[License-discuss] Does the LinShare "attribution" notice violate OSD?

[McCoy Smith]

Seems like it might violate the definition of appropriate legal notice in GPLv3.

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> 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?
> 
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