Dans la réponse du 15 avril 2026, de KS (Krzysztof Siewicz)/Licensing and compliance manager à la FSF, je comprends que KS déboute OnlyOffice et donne raison à EuroOffice.
It is possible to modify the (A)GPLv3 with additional terms, but only by adhering to the terms of the license. One can also legally use the (A)GPL terms (possibly modified) in another license imposing terms outside of what the (A)GPLv3 allows, but then referring to the license as "the (A)GPL" would be false. As described in the FSF's Frequently Asked Questions on GNU Licenses, this kind of license modification has requirements to make sure the resulting license is never confused with any of the FSF's licenses.
In the main repository of the OnlyOffice DocumentServer, we have found that the README file (and similar README files located in other OnlyOffice repositories) clearly state that the software is made available under the AGPLv3 in the "License" section. However, OnlyOffice then includes additional terms in the LICENSE file (and in some other LICENSE files in other repositories), as well as in license notices of individual source files. In utils.js, for example, it states: "Pursuant to Section 7(b) of the License you must retain the original Product logo when distributing the program." This obligation to "retain the original Product logo" is not included in Sec. 7(b) of the (A)GPLv3, nor in any other parts, as an (A)GPL-compliant additional term, and is therefore considered a further restriction of the (A)GPLv3.
We urge OnlyOffice to clarify the situation by making it unambiguous that OnlyOffice is licensed under the AGPLv3, and that users who already received copies of the software are allowed to remove any further restrictions.
Additionally, if they intend to continue to use the AGPLv3 for future releases, they should state clearly that the program is licensed under the AGPLv3 and make sure they remove any further restrictions from their program documentation and source code. Confusing users by attaching further restrictions to any of the FSF's family of GNU General Public Licenses is not in line with free software.
[^] # Re: Non lié ?
Posté par yinqi . En réponse à la dépêche Une coalition de neuf entreprises européennes lance Euro-Office, alternative bureautique souveraine et open source. Évalué à 4. Dernière modification le 15 avril 2026 à 20:59.
Dans la réponse du 15 avril 2026, de KS (Krzysztof Siewicz)/Licensing and compliance manager à la FSF, je comprends que KS déboute OnlyOffice et donne raison à EuroOffice.
You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom away
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Vous comprenez la même chose que moi?