Just a note about this:
We have discussed the matter at length at the time and, while there have been a case of miscommunication and different opinions, the specific matter of stating “X is an enterprise version of LibreOffice” on the app store, the actual term “LibreOffice Enterprise” was not found, discussed or used at all in that context, had zero (0) influence on the general legal matters at hand at the time or currently.
The majority of the board that sent that letter, after having warned Michael that we had to take actions on the relevant legal statements we received, did not consider the use of “X is an enterprise version of LibreOffice” as being the same thing as sporting a “LibreOffice Enterprise” logo/statement so we did not contact you for that.
The solution to the matter was very simple as it can be seen even today, eg: “X is an enterprise-ready office suite based on LibreOffice technology…”, that in my opinion is OK as it states a similar thing, without stating that it’s a different software, and of course if should state that X provides enterprise services and support.
Then if X is actually a different software which provides features that LibreOffice doesn’t have it’s an entirely different matter but at the time I was not aware of that being the case.
The attorney in question has not been “misinformed”, the attorney has been asked to check the compliance of the corresponding app store pages following the expiry of the trademark license.
No instructions have been given to look at or not look at something to ensure that the attorney would do an objective and impartial job and to ensure that nobody could claim that there has a preferential treatment as it would have gone against the application of the arm’s length principle recommended in the legal documents we received.
The attorney reported the findings that have been shared with Michael, as they were, together with an additional explanation complementing the previous warnings that unfortunately these were steps we had to take.
These are the facts supported by evidence.
If you want to claim that in your opinion I was one of the person involved in a misuse of TDF funds then you should report it to our legal team, the auditors and the supervisory authorities, together with the evidence supporting your claim if you have any, to complete the 2022 audit and to see if they share your opinion.