We’ve had some requests to share the group photos from the recent LibreOffice Conference in Rome, so here they are! (These are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.)
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Category: LibreOffice
The November 2017 Month of LibreOffice begins!
Six months ago we ran a Month of LibreOffice, crediting contributions all across the project – from development and documentation through to QA and translations. And today we’re starting another one! If you use LibreOffice and want to help improve it, you can join our community and get a shiny sticker for your PC, laptop or other kit:
(And if you already have one from the last Month of LibreOffice, now’s you chance to get another!) Over the next four weeks, we’ll be keeping track of contributions to the project, and add your name to this wiki page if you help out. The page will be updated daily, and everyone listed there can claim a sticker! Read on to find out how you can get involved…
How to get a sticker
There are many ways you can help the LibreOffice project and claim a sticker:
- Help to confirm bugs: go to our Bugzilla page and look for new bugs. If you can recreate one, add a comment like “CONFIRMED on Windows 10 and LibreOffice 5.4.2”. (Make sure you’re using the latest version of LibreOffice.)
- Contribute code: The codebase is big, but there are lots of places to get involved with small jobs. See our Developers page on the website and this page on the wiki to get started. Once you’ve submitted a patch, if it gets merged we’ll send you a sticker!
- Translate the interface: LibreOffice is available in a wide range of languages, but its interface translations need to be kept up-to-date. Or maybe you want to translate the suite to a whole new language? Get involved here.
- Write documentation: Another way to earn a badge is to help the LibreOffice documentation team. Whether you want to update the online help or add chapters to the handbooks, here’s where to start.
- Answer questions from users: Over on Ask LibreOffice there are many users looking for help with the suite. We’re keeping an eye on that site so if you give someone useful advice, you can claim a shiny sticker.
- Spread the word: Tell everyone about LibreOffice on Twitter! Just say why you love it or what you’re using it for, add the #libreoffice hashtag, and at the end of the month you can claim a sticker. (We have a maximum of 100 stickers for this category, in case the whole internet starts tweeting!)
So there’s plenty to do! Dive in, get involved and help make LibreOffice better for millions of people around the world – and enjoy your sticker as thanks from us. We’ll be posting regular updates on this blog and our Twitter account over the next four weeks!
LibreOffice Conference attendee report: Brett Cornwall
Brett helps out with TDF’s infrastructure, and joined us at our recent LibreOffice Conference in Rome. Here’s what he had to say about the event – and a couple of photos too!
2017’s LibreOffice conference marked my first visit outside of the United States. I arrived some days before the conference so that I might explore a city that has contributed so much to western culture.
Both the city’s cleanliness and transportation impressed me – I’m used to New York City’s standard of cleanliness. A genuine surprise smacked me when I noticed that pedestrians have authority over cars on smaller streets; whereas pedestrians find a window in which to cross between cars in NYC, Rome pedestrians are expected to strut their tender meat-bags into moving traffic and expect cars to stop for them. While the practice of assertion is easy enough to pick up, I can’t help but wonder whether this is a significant cause of accidents.
I was ill-prepared for long walks down cobblestone pathways: I’ve experienced flat pavement for long enough that I didn’t even think that the city would be plastered in cobblestone. Perhaps this is why women wear more practical footwear in Rome than in the States.
The most enjoyable presentations during the conference typically featured education and TDF’s roles, successes, and failures. Such talks illuminated the challenges that face those that deploy LibreOffice on a large scale.
The camaraderie exhibited by the members was a great inspiration. A well-organized group fixated upon a common cause brings change, and I saw many people fixated on success.
Working on LibreOffice has given me opportunities to learn tools previously unknown. I have since adopted some of them outside of work here, and I’m sure that I’ll learn more.
This is the first time in many years that I ‘joined up’ with a high-profile community. I’m glad I did, and I hope that I help LibreOffice to succeed in making a kick-ass office suite.
I would like to thank Sophie Gautier for all of her hard work and for helping me get to Rome; Guilhem Moulin for recommending my invitation and entrusting me with work; and TDF as a whole for welcoming me into the community. Thank you!
Thanks to you too, Brett – we’re glad to hear you had a great time! And to others reading this who attended the conference, drop us a line with your experiences (and some photos!) and we’ll post them here as well.
LibreOffice contributor interview: Franklin Weng
At the recent LibreOffice Conference in Rome, we took the opportunity to meet up and talk to various contributors to the project, like Franklin Weng from Taiwan. Franklin is helping to get LibreOffice and the Open Document Format (ODF) adopted by governments and enterprises. In this interview, he talks about his strategy and experiences. (English subtitles available – click the Settings cog.)
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Coming up next week: A new Month of LibreOffice
Back in May we had a “Month of LibreOffice”, celebrating contributions from the community in development, documentation, QA, translations and other areas. It went really well, with over 300 cool stickers awarded – and recipients added them to their PCs, laptops and even bikes:
So in November, we’re doing it again! On November 1st we’ll be starting a new Month of LibreOffice, giving you a chance to get your hands on a shiny sticker (or another one if you contributed before). We’ll post more details on this blog when it starts, but in the meantime you can check out the many ways to get involved. And if you’re new to the LibreOffice community, watch our short video below – we’re a friendly bunch, and will do our best to help you get started!
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LibreOffice Conference 2017 in Rome – video wrap-up
This year’s LibreOffice Conference, held from 11 – 13 October, was a great success with over 200 attendees from around the world. Thanks to everyone who took part, and the hard-working organisers! Check out our short video wrap-up of the event:
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With the conference finished, the community is now focused on LibreOffice 6.0, due for release in late January 2018. See the release notes for a list of new features and changes added so far, and join our upcoming Bug Hunting Sessions to help make it a really polished and robust release – stay tuned to this blog for details!