And after announcing the new version, we followed social media, Reddit and other places to see what people were saying. The feedback was very positive! But of course, we’ll continue to maintain the LibreOffice 7.4 branch to fix issues that crop up – see the release plan here.
And while we’re on the subject of Mexico, we chatted with Mauricio Baeza who’s developing a library in Python to help program macros more easy.
Finally, the election process for a new Membership Committee at TDF is underway, and we’re having live Q&A sessions with the candidates. Two have already taken place, and one more is to come – keep an eye on this blog for video recordings very soon…
The Document Foundation is the non-profit home of LibreOffice, and its Membership Committee (MC) administers membership applications and renewals following the criteria defined in the Foundation’s Statutes.
The election process for a new MC is underway, and we’ll have live Q&A sessions with the candidates!
pick the session that suits you best (so you can ask live questions)
the sessions are optional for the candidates, so while we’re grateful for everyone joining – if someone can’t make it, that is fine, and people can always ask questions on the mailing list
to give attendees the opportunity to ask questions in a language different from English, we’ll try to have a person doing live translations in every session
questions towards the candidates will be prepared in English, and/or translated to English on the go
we will record the sessions, for our members not able to attend
when you attend via Jitsi: please mute yourself when not speaking; keep your video off and ask your questions in the Jitsi chat, if you don’t want to be recorded; and note that the chat content itself might also be part of the recording
Please do follow-up with any questions – and we’re looking forward to meeting many of you in the next three days!
Today we’re talking to Mauricio Baeza (aka “El Mau”) from the Mexican LibreOffice community…
Tell us a bit about yourself!
I live in Mexico City. My hobbies are reading, watching movies and helping other people, and my cats.
What are you working on right now?
I am developing a library in Python to help develop macros more easy. I also update my book in Spanish, which covers developing macros in Basic.
When did you join the LibreOffice community, and how was the experience?
3. Although I have been a member of The Document Foundation for only a few years, I saw the birth of LibreOffice, and have always participated in the community. So joining the LibreOffice project was very natural and satisfying.
What else are you planning to work on, and what does LibreOffice really need?
The future, for me, is only tomorrow, so just keep doing what I do every day. I think LibreOffice should be consolidated as a truly community project, not to depend on the whims of some companies.
Many thanks to Mauricio for all his contributions! All LibreOffice users are welcome to get involved, learn new skills – and make LibreOffice even better for millions of users!
We at TDF would like to say a big thanks to everyone who helped out – but don’t just take it from us! Here’s a selection of congratulations and thanks we saw, across social media, Reddit and other places…
Congrats and a big thank you for the new release!
Thank you contributors!
Congrats on the new release
I’ve been using it for 11 years now. Keeps getting better and I’m sure this one will be too. Keep up the good work!
Nice! Congrats to the LibreOffice team! I switched a few months from Word to Writer, and it’s been a fairly pleasant experience.
Gracias al equipo de LibreOffice Por todo el trabajo; yo la uso desde sus inicios y me encanta. En mi taller usamos esta hermosa herramienta ofimática.
thank you, libre is awesome
🙂 I M P R E S S I V E work People.
Great software!
I am already using 7.4. Thanks to all
Excellent, big thanks to the Libreoffice team. I’ve switched from the other office and have really enjoyed the change, keep up the great work!
Best app for documents. Thanks.
Great piece of software!!
Un grand grand merci. Bravo l’équipe de développeurs
Congratulations to the Team @LibreOffice
A big thanks to the team of companies, The Document Foundation, and especially to the voluntary individuals who contribute code to improve the product. Keep it up! 🙂!
Nice !! Thanks all. Great team…
Excellent. Libreoffice I’ve been using on Windows for ages. Always keeps getting better with each updates.
Super robota, dziękuję
Congrats! I use LibreOffice exclusivly and love it. Smooth sailing!
This year, nine students from the Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (UACM), one of the most important universities in the country and in the capital of Mexico, have joined a social service programme. It’s a kind of internship that every senior student has to accomplish, which is made available by the LibreOffice community in Mexico. This is a record number in the three semesters that the programme has been running at the university.
This semester, the students have been divided into three teams, two of which are already delivering excellent results. The teams are working on the creation of a magazine in Spanish with topics of interest to LibreOffice users. With a lively, agile and fresh style, the students have created the magazine “LibreOffice A Tu Alcance”, entirely made in Draw, the LibreOffice module for vector drawings. The result of the first issue can already be viewed and downloaded on the wiki and by following the link below.
Logo for the cover of the first issue of the magazine “LibreOffice A Tu Alcance”.
The second team is doing essential work: it is completing the translation of the online Help and user interface text strings, updating the content and putting it into Spanish. The changes, improvements and additions will be incorporated in LibreOffice 7.4.
At the start of the project, here is the status of the approved translations in LibreOffice Weblate.
The third team, which is just starting its work, is revising and updating a book (which will be a nice surprise) for LibreOffice users. We don’t want to reveal anything else, so as not to spoil the surprise 😁
Here are the press releases prepared by the students for the launch of the first issue of the magazine, as well as pictures of the team members.
Here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in the last four weeks – click the links to learn more…
We started July by talking to রিং/ring (S R Joardar) from Bangladesh, who’s helping to spread the word about Free Software (as in freedom) – including LibreOffice – in his country.
Looking for work? We opened up two new roles at The Document Foundation, the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice. The first is a Web Technology Engineer, and the second for a Quality Assurance Analyst. Join our small and friendly team, and let’s do more great things with LibreOffice 💪
Then we caught up with Peter Schofield, who’s helping out in LibreOffice’s documentation community.
In July, we had one update to the software: LibreOffice 7.3.5, with over 80 bug and compatibility fixes. Meanwhile, our community continued to add the final touches to LibreOffice 7.4, due in mid-August…
Finally in July, we chatted with Juan C. Sanz who lives in northern Spain and also works on guidebooks for LibreOffice. Many thanks to Juan, Peter and Ring for all their work!
