Video: New features in LibreOffice 26.2

Here’s a selection of new features in LibreOffice 26.2, which we released on Wednesday. (This video is also available on PeerTube.)

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Version 1 of TDF Community Bylaws

TDF logo and words Implementation of Community Bylaws

The Document Foundation (TDF) is the non-profit entity behind the LibreOffice project. It collects donations from users, and employs a small team to support and coordinate the worldwide community that makes the software. In TDF there are various bodies including the Board of Directors, Membership Committee, and the Board of Trustees:

Diagram of structure of TDF bodies

These foundation bodies are guided by a set of policies, and as part of recent governance updates, the Board of Directors voted on a Code of Ethics and Fiduciary Duties and Updated Conflict of Interest Policy. Now the Board has voted to Adopt version 1 of the Community Bylaws, based on feedback from the community. The Bylaws…

define the internal organisation, regulations and procedures of The Document Foundation. These regulations interpret, clarify, and extend the Foundation’s Statutes without modifying or replacing their binding rules.

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LibreOffice Podcast, Episode #6 – Language support

LibreOffice is available in over 120 languages – but we want to do more! Jonathan Clark recently joined the TDF team to improve LibreOffice’s support for RTL (right-to-left) and CTL (complex text layout) scripts. In this episode, he talks to Mike Saunders about his work, and how users can help out. (This episode is also available on PeerTube.)

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Updated Conflict of Interest Policy for TDF’s Board of Directors

TDF logo and words Conflict of Interest Policy

The Document Foundation (TDF) is the non-profit entity behind the LibreOffice project. It collects donations from users, and employs a small team to support and coordinate the worldwide community that makes the software. In TDF there are various bodies including the Board of Directors, Membership Committee, and the Board of Trustees:

Diagram of structure of TDF bodies

These foundation bodies are guided by a set of policies, and now the Board of Directors has voted on an updated Conflict of Interest Policy. The purpose of the policy is to protect any of The Document Foundation’s interests against the risk that derives from overlapping loyalties of a person. See here for the results of the vote.

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