Edward Ly
Dr. Edward Ly is a software engineer based in Portland, Oregon. In 2024, he obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Aizu in Japan, where he conducted research on machine learning in digital audio signal processing applications and published his work as free software. Since then, he has joined Nextcloud as part of a team that develops ethical AI solutions and other 3rd-party integrations for seamless collaboration and productivity. He has also spoken at various open source events including FOSDEM, LinuxFest Northwest, SeaGL, FOSSY, and more.
Session
On March 27th, 2026, a coalition of European companies including IONOS and Nextcloud announced "Euro-Office," an AGPLv3-licensed fork of OnlyOffice. While public discourse has rightly focused on the legal nuances of the AGPLv3 license, this talk will rather focus on one of the project's other key objectives: liberating the codebase from a vendor accused of "open-washing."