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February 2017: a record month for donations

February 2017 has been a record month for donations to The Document Foundation, with 8,556 people supporting the project from every geography. The record has been sparked by the announcement of LibreOffice 5.3 at the very end of January 2017. The new release has been covered in online and print media with an unprecedented number

Interview with Florian Effenberger, TDF Executive Director

The typical day of an executive director

My work consists of both administrative tasks – like accounting, correspondence, budget and contractual topics – as well as overseeing our team and making

Statement by The Document Foundation about the upcoming discussion at the City of Munich to step back to Windows and MS Office

The Document Foundation is an independent, charitable entity and the home of LibreOffice. We have followed the developments in Munich with great concerns and like to express our disappointment to

Stellungnahme der Document Foundation zur bevorstehenden Diskussion der Stadt München über eine Rückmigration zu Windows und MS Office

The Document Foundation ist eine unabhängige, gemeinnützige Stiftung und die Heimat von LibreOffice. Wir haben die Entwicklungen in München mit großer Besorgnis verfolgt und sind enttäuscht darüber, dass eine kleine Gruppe von Politikern

LibreOffice 5.3 triggers a record of donations

In this case, one image is better than 1,000 words, as the histogram represents donations during the first 10 days of each month, since May 2013, and doesn’t need any further comment. LibreOffice 5.3 has triggered 3,937 donations in February 2017, 1,800 more than in March 2016, and over 2,000 – sometimes over 3,000 –

The Document Foundation announces feature-rich LibreOffice 5.3

Berlin, February 1st, 2017 – The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 5.3, one of the most feature-rich releases in the history of the application. The office suite is immediately available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and for