Final week of the Month of LibreOffice, November 2017!

Yes, we’re into the final week of this Month of LibreOffice, which gives thanks (and stickers) to our great worldwide community for all their hard work! Here’s how many stickers have been awarded so far: 256 Click the number to see if your (user)name is on the list – and if so, you’ll soon be able to get a shiny sticker for your computer kit! Here they are, waiting to be claimed: But if you’re not yet on the list, you still have time to get involved with LibreOffice, help make the software better for millions of users around the world, and grab a sticker from us as thanks for your work. Plus, you build up experience of working in a friendly and well-known open source project! Read on to see ways you can help… How to get a sticker Help to confirm bugs: go to our Bugzilla page and look for new bugs. If you can recreate one, add a comment like “CONFIRMED on Windows 10 and LibreOffice 5.4.2”. (Make sure you’re using the latest version of LibreOffice.) Contribute code: The codebase is big, but there are lots of places to get involved with small jobs. See our Developers

Month of LibreOffice, November 2017: First week’s results

On the 1st of November we started a new Month of LibreOffice, celebrating contributions from our worldwide community. Everyone who helps out with the project gets a chance to win a cool sticker. So, one week in, how are we doing? Well, so far 137 stickers have been awarded! That’s a great start, and you can see all the details on this wiki page. It shows usernames from various tools used in LibreOffice development, and we update it every day. You can see that we’ve had code contributions from several people – but of course, these are just community contributions. Click here to see full development stats including patches from people who’re paid to work on the codebase. Meanwhile, our QA and localisation communities have been especially busy in the run-up to LibreOffice 6.0, which is due to be released in late January. And then our diligent Ask LibreOffice community has done great work answering questions from users and helping them to fix problems. Finally, we’re seeing useful documentation updates (especially on the wiki) and word-spreading on Twitter as well. Thanks to everyone who has helped out so far! But there are still three weeks to go – so if

The November 2017 Month of LibreOffice begins!

Six months ago we ran a Month of LibreOffice, crediting contributions all across the project – from development and documentation through to QA and translations. And today we’re starting another one! If you use LibreOffice and want to help improve it, you can join our community and get a shiny sticker for your PC, laptop or other kit: (And if you already have one from the last Month of LibreOffice, now’s you chance to get another!) Over the next four weeks, we’ll be keeping track of contributions to the project, and add your name to this wiki page if you help out. The page will be updated daily, and everyone listed there can claim a sticker! Read on to find out how you can get involved… How to get a sticker There are many ways you can help the LibreOffice project and claim a sticker: Help to confirm bugs: go to our Bugzilla page and look for new bugs. If you can recreate one, add a comment like “CONFIRMED on Windows 10 and LibreOffice 5.4.2”. (Make sure you’re using the latest version of LibreOffice.) Contribute code: The codebase is big, but there are lots of places to get involved with

Month of LibreOffice, May 2017: The final week

There’s one more week to go in the Month of LibreOffice for May 2017 – so you still have a chance to get a snazzy printed sticker for your laptop or desktop PC! Here’s how many stickers have been awarded so far: 252 Click the number to see how the contributions are spread across projects in the community. Want to get a sticker yourself? Read on! Just by helping other users on Ask LibreOffice, or confirming a bug report, you can make LibreOffice better and get one of these… How to get a sticker There are many ways you can help the LibreOffice project and claim a sticker: Answer questions from users: Over on Ask LibreOffice there are many users looking for help with the suite. We’re keeping an eye on that site so if you give someone useful advice, you can claim a shiny sticker. Help to confirm bugs: go to our Bugzilla page and look for new bugs. If you can recreate one, add a comment like “CONFIRMED on Windows 10 and LibreOffice 5.3.2”. (Make sure you’re using the latest version of LibreOffice.) Translate the interface: LibreOffice is available in a wide range of languages, but its interface

Month of LibreOffice, May 2017: Printed stickers are here!

We’re 17 days into the Month of LibreOffice, May 2017 – and we’ve just gone over the 200 stickers mark. Yes, that’s 200 community members who’ve helped out with code, QA, translations, documentation, user support and marketing – and each one will receive a cool sticker for their laptops and other kit. Thanks everyone for your help! Also, the printed stickers arrived at The Document Foundation today: There are still two more weeks of the Month of LibreOffice to go – so don’t miss out on a sticker! Read on to find out how you can help the project (and millions of LibreOffice users around the world), and claim a sticker for yourself: How to get a sticker There are many ways you can help the LibreOffice project and claim a sticker: Help to confirm bugs: go to our Bugzilla page and look for new bugs. If you can recreate one, add a comment like “CONFIRMED on Windows 10 and LibreOffice 5.3.2”. (Make sure you’re using the latest version of LibreOffice.) Contribute code: The codebase is big, but there are lots of places to get involved with small jobs. See our Developers page on the website and this page on

Month of LibreOffice, May 2017: First week’s results

On May 1st we started a new Month of LibreOffice campaign, to give credit to contributions all across the project. So, after the first week, how is it looking? Well, here’s how many stickers have been awarded so far… 121 That’s a great start – 121 members of the LibreOffice community who’ll get a shiny sticker at the end of the month. Click the number to see how the contributions are spread across code, QA, documentation, user support and other areas. Of course, there’s more to come, and if you want to get a sticker for your laptop or other device, read on! Every contribution to LibreOffice can help millions of users across the globe. How to get a sticker There are many ways you can help the LibreOffice project and claim a sticker: Help to confirm bugs: go to our Bugzilla page and look for new bugs. If you can recreate one, add a comment like “CONFIRMED on Windows 10 and LibreOffice 5.3.2”. (Make sure you’re using the latest version of LibreOffice.) Contribute code: The codebase is big, but there are lots of places to get involved with small jobs. See our Developers page on the website and this