People without disabilities have no problem viewing documents on a computer screen, but there are people with visual impairments or who are blind who use screen readers and keyboard navigation. ODF files have everything they need to be accessible to these people too, and this is a short guide to creating documents that they can use without any problems.…
Month: October 2025
Outcome and conclusions of the VI Latin American LibreOffice Congress
Gustavo Pacheco send us this report on the activities of the sixth edition of the Latin American LibreOffice Congress, held in Habana, Cuba, from October 6 to 9, 2025:
Official photo Cibersociedad 2025 + Latin American LibreOffice Congress
With a completely different organizational model than in previous years, our conference was held as a prominent section within another broader event: the Cibersociedad 2025 congress.…
LibreOffice and Google Summer of Code 2025: The results
This year, LibreOffice was once again a mentoring organization in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC), a global program focused on bringing more developers into free and open source software development. Seven projects were finished successfully. Contributors and mentors enjoyed the time, and here we present some of the achievements, which should make their way into LibreOffice 26.2 in early February 2026!…
Coming up: LibreOffice event in Nepal
Look! Our Nepalese community is preparing a very cool LibreOffice event for early December. More details to come – stay tuned to this blog 😉
End of 10. Ten reasons to switch from Windows to Linux on your desktop
Today, Microsoft is ending official support for Windows 10. This leaves users who want to continue using the operating system with few alternatives — especially if they have an old PC that is not compatible with Windows 11’s demanding hardware requirements — other than buying a new PC.
If you’re tired of struggling with your operating system instead of getting work done, it might be time to reconsider your setup.…
The artificial complexity of OOXML files (the PPTX case)
This is the third and final post on the topic of the artificial complexity of the OOXML format. This complexity is the result of careful design aimed at preventing interoperability. Developers have to deal with a veritable “maze” of tags, even for the simplest content. This binds users to the Microsoft ecosystem, providing the first example of standard-based lock-in.…