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).…

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The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 5.4.2

Berlin, October 5, 2017 – The Document Foundation (TDF) announces LibreOffice 5.4.2, the second minor release of the LibreOffice 5.4 family, which was originally announced in early August. LibreOffice 5.4.2 continues to represent the bleeding edge in terms of features, and as such is targeted at technology enthusiasts and early adopters.

TDF suggests that conservative users and enterprises deploy LibreOffice 5.3.6 with the backing of certified professionals (an updated list is available at: https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/professional-support/

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