Sign the open letter about the universal right to install any software on any device

Earlier in 2022, together with more than 100 European organisations and companies, The Document Foundation has signed the #OpenLetter about the universal right to install any software on any device. Join us and sign the letter today.

To: Legislators in the European Union

In copy: Citizens of the European Union

The universal right to freely choose operating systems, software and services

Software design is crucial for the ecodesign and sustainability of products and hardware.

Welcome Stéphane Guillou, new QA Analyst for LibreOffice

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We have a new team member at The Document Foundation, the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice! (That means we’re now 13 people.) Stéphane Guillou joins us as a Quality Assurance Analyst – so let’s get to know him better:

Tell us a bit about yourself!

I am from France, with roots also in Peru, but lived for the last 10 years in Australia with my awesome little family before coming back to France.…

Quick tutorial – Docking Colour Palettes in LibreOffice Draw

Did you know? You can dock colour palettes in many places in LibreOffice Draw. Here’s a quick video from Harald Berger, from the German LibreOffice community:

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LibreOffice Conference 2022 videos: Events, GSoC, CJK issues, graphics subsystems…

Here’s a new batch of talks from the recent LibreOffice Conference 2022! Watch the individual videos below, or click here to view the playlist.

 

LibreOffice Conference Latin America, Second Edition, with Gustavo Pacheco

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Month of LibreOffice, November 2022 – Half-way point…

So far, 203 sticker packs have been awarded in the Month of LibreOffice, November 2022. 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!…

LibreOffice and blockchain: What cool things are possible?

Update 18 November: Based on the majority of feedback, we will not continue the discussion or explore this topic any further, as it is rather clear that the LibreOffice community is not interested. Thanks to everyone who let us know what they think.


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As you’re no doubt aware, LibreOffice is free and open source software, which means that anyone can delve into the code behind it, study how it works, and adapt it for their needs.…