Today we’re talking to Robert Cabane, who helps out in LibreOffice’s Quality Assurance (QA) community:
Tell us a bit about yourself!
I’m now retired (aged 71), living in Bordeaux, France. Formerly mathematics teacher, successively in Paris and Bordeaux, and as such involved in the teaching of computer science (named “informatics” in Europe).
Since my retirement, I have been an active member of the Société Informatique de France.…
At the beginning of November, we began a new Month of LibreOffice, celebrating community contributions all across the project. We do these every six months – so how many people got sticker packs this time? Check it out…
Fantastic work, everyone! Hundreds of people, all across the globe, have helped out in our projects and communities.…
ICTer International Conference is the successor to the seminal International Information Technology Conference (IITC) held in Sri Lanka since 1998. We have been invited by the conference organizers, thanks to the connection established by Daniska Navin, a long time project member, to attend the 2023 event on November 8 and November 9, to present LibreOffice during a keynote speech, and to manage a two day workshop about LibreOffice and the Migration Protocol, on November 7 and November 10.…
Here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in the last four weeks – click the links to learn more…
- Next up was the release of LibreOffice 7.5.8, a maintenance release for the 7.5 branch with compatibility improvements and bug fixes.
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With the release of LibreOffice 7.6.3, the LibreOffice Viewer app for Android has been made available in the Google Play Store.
LibreOffice Viewer is a lightweight version of LibreOffice for Android smartphones and tablets for viewing Open Document Format (.odt, .ods, .odp) and Microsoft Office (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) documents. It is built on the same LibreOffice technology as the LibreOffice desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux, so it displays documents in exactly the same way.…
Berlin, November 23, 2023 – LibreOffice 7.6.3 Community, the third minor release of the 7.6 family of the volunteer-supported free office suite for Windows (Intel/AMD and ARM processors), macOS (Apple and Intel processors) and Linux is now available from our download page.
At the same time, the LibreOffice Viewer app for Android is back in the Google Play Store, to view documents based on the standard Open Document Format and the proprietary Microsoft Office format.…