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Re: OnlyOffice: Free open source office suite with business productivity tools

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Sure are. https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DesktopEditors The headless server is Apache, the client and visual elements AGPL, which might be the confusion.

Could the offline editor interface with the online editor? Would be handy for a hybrid approach for reliability purposes.

You can open documents stored online in the desktop editors but there’s no offline syncing or anything so it effectively just opens a browser tab

Re: OnlyOffice: Free open source office suite with business productivity tools

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They try hard to whitewash their affiliations to russia for potential customers while still not condemning the war. Jetbrains at least had the courage to do so even though state-owned institutions in germany are checking to cut their ties even with them. I would strictly advise against using their (OnlyOffice) products if you're in a country (eu, america) that participates in the sanctions against russia.

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Not more than or less than using American or Israeli products.

Comparing America to a nation engaging in an invasion is a bit far fetched. Not saying the US has a clean sheet but it's still a land of freedom.

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Re: OnlyOffice: Free open source office suite with business productivity tools

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Not more than or less than using American or Israeli products.

Comparing America to a nation engaging in an invasion is a bit far fetched. Not saying the US has a clean sheet but it's still a land of freedom.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Invasions_by_the_Unit...

It's an entire category.

Re: OnlyOffice: Free open source office suite with business productivity tools

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I tried to work with OnlyOffice for most of spreadsheet, the only drawback is long-loading time whenever you open a file compare to Microsoft Office web based I can get on Koofr cloud storage for free and get the best of both world. When I need to fill PDF form, Microsoft Edge could work fine.

My experience is exact opposite. I use OnlyOffice as default tool to open office documents because it's blinding fast on Linux( home systems) and macos (work). I don't need 98% of the features in MS Office so OnlyOffice has just what I want. And a brilliant integration with draw.io which makes documentation a breeze.

I did not know was a Russian company so shall now rethink my use.

Re: OnlyOffice: Free open source office suite with business productivity tools

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They try hard to whitewash their affiliations to russia for potential customers while still not condemning the war. Jetbrains at least had the courage to do so even though state-owned institutions in germany are checking to cut their ties even with them. I would strictly advise against using their (OnlyOffice) products if you're in a country (eu, america) that participates in the sanctions against russia.

"I would strictly advise against using their products if you're in a country (eu, america) that participates in the sanctions against russia." What is the exact meaning or "their" here: OnlyOffice or JetBrains?

I can only say so for OnlyOffice and i've edited my comment.

Re: OnlyOffice: Free open source office suite with business productivity tools

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There is some confusion here. The linked GitHub repo clearly says Apache License, but their commercial website does say AGPL. They're not even remotely similar. The AGPL is regarded as so toxic that nearly all companies where office suites matter, place it on a "do not use" list. It's a good way to artificially limit your potential customers. It doesn't matter that they have a page saying "sure go ahead and use it in…

Totally bollocks. This is pure fud. Nothing else. AGPL DOES NOT restrict ability to be used internally. Agpl does NOT restrict selling software as it is. Agpl does not restrict using agpl software with proprietary software. Only thing that agpl prevent is, IF YOU MODIFY AGPL SOFTWARE, YOU HAVE TO GIVE SOURCE CODE TO USERS. Your modifications. Thats it. AGPL DOES NOT MANDATE upstreaming modifications. You can do it or…

This is the AGPL, not the GPL. The AGPL may be based on the GPL but it is different, and has nothing to do with the Free Software Foundation.

Basically, you if you provide this software as a service to your customers, you are required to let them access the source code and modifications.

Re: OnlyOffice: Free open source office suite with business productivity tools

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Not more than or less than using American or Israeli products.

When was the last time US tried a land grab?

What do you think ethnic Russians abroad are? It's displacing locals with poor rural Russians to try a land grab.

Some people literally wake up suddenly within Russia, since Russia is moving borders 100 m. / night.

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