The post, published on 18 July 2025, which explained why an artificially complex XML schema, such as that used by Microsoft 365 (formerly Microsoft Office) files, is in fact a subtle tool for locking
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The artificial complexity of OOXML files (the XLSX case)
LibreOffice and Software Freedom Day 2025 in Nepal
Updates from the Nepalese LibreOffice community:
Recent protests and stress in Nepal have disrupted regular activities. Almost everything was affected, including in-person events being canceled rapidly. For open source software users, Software Freedom Day 2025 was a big celebration. But many felt disillusioned
Community Member Monday: Devansh Varshney
Today we’re talking to Devansh Varshney, who added histogram chart support to LibreOffice and is working on improvements to the Basic IDE…
Tell us a bit about yourself!
I am from Mathura in India, one of the historical cities where the first image of Buddha was carved during the
LibreOffice-focused talks at the Open Source Conference 2025 Luxembourg
The Open Source Conference 2025 will take place the 1st of October 2025 in Belval, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, following a very successful first edition in 2024 in combination with the LibreOffice Conference. Open Source software, together with data sovereignty, form the basis to achieve Digital Sovereignty as
Video recap: LibreOffice Conference 2025
Here’s a quick video recap from the recent LibreOffice Conference 2025 which took place in Budapest. Thanks to everyone who attended 😊 (The video is also available on PeerTube.)
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LibreOffice case study: Flotte Karotte
Companies around the world use LibreOffice to reduce costs, improve their privacy, and free themselves from dependence on single vendors. Today we’re talking to Flotte Karotte, a German company with 50 employees that recently made a generous donation to support the LibreOffice project and community: