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”!
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?
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).
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.”
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”.
If all they do is force OnlyOffice to no longer use the AGPL3 liscence (or remove those restrictions)
That would damage their brand permanently, they main reason people use OO is because the pretend to be FOSS.
Many of their customers would start looking for alternatives
I read that as sarcasm :D
Same: but it DOES make a difference that’s why I answered it. Target group is not necessarily the poster but other readers - this foundation is cumbersome but awesome, I want to spread positivity where possible :)
same
