Here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in the last month of last year – click the links to learn more…
- At the start of December, we announced a new Code of Ethics and Fiduciary Duties for The Document Foundation’s Board of Directors.
- Also early in the month was an announcement of the approval of the Open Document Format (ODF) v1.4 standard by OASIS Open. ODF is the default format used in LibreOffice, and is supported by many other office suites, including Microsoft Office/365.
- Dan Williams joined the LibreOffice team as a developer focusing on user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) issues. He will initially work on some improvements for LibreOffice on macOS, but then look at broader topics affecting users on all platforms.
- Next, we announced the locations of the LibreOffice Conferences 2026 and 2027. The former will take place in Pordenone, Italy, and the latter in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Great work from the Czech LibreOffice community, announcing their translation of the Draw Guide 25.8.
- We had one update to LibreOffice in December: 25.8.4. This is a bug and compatibility fix update, recommended for all users.
- As part of our ongoing in-depth series about the Open Document Format (ODF), we looked at the role of ODF in the era of digital identity and authentication and the importance of ODF during the festive season.
