FOSDEM 2022 will be a virtual event, taking place online on Saturday, February 5, and Sunday, February 6. The LibreOffice DevRoom is scheduled for Sunday, February 6, from 9AM to 7PM (times to be confirmed). If
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02 Dec 2021
LibreOffice Technology DevRoom Call for Papers
30 Nov 2021
German coalition treaty endorses “Public Money, Public Code” principle
A quick news update from Germany: the upcoming coalition government endorses free and open source software. In the coalition agreement (German), there are some key sentences on this topic, for instance:
Development contracts will usually be commissioned as open source, and the corresponding software is generally made public.
Another section states:
In
26 Nov 2021
EU coalition urges EU to push back against gate keeping by Microsoft, files official complaint
Brussels, November 26 – A coalition of EU software and cloud businesses joined Nextcloud GmbH in respect of their formal complaint to the European Commission about Microsoft’s anti-competitive behavior in respect of its OneDrive (cloud) offering. In
25 Nov 2021
The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 7.2.3 Community
Berlin, November 25, 2021 – The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 7.2.3 Community, the third minor release of the LibreOffice 7.2 family targeted at technology enthusiasts and power users, which is available for download from
18 Nov 2021
German state planning to switch 25,000 PCs to LibreOffice
The north-German state of Schleswig-Holstein plans to switch to open source software, including LibreOffice, in its administration and schools.
In doing so, the state wants to reduce its dependence on proprietary software, and eventually end it altogether. By the end of 2026, Microsoft Office is to be replaced
04 Nov 2021
Announcement of LibreOffice 7.1.7 Community
Berlin, November 4, 2021 – LibreOffice 7.1.7 Community, the seventh minor release of the LibreOffice 7.1 family, targeted to desktop productivity, is available for download from https://www.libreoffice.org/download/.
End user support is provided by volunteers