with a better name than EuroOffice
The Open Source community really sucks at naming things
There are three options naming open source projects:
- Open/Libre something.
- This is not This acronym
- Kinky sounding acronym
Why not combine all three?
Introducing: OpenLibreSPANK! It stands for "Spank Proudly Ain't Not Kinky"!
What should they have done alternatively?
Can understand them seeing it as racism towards them and wanting to oppose such things, if the fork was solely made because of the country of the developers.
But the rule change seems weird.
What would be an alternative?
Wait, how is it racist? This has absolutely nothing to do with race?
Russian isn't a race, just like South-African isn't a race.
Aah. What would it be called?/
If some people are grouping people in a country, and excluding them as punishment based on that ice ity, then what would it be called?
And isn't it bad?
Like, would people support it if people asked for USAmerican developers to be excluded from apps aimed at children, because their president and former rulers were in groups with the pedo-trafficker Epstein and where they are even using a war(also for petrodollar, so not one objective only) to draw away attention?
Or started forking apps to exclude such developers?
What would it be called? Discrimination based on country of origin?
Discrimination
Racism?
Sorry.
What would the term be called?
I saw your other response.
There is no evidence of national selectivity or "racism" involved here, you seem to be interpreting this yourself. The fact that this is about an EU-related fork is a coincidence.
It is the highjacking of the license to restrict the implied spirit of freedom is what is at issue here.
And whatever they say really makes any difference.
Yes because a) they are the biggest authority on these licences in the world, b) have many lawyers at hand actually and c) are the ones who can significantly damage your brand.
Imagine someone with a lot of friends, lawyers and money telling you "be careful, pal".