LibreOffice is a private, free and open source office suite – the successor project to OpenOffice.
It's compatible with Microsoft Office/365 files (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx) and is backed by a non-profit organisation.
Ideally, we would have preferred to avoid this post. However, the articles and comments published in response to Collabora’s and Michael Meeks’ biased posts compel us to provide this background information on the events that led to the current situation. Unfortunately, we have to start from the very beginning, but
Euro-Office’s announcement – which sees IONOS, Nextcloud and other companies coming together to create a European alternative to office productivity software – has predictably sparked a wave of comments. Most of these focus on the issue of licensing: is the code open source? Who controls the repository? What are the
“Ideally, we would have preferred to avoid this post.” When I read those opening words in Italo’s recent statement, “Let’s put an end to the speculation,” they stung. I don’t know if that specific post should have existed or not, but those first few words are a perfect reflection of the current TDF attitude. It… Continue reading The Post They Managed to Av[…]
Ideally, we would have preferred to avoid this post. However, the articles and comments published in response to Collabora’s and Michael Meeks’ biased posts compel us to provide this background information on the events that led to the current situation. Unfortunately, we have to start from the very beginning, but
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