
Emiliano Vavassori, Deputy Chairperson in The Document Foundation’s Board of Directors, give us an update on recent events in Italy:
Linux Arena at Fiera del Radioamatore – Pordenone, April 23rd and 24th
As in every spring, the Pordenone Linux Users Group (PNlug) organizes an internal event inside the local ham radio/electronics fair, «Fiera del Radioamatore», called Linux Arena.…

In 2022, the documentation community continued to update LibreOffice guidebooks and the Help application
(This is part of The Document Foundation’s Annual Report for 2022 – we’ll post the full version here soon.)
New and translated guides
Throughout the year, the documentation project closed the gap between LibreOffice’s major releases, and the updates of the corresponding user guides.…
Ever heard the term “scratching your own itch”? Wiktionary describes it as “doing something out of motivation to solve a personal problem”. In the world of free and open source software development, this happens a lot! Anyone can contribute to FOSS projects like LibreOffice, and help to improve them.
And that’s exactly what Rafael Lima did, with a long-standing limitation in LibreOffice.…

Bringing new community members on board and helping them get started is an essential part of our work. Here’s what we did in 2022
(This is part of The Document Foundation’s Annual Report for 2022 – we’ll post the full version here soon.)
Onboarding tools and sites
Joining a large and established project like LibreOffice can be daunting for many.…

So far, 202 sticker packs have been awarded in the Month of LibreOffice, May 2023. But we’re only half of the way through – so if your name (or username) isn’t on the list, join in, help to make LibreOffice even better, and get some cool swag! We’ll have 10 bonus pieces of merchandise to give away, to 10 lucky people…

How to take part
So, let’s get started!…