The Document Foundation releases LibreOffice 7.0.3
Berlin, October 29, 2020 – LibreOffice 7.0.3, the third minor release of the LibreOffice 7.0 family, targeted at technology enthusiasts and power users, is now available for download from https://www.libreoffice.org/download/, ahead of the planned schedule. LibreOffice 7.0.3 includes over 90 bug fixes, including Calc issues introduced with 7.0.2, and improvements to document compatibility.
LibreOffice offers the highest level of compatibility in the office suite arena, starting from native support for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) – with better security and interoperability features – to wide support for proprietary formats.
LibreOffice 7.0.3 represents the bleeding edge in term of features for open source office suites. Users wanting the robustness of a more mature version optimized for enterprise class deployments can still download LibreOffice 6.4.7.
For enterprise class deployments, TDF strongly recommends sourcing LibreOffice from one of the ecosystem partners, to get long-term supported releases, dedicated assistance, custom new features and other benefits, including SLAs (Service Level Agreements): https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-in-business/.
Support for migrations and training should be sourced from certified professionals who provide value-added services which extend the reach of the community to the corporate world. Also, the work done by ecosystem partners flows back into the LibreOffice project, and this represents an advantage for everyone.
LibreOffice individual users are supported by a global community of volunteers: https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/community-support/. On the website and the wiki there are guides, manuals, tutorials and HowTos. Donations help us to make all of these resources available.
LibreOffice users are invited to join the community at https://ask.libreoffice.org, where they can get and provide user-to-user support. People willing to contribute their time and professional skills to the project can visit the dedicated website at https://whatcanidoforlibreoffice.org.
LibreOffice users, free software advocates and community members can provide financial support to The Document Foundation with a donation via PayPal, credit card or other tools at https://www.libreoffice.org/donate.
Availability of LibreOffice
LibreOffice 7.0.3 and 6.4.7 are immediately available from the following link: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/. Minimum requirements are specified on the download page. LibreOffice Online source code is available as Docker image: https://hub.docker.com/r/libreoffice/online/.
LibreOffice 7.0.3’s change log page is available on TDF’s wiki: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/7.0.3/RC1 (changed in RC1).
All versions of LibreOffice are built with document conversion libraries from the Document Liberation Project: https://www.documentliberation.org.
You got me to look at the “Get Involved” webpage. You even got me to consider the “Bite-size tasks”. Then it all blew up and went to the bad place.
I had 10 or 20 minutes to spare, but after 30 minutes of struggles I still hadn’t managed to log into the account I had been struggling to create. So much for trying to help you, eh?
I’d rather just send money, but to my twisted way of thinking that should include some influence over how you’re spending that money to make sure the money goes to features I am using or want to use. If no one actually wants to pay for a feature, then maybe there’s something wrong there? I’ve submitted concrete variations of that basic suggestion many times. Never detected any interest or even comprehension at your end. So you still don’t have any of my money and it looks like you never will.
I’m leaving you my email address in the webform, so in theory someone could contact me if you think you can convince me I’m mistaken. I don’t mind throwing out some more concrete ways to justify giving you some of my money. But I’m not holding my breath. I wish you well and all that jazz, but you shouldn’t hold your breath waiting for my money. And I’m probably just deluded to think there are a lot of people who also think similar things.
Hi Shannon,
> I still hadn’t managed to log into the account I had been struggling to create. So much for trying to help you, eh?
Can you provide more details, please? I’d like to help, but without any more details it’s hard to say. What exactly was the problem? Where were you trying to log in (which service)? What error message(s) did you receive?
> I’ve submitted concrete variations of that basic suggestion many times.
Where did you submit the suggestion? Do you have a link? Otherwise, it’s also hard to say 🙂 Please bear in mind that The Document Foundation is a very small non-profit with limited resources. We do all we can, but we can’t make new features happen by magic, no matter how many requests we get. Donations are very helpful and appreciated for maintaining our infrastructure and the foundation in general, but for specific new features, it’s best to consider funding certified developers in the ecosystem: https://www.documentfoundation.org/gethelp/developers/
Notice that it says on the Get Involved page: “Before starting to contribute, it is recommended to schedule an orienting interview with TDF mentor Ilmari Lauhakangas.”
About that comment I just submitted for moderation, there should be blank lines between the paragraphs. A preview option on this blog might be yet another concrete example of a feature I might be willing to help pay for.
(Funny small world joke of the day. Right now I’m reading a Japanese book with the translated title “Secrets of Cement” where the first big secret was about the difference between cement and concrete.)
where can I find the fixed bug list ?
Thank
They are linked to in the text: “LibreOffice 7.0.3’s change log page is available on TDF’s wiki: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/7.0.3/RC1 (changed in RC1).”