Notices by LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org)

@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.

@leonardneamtu Thanks!

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! 👍

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

@Pascal_dher Thanks 😊

@Pascal_dher If you click the link "LibreOffice Bookshelf" in the blog post, you get taken to the LibreOffice Bookshelf.

Get more out of #LibreOffice by downloading the free guidebooks created by our awesome documentation community! Here's a recap of what they did in 2024, from our Annual Report: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/05/libreoffice-documentation-in-2024-tdfs-annual-report/ #foss #OpenSource

Starting today – the Month of #LibreOffice, May 2025! Join our community and learn new things: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/01/starting-today-the-month-of-libreoffice-may-2025/ #foss #OpenSource

Update time: #LibreOffice 25.2.3 is now available. This is the third update to our latest stable branch, and all users are recommended to get it: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/04/30/announcing-libreoffice-25-2-3/ #foss #OpenSource

In April, we in the #LibreOffice community attended events in-person (giving away cool merchandise!). We also gave talks online, and announced the location of 2025's conference: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/04/30/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-april-2025/ #foss #OpenSource

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

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

@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!

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/

@AngelaScholder Hi! It's a bit hard to answer without any details (LibreOffice version, operating system and version etc.) Try asking on https://ask.libreoffice.org with those details and someone should be able to help 😊

Today we're at the Linux-InfoDay 2025 in Augsburg, southern Germany! If you're in the area, pop by for a chat and grab some #LibreOffice merchandise 😊 https://www.luga.de/static/LIT-2025/ #foss #OpenSource #freesoftware ftware

LibreOffice had two major updates in 2024 with many improvements and fixes. Learn more from The Document Foundation's Annual Report: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/04/23/libreoffice-in-2024-tdfs-annual-report/ #foss #OpenSource

Coming up in May... But what's it about? Stay tuned to find out more. And you can get cool #LibreOffice merchandise including stickers, mugs and hoodies 😉 #foss #opensource

@icg937 Hi, not yet! You can submit enhancement requests here: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org – But of course, we're a volunteer-driven project with very limited resources. To get a new feature more quickly, you can consider helping our volunteers, or funding a developer. Thank you ☺️👍

@deedend They do all they can and have limited resources... Have you considered helping them? 😊