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   LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 05:17:05 JST LibreOffice

   Hi everyone! 👋 We still see people on the fediverse recommending OpenOffice, despite it having year-old unfixed security issues: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_OpenOffice#Security – So if you see someone recommending it, please inform them about the risks – but also that there are actively maintained successor projects (like LibreOffice). #foss #OpenSource

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 05:19:10 JST LibreOffice

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     Some tech sites, bloggers and magazine authors also still recommend OpenOffice – also not aware of the unfixed security issues. So if you follow anyone like that, please let them know too! 👍

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     Leonard Neamtu (leonardneamtu@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 06:22:24 JST Leonard Neamtu

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     @libreoffice I have an article written about alternatives from Europe. Just edited it.

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 06:22:24 JST LibreOffice

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     • Leonard Neamtu

     @leonardneamtu Thanks!

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 06:25:08 JST LibreOffice

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     • DeltaLima 🐧

     @DeltaLima There have been no major updates to Apache OpenOffice since 2014 (the last big release, 4.1). LibreOffice has hundreds of extra features, improvements and fixes. The OpenOffice Git log is almost entirely two people removing whitespace and changing HTML tags to create the impression of activity: https://github.com/apache/openoffice/commits/trunk – So we don't know why the Apache Software Foundation doesn't close it, especially with the unfixed security issues. It's bad for FOSS in general.

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     DeltaLima 🐧 (deltalima@social.la10cy.net)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 06:25:09 JST DeltaLima 🐧

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     @libreoffice I never understood why OpenOffice people / Apache foundation still maintaining it - Is there some core difference to LibreOffice or is it like more a hobby pet no one wants let to die?

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     Tris (triskelion@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 17:20:16 JST Tris

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     • CryptPad

     @libreoffice What about @CryptPad?

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 21:16:31 JST LibreOffice

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     • DeltaLima 🐧

     @DeltaLima Yes, it's shocking. Please inform any tech journalists/bloggers/video makers you know about this situation...

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     DeltaLima 🐧 (deltalima@social.la10cy.net)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 21:16:33 JST DeltaLima 🐧

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     @libreoffice I had a look into the commits and I just can't believe what I am seeing

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     mattst88 :gentoo: (mattst88@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 07-May-2025 06:03:12 JST mattst88 :gentoo:

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     @libreoffice Has Apache or anyone at Apache ever given a statement about why they haven't (or won't) close down OpenOffice and/or donate the name to The Document Foundation? Presumably y'all have asked them.

     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: likes this.
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Wednesday, 07-May-2025 06:13:14 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     • mattst88 :gentoo:
     @mattst88 @libreoffice Well in any case… they'll likely have to when EU Cyber Resiliency Act happens ^^