{"id":169841,"date":"2026-04-23T12:24:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/blog\/novosti-interneta\/onlyoffice-priznan-nesovmestimym-s-agplv3"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:24:55","slug":"onlyoffice-priznan-nesovmestimym-s-agplv3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/onlyoffice-priznan-nesovmestimym-s-agplv3","title":{"rendered":"ONLYOFFICE has been deemed incompatible with AGPLv3","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
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On April 15, the Free Software Foundation recognized the ONLYOFFICE license as incompatible with the AGPLv3 license. The dispute arose from a conflict surrounding the Euro-Office project \u2014 a European fork of the ONLYOFFICE package. In March 2026, the creators of Euro-Office removed some additional clauses from the AGPLv3 license that ONLYOFFICE had added in 2021. These clauses specifically required all derivative products to retain the original ONLYOFFICE logo. The ONLYOFFICE developers considered the removal of these requirements a violation of the license and threatened legal action.<\/p>\n
Krzysztof Siewicz, the lawyer for the SPO Fund, issued an official clarification siding with Euro-Office. He stated that ONLYOFFICE's additional requirements exceed what is permitted by AGPLv3.<\/p>\n
Although section 7(b) of AGPLv3 allows for the addition of attribution requirements, the Free Software Foundation believes that the logo is an element of trademark and branding, and is not related to author attribution. The requirement to retain it is an unacceptable 'additional restriction.'<\/p>\n
The key argument of the fund is found in section 7 of the AGPLv3 license, which grants users the right to remove any restrictions added beyond those specified in sections 7(a)-7(f). The actions of the Euro-Office creators are completely legal.<\/p>\n
The Free Software Foundation emphasizes that if a project wishes to add its own conditions, it can create its own license based on the AGPL. However, in such a case, it is prohibited to name it 'AGPL', as this misleads users about their actual rights.<\/p>\n
The Free Software Foundation urged ONLYOFFICE to publicly and unequivocally state that their software is distributed under the standard AGPLv3 license, and to confirm the right of all users to remove any 'additional restrictions' from received copies. Otherwise, the foundation reserves the right to take further action to protect the principles of free software.<\/p>\n
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