LibreOffice 5.3 will be announced at the end of January 2017, with a large number of new features which are summarized on the release notes page: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.3. In order to find, report and triage bugs, the QA team is organizing a third bug hunting session on Friday, December 9, and Saturday, December 10, 2016.
Tests will be performed on LibreOffice 5.3 Beta 2, which will be available on the pre-releases server (http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/pre-releases/…
LibreOffice uses a time-based release schedule, to produce the best quality free software. A time based release is one that does not wait for either features or bug fixes but is based (as much as possible) on time. This enforces discipline in introducing fixes, gives predictability, and allows more regular releasing. In addition, synchronizing a time-based release schedule with the wider free software ecosystem also offers huge advantages, by getting new features out to users as quickly as possible with a minimum of distribution cycle lag.…
In July 2014, the UK government has selected Open Document Format (ODF) – LibreOffice native document format, officially published as international ISO/IEC standard 26300 on November 30, 2006 – as the standard for editable office documents to be used across all government offices.
The documents in this collection (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/open-document-format-odf-guidance) look at the ODF standard and related procurement issues.…
The Document Foundation issues a press release in English – and in other languages, according to the availability of volunteer translators – for major and minor software releases, and for other significant announcements such as new Advisory Board members. Press releases are key to get media coverage, and have been instrumental for the growth of LibreOffice awareness around the world (although we have had to overtake the brand awareness of another product).…
LibreOffice 5.3 will be announced at the end of January 2017, with a large number of new features which are summarized on the release notes page: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.3. In order to find, report and triage bugs, the QA team is organizing a third bug hunting session on Friday, December 9, and Saturday, December 10, 2016.
