Notices by LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org), page 2

@luis_in_brief Please contact them (apache@apache.org) and ask why they're still distributing OpenOffice despite multiple unfixed security issues over a year old, and no updates. Let us know what they say. Thanks!

@vartak Hi! Nothing is due to a "lack of interest". It's almost always a lack of resources. Everyone wants improvements and new features in FOSS, but very few actually step up to implement them, or fund developers. We'd have much better macOS support if people give us a hand or fund developers: https://www.documentfoundation.org/certified-developers/

@axx Obviously it shouldn't look like that at all, but you didn't say anything about your setup so it's hard to say what the cause could be. Here's how it looks on LibreOffice 25.2 (have you tried restarting LibreOffice after selecting the dark mode?)

@kirb You can email press@apache.org and ask them if it's responsible to keep distributing OpenOffice despite the multiple, year-old security issues. See what they respond...

@bluetea Please contact press@apache.org and ask them why they're still distributing OpenOffice despite multiple unfixed security issues over a year old. The more people that do this, the more chance there is of finally putting it in the Attic...

@bignose @libreoffice @TheASF No, ASF has the domain and the Google/SEO juice, so they have the primary responsibility.

And to be clear they’re not actually maintaining it, since it regularly has security vulnerabilities that go unpatched for months at a time.

@hans @AngelaScholder We don't "need" them. But we're not going to arbitrarily reject open source code patches from volunteers, which greatly improve LibreOffice for all users, because those volunteers get some financial help to work on the open source code patches.

@AngelaScholder We choose the projects. Please read this to learn more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GSoC

@christianschwaegerl Yes, really! Independent volunteers will add features and improvements to LibreOffice, and everything is open source for all to benefit from.

@AngelaScholder Why? Independent volunteers will add features and improvements to LibreOffice, and everything is open source for all to benefit from.

Improvements and new features are coming to #LibreOffice as part of the Google Summer of Code 2025! https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/03/04/libreoffice-is-in-the-google-summer-of-code-2025/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Some extra videos from the #LibreOffice Conference 2024, covering the wider world of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS): https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/03/03/new-videos-from-the-libreoffice-conference-2024/ #foss #OpenSource

@claudechampagne You don't need to wait – you can make it happen! We're a volunteer-driven project with limited resources, so to get a feature you want more quickly, please consider helping our volunteers, or funding a developer: https://www.documentfoundation.org/certified-developers/ – Thank you 😊

The video is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGH8MhtbrNU

Check out some of the new features in #LibreOffice 25.2 in this video! There are many more, of course: https://peertube.opencloud.lu/w/je9LMg8EbgEiTLsoW6s98K #foss #opensource

You know our community help site, Ask LibreOffice? https://ask.libreoffice.org – Well, it's now on Mastodon too, thanks to the good people at Fosstodon 😊 The @AskLibreOffice account will highlight particularly useful answers, but please still ask your questions on the website, rather than asking the account directly 😉

LibreOffice communities around the world help people to use the suite more effectively. Here's our Nepalese community training students on making CVs: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/02/28/creating-reusable-cvs-in-libreoffice-writer-a-recent-session-in-nepal/ #foss #OpenSource

@TritTriton You can see the fixes implemented by the community in the "Fixes in RC1" and "Fixes in RC2" links at the end of the announcement.

LibreOffice 25.2.1 is now available – the first minor release in our new branch of the suite. All users are recommended to update: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/02/27/announcement-of-libreoffice-25-2-1/ #foss #OpenSource

Whether or not you use LibreOffice, it's very wise to save your documents in a free and open format – so that you don't get locked out of them in future! Learn more on Document Freedom Day, coming up on March 26: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/02/26/dfd-at-libreoffice/ #foss #OpenSource