Seems like it might violate the definition of appropriate legal notice in GPLv3.
> -----Original Message----- > From: License-discuss <license-discuss-boun...@lists.opensource.org> On > Behalf Of Josh Berkus > Sent: Monday, September 19, 2022 11:09 AM > To: license-discuss@lists.opensource.org > Subject: [License-discuss] Does the LinShare "attribution" notice violate OSD? > > Folks, > > Someone just forwarded me this: > > https://github.com/linagora/linshare/blob/master/COPYING.md > > Take a look at "additional terms", esp: > > > In accordance with Section 7 and subsection (b) of the GNU Affero General > Public License version 3, these Appropriate Legal Notices consist in the > interface display of the "LinShare™" trademark/logo, the interface display of > the "Libre & Free" mention, and the interface display of the "You are using > the Free and Open Source version of LinShare™, powered by Linagora © > 2009--2020. Contribute to Linshare R&D by subscribing to an Enterprise > offer!". The latter notice must also be displayed in any asynchronous > message sent with the Program, for example e-mails which will contain this > notice in their footer. Retaining these Appropriate Legal Notices in any and > all > Free and Open Source versions of LinShare and LinShare software Programs > is mandatory notwhistanding any other terms and conditions. > > ... this is the most burdensome example of an attribution notice I've ever > seen. Feels like it's a violation of 10, and possibly 6 or 8 as well. > Thoughts? > > -- > Josh Berkus > > _______________________________________________ > The opinions expressed in this email are those of the sender and not > necessarily those of the Open Source Initiative. Official statements by the > Open Source Initiative will be sent from an opensource.org email address. > > License-discuss mailing list > License-discuss@lists.opensource.org > http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license- > discuss_lists.opensource.org _______________________________________________ The opinions expressed in this email are those of the sender and not necessarily those of the Open Source Initiative. Official statements by the Open Source Initiative will be sent from an opensource.org email address. License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org
