Another eight videos from the LibreOffice Conference 2024

The next batch is here! We’re editing and uploading more videos from our recent conference – these ones covering C++, the LibreOffice WebAssembly port from Allotropia, and Collabora Online. Use the icon in the top-right to choose videos from the playlist:

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LibreOffice and Google Summer of Code 2024: The results

Google Summer of Code logo

This year, LibreOffice was once again a mentoring organization in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC), a global program focused on bringing more developers into free and open source software development. Seven projects were finished successfully, plus one project mentored under Linux Foundation. Contributors and mentors enjoyed the time, and here we present some of the achievements, which should make their way into LibreOffice 25.2 in early February 2025!…

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Eight more videos from the LibreOffice Conference 2024

We’re editing and uploading more videos from our recent conference – these ones covering the Google Summer of Code, new Calc functions and optimisations, improvements to language support and more (use the icon in the top-right to choose videos from the playlist):

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Interview: Jonathan Clark, team member, developer focusing on RTL / CTL / CJK

Hello Jonathan, you have been hired by The Document Foundation in the role of developer focusing on the issues of languages written from right to left, or RTL (Right to Left).

Not only RTL topics – also CTL (Complex Text Layout), and CJK (Chinese-Japanese-Korean). I wanted to point this out, first for the interest of those communities, and second because I feel strongly about the scope The Document Foundation has chosen for this role.…

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FOSDEM 2025: LibreOffice Technology DevRoom Call for Papers

FOSDEM 2025 will be only in person, taking place on Saturday, February 1, and Sunday, February 2. LibreOffice Technology DevRoom is scheduled for the morning of Saturday, February 1, from 10AM to 2PM.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Submission open: 30th October 2024
Submission deadline: 1st December 2024 at 11:59PM CET
Acceptance notifications: 6th December 2024
Final confirmation deadline: 12th December 2024
Final schedule announcement: 15th December 2024
Devroom: 1st February 2025 from 10AM to 2PM

Please note that the submission deadline is managed by the FOSDEM team and not by the devroom managers, which means that after that deadline nothing will be accepted.…

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Community Member Monday: Ritobroto Mukherjee

Ritobroto Mukherjee

Tell us a bit about yourself!

I live in Delhi, India, where I’m working my way towards a bachelor’s degree in IT with a focus on network security at Netaji Subhas University of Technology.

My journey into programming began with QBASIC in school, sparking a love for coding. Since then, I’ve explored everything from game development to operating system internals, embedded systems to mobile apps – anything that catches my interest.…

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