LibreOffice monthly recap: June 2019

Here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project last month – click the links to learn more!

• We started by announcing the winners in the Month of LibreOffice, May 2019! 355 sticker packs were awarded – the most ever – along with 12 exclusive glass mugs. Don’t forget to check the wiki page to see if your name (or username) is included, and claim your stickers!

• Want to start hacking on the LibreOffice source code? We translated a guide by a Hungarian community member, that explains registering with Git and Gerrit, and local settings. Just follow the steps, and you’re ready to go! Later in the month, we followed this up with a guide to downloading the source code and building it on Linux.

• In our next C++ workshop, we looked at MSTs and Graph Implementations. Stay tuned to this blog for more workshops!

• In LibreOffice 6.3, which is due to be released in August, The Document Foundation won’t be building 32-bit binary packages for GNU/Linux. But! That doesn’t mean that 32-bit compatibility is being removed. We prepared a statement to clarify the position, so if you use LibreOffice on a 32-bit Linux system, make sure to read it.

• Meanwhile, we announced a cool new website, What Can I Do For LibreOffice! As the name suggests, this site shows ways that people can help our project and community – the goal is to make it user-friendly and appealing, encouraging newcomers to jump on board. Let us know what you think of it – we’re always open for improvements!

• The LibreOffice Conference Latinoamérica will take place in Asunción from July 19 – 20. You can still register on the website, and here’s a quick preview of what’s to come (English subtitles available):

• The next section from our Annual Report 2018 is online, about last year’s awesome LibreOffice Conference in Albania.

• And for the upcoming conference in Almeria, Spain, we extended the call for papers. Join us, give a talk, and have fun!

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