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LibreOffice Base and Firebird – a special relationship

(Translated from the Spanish original.)

Juan C. Sanz writes:

The Firebird database is distinguished by its unique features within the LibreOffice Base compatible database ecosystem. Why do I consider Firebird to be special? Because it is the only database engine that supports all possible forms of connection in Base and also allows the creation of both

LibreOffice Podcast, Episode #2 – Design and UX in Free and Open Source Software

Heiko Tietze from LibreOffice’s Design community tells us about UI and UX improvements in the suite, how decisions are made, and more. (Also available on PeerTube).

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Updates on Schleswig-Holstein moving to LibreOffice

German state moving 30,000 PCs to LibreOffice

Nearly a year ago, we posted about the German state of Schleswig-Holstein’s plan to move 30,000 PCs from Microsoft Office/365 to LibreOffice.

Now, Stephane Fermigier from EuroStack – which promotes European technological sovereignty and open source – has posted an update, citing

LibreOffice 25.2 video – in 18 languages! 🌎

LibreOffice 25.2 is our new major stable release, with many new features. This video which shows a few of them (also available on PeerTube) is in English but has subtitle translations in 17 languages, thanks to our awesome localisation communities! (You can see their work on this wiki page.)

Join them and help

New videos from the LibreOffice Conference 2024

LibreOffice Conference 2024 logo

The LibreOffice Conference 2024, held in Luxembourg, welcomed also many speakers that are involved in creating, supporting and promoting Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in several countries.

Extending our annual conference and opening it to intervention from international organisations and institutions was appreciated change,

Creating Reusable CVs in LibreOffice Writer – A recent session in Nepal

Creating Reusable CVs in LibreOffice Writer – A recent session in Nepal

The Nepalese community mentored CS50 students in Nepal create their very first resume for securing internships!

Our Nepalese community writes…

LibreOffice is a powerful open source office suite for many users worldwide. One of the major components is the word processing