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   LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 17:53:51 JST LibreOffice

   Not only is one German state moving from Microsoft to LibreOffice, but the whole federal government is committing to move to open standards by 2027: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/04/29/germany-committing-to-odf-and-open-document-standards/

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     Toran "Torspedia" Shaw (toran@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 17:57:30 JST Toran "Torspedia" Shaw

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     @libreoffice just wish my university would let us submit assignments in .ODF format, as we can only really use Word... and as a Linux user that means Word Online, which is slow and clunky.

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 18:02:39 JST LibreOffice

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     • Toran "Torspedia" Shaw

     @toran Oh no! Ask your uni why they won't accept standardised formats, and force students to use specific software. It's the exact opposite of what unis should be doing. If they say "We use Microsoft Office/365", point out that Microsoft also supports ODF so they should at least accept documents in that format!

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 18:06:03 JST LibreOffice

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     • Bart Knubben

     @bartknubben It's linked to in the blog post: "More information (in German) on this page."

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     Bart Knubben (bartknubben@mastodon.nl)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 18:06:05 JST Bart Knubben

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     @libreoffice Thanks. Can you also share a reference to the source document that contains this decision?

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     Toran "Torspedia" Shaw (toran@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 19:01:19 JST Toran "Torspedia" Shaw

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     @libreoffice I'll try, ta... they're heavily invested in the MS ecosystem, as we're given 365 accounts on sign up.

     Didn't know that Word also opens .odf files, so will ask them about it. Ta! 🙂

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     codo (codo@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 19:29:44 JST codo

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     @libreoffice

     How is #OpenDocumentFormat interoperability these days? The last #odfplugfest was 8 years ago.

     https://odfplugfest.org

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     Gina (gina@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 22:40:27 JST Gina

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     • Opensourcewerken

     @libreoffice oh wow, I know that the Dutch gov is implementing opensource as well (using La Suite and OpenDesk) but MS's office suite is the biggest hurdle to replacing Office365. Maybe this will finally become an option? @opensource

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Apr-2025 00:18:41 JST LibreOffice

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     • Northants Greens

     @NorthantsGreens It has done since 2018: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-open-document-formats-odf-in-your-organisation

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     Northants Greens (northantsgreens@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Apr-2025 00:18:43 JST Northants Greens

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     @libreoffice If only the UK government does the same.

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     Kerfuffle (kerfuffle@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Apr-2025 00:25:23 JST Kerfuffle

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     @libreoffice Excellent! Not just because they're moving to LibreOffice, but because they're doing the exercise of moving in the first place. A major reason why organizations stick with bad tech is because they don't know how to lift & shift.

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Apr-2025 14:49:20 JST 翠星石

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     • 08956495
     @08956495 @libreoffice LibreOffice is free software and is a replacement to proprietary editors; https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html
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     08956495 (08956495@infosec.exchange)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Apr-2025 14:49:21 JST 08956495

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     @libreoffice I really hope that as they make the move they are also donating to the Open Source alternatives they are using.

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Apr-2025 14:49:57 JST 翠星石

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     @libreoffice Why not free standards?