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   LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 06-Jun-2025 20:11:26 JST LibreOffice

   Keep up-to-date! #LibreOffice 25.2.4 is now available: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/06/06/tdf-announces-libreoffice-25-2-4/ #foss #OpenSource #freesoftware #Office

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 06-Jun-2025 22:10:58 JST LibreOffice

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     • Maki

     @RandamuMaki We're sorry you're so angry with the free office suite that volunteers work so hard to give you.

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     Maki (randamumaki@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 06-Jun-2025 22:10:59 JST Maki

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     @libreoffice Does it finally stop throwing banners at you when you first launch it? You know the ones "Get involved with" or "Donate to". I know how to do that, thank you. I've been using your product for a decade now. Stop it.

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Saturday, 07-Jun-2025 07:04:48 JST LibreOffice

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     • Maki

     @soc @RandamuMaki We like feedback when it's constructive and gives arguments. Telling volunteers to just "stop it" when they're trying to sustain the future the project is not especially constructive – hope that makes sense.

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     soc (soc@chaos.social)'s status on Saturday, 07-Jun-2025 07:04:50 JST soc

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     • Maki

     @libreoffice @RandamuMaki You may like or dislike their feedback, but this "fuck you"-response is just unprofessional.

     Whoever is in charge of this account ... probably should not be.

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Monday, 09-Jun-2025 05:08:01 JST LibreOffice

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     • Maki

     @RandamuMaki The banner appears once every six months. We think that's not a lot for something that people typically use every day. One click, and you won't see it again for half a year.

     You say "those who have the capability to help out will have already moved to help out" – yet we've had an increase in donations since we added the once-every-half-year banner, so your claim is simply not true.

     Donations are vital to keep LibreOffice strong and provide the world with a FOSS office suite.

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     Maki (randamumaki@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 09-Jun-2025 05:08:02 JST Maki

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     • soc

     @libreoffice @soc In an environment where you just want to open a file, work on it, and then go on with your life, having banners which need to be clicked away adds another process to the work. This is counter-intuitive, bothersome, and those who have the capability to help out will have already moved to help out. All you're doing is nagging the end user.
     Just like how xscreensaver's "your distro is doing you a disservice" message got removed, it's a matter of time before these banners are.

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Monday, 09-Jun-2025 05:20:27 JST LibreOffice

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     • Maki

     @RandamuMaki Understood – that could be annoying. We'll check to see if the timestamp is saved in the profile (so that it persists over upgrades). Thanks for the feedback!

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     Maki (randamumaki@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 09-Jun-2025 05:20:28 JST Maki

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     @libreoffice I might just have the misfortune of seeing it more frequently as I have to reinstall and use libreoffice on multiple computers on the regular. If it saves that timestamp somewhere this might get wiped in the process. It just seems to appear every other time I open it, which grates me.

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     LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 20-Jun-2025 04:12:47 JST LibreOffice

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     • Hannah Celsius

     @HannahCelsius Thanks! We'll ask the Dutch native language community to update the text 😊

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     Hannah Celsius (hannahcelsius@mastodon.nl)'s status on Friday, 20-Jun-2025 04:12:49 JST Hannah Celsius

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     @libreoffice
     Hi, as Dutch person i was diverted to the Dutch frontpage, which still is advising the old 24.8.7 as the stable choice...
     Perhaps someone better change that?