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Tell us! How did you discover #LibreOffice? (If you have another answer, please reply and let us know 😊)

  • From friends/family/colleagues (15%, 126 votes)
  • From a tech website/mag/video (36%, 292 votes)
  • Got it with a Linux distro (47%, 382 votes)
  • Someone else installed it (0%, 7 votes)
807 voters. Poll end: 1 month ago

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NormanDunbar
NormanDunbar
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Many years ago, at work, I had an important spreadsheet that wouldn't open in Excel. We tried everything to no avail. Then I found a hit on an internet search engine to try this "Open Office" application. I did. It worked. I've used it ever since and swapped to Libre Office when it came out. Nowadays I get it with my distro. #LinuxMint

Thank you.

#linuxmint
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𝔱𝔯𝔷𝔶𝔤𝔩𝔬𝔴 :lattentacle:
𝔱𝔯𝔷𝔶𝔤𝔩𝔬𝔴 :lattentacle:
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my cousin recommended it to me roughly 12 years ago; libreoffice carried me through most of school and uni, haven't looked back at ms-office ever since.
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Truls
Truls
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[x] I was using LibreOffice when it was still named StarOffice
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Trantion
Trantion
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I also came all the way back from StarOffice, which I think I heard of from an actual printed magazine. Not sure how I heard about the fork to LibreOffice though.
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Carl
Carl
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You left out "You were using Star*Office back when it was from Star Division."
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kainisenni
kainisenni
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I just was too lazy to install anything other than the pre-installed (Same reason I use Firefox). Pretty good choice though. I've tried some alternatives but they just ain't it.
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August Reign
August Reign
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When pre-installed Word wanted a paid update and I searched the internet for an alternative. I was a moneyless middle schooler with a precious laptop that needed a word processor for my stories. No one knew what LibreOffice was, I was partially bullied for using it, and it even received racist comments from my family. I didn't care. It's a wonderful software and I'll never go back.
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cesarb
cesarb
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I first read about LibreOffice in the tech news when it launched, but I was already using its predecessor BrOffice (the localized name for OpenOffice.Org); and I first read about OpenOffice in the tech news when it was open sourced, so I guess my answer would be "from a tech website" either way.
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Rachel Greenham
Rachel Greenham
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I used to use StarOffice. Then I used OpenOffice. Then for a short while (because by that time I was on a Mac) I used NeoOffice/J. Finally, LibreOffice came along and looked viable. This isn't an option on your poll. ;-P
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William Shotts
William Shotts
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I think I started with OpenOffice. Wrote my book (2007-2009) with it then transitioned to LibreOffice for later editions. Working on one now.
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IvanDSM
IvanDSM
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I started using OpenOffice in late middle school as my copy of Office 2000 was becoming painful to use and I had a preference for FLOSS software, then in my first year of highschool (2014) I switched to LibreOffice and never looked back :)
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Adam Williams
Adam Williams
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I purchased Star Office, way back in the day. I was already on a Linux, and using the Word Perfect port, which was not particularly awesome.
#LibreOffice #StarOffice
#libreoffice #staroffice
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Chris Hessert 🇺🇸 🇺🇦
Chris Hessert 🇺🇸 🇺🇦
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I started with Star Office in the late 1990s. Star Office -> Open Office -> Libre Office. 🙂
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Pedro Ribeiro
Pedro Ribeiro
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like so many others, I progressed from Star Office to OpenOffice and then LibreOffice
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mausmalone
mausmalone
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when lockdown started I suddenly had a lot of spare time on my hands so I took up writing as a hobby - but I also decided to try learning my way around Linux on an old Lenovo laptop so I could write on thr sofa with a good keyboard.

Writing in LibreOffice every day is one of the things that got me comfortable enough with Linux to switch entirely on my main PC.

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Nguyễn Hoàng Minh :c_language:
Nguyễn Hoàng Minh :c_language:
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I got interested in Open Source softwares, found out the Office suites and discovered LibreOffice. It became my favorite after that.
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Mac Berg
Mac Berg
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Recommended on a forum somewhere after OpenOffice ended up at Satan Inc. I mean Oracle.
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Johnny Bigoude
Johnny Bigoude
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from OOo, but I don't really remember how I discovered OOo, it's was a long time ago. Most probably via #framasoft .
#framasoft
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G 🇮🇹
G 🇮🇹
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it's the first or the second option I don't remember, it's too long ago since the fork from OOo
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brabitom
brabitom
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It was a long, long time ago .... in prehistoric internet era with first releasses of OpenOffice. 😁
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erAck
erAck
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(x) I accidentally started developing it when it was still named StarOffice :p
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Palaver Pullover 🛋️ 🚲
Palaver Pullover 🛋️ 🚲
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None of that, I came from StarOffice (Star Divisionen in the 90s), to Openoffice to #LibreOffice. 🤓
#libreoffice
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Phenry Pereira
Phenry Pereira
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Descobri o LibreOffice cursando informática baseada em Linux e software livre em 2014, desde então, nunca mais usei outro.
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David de Groot
David de Groot
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I work in an academic library and while I don’t usually use office apps day to day, LibreOffice is my go to when doing data recovery on ancient file types.
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Balázs Meskó
Balázs Meskó
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I've started using OpenOffice when 2.0 was released. Switched to LibreOffice as soon as it was released.
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Esy
Esy
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I discovered Open Office in school then at college a friend introduced me to Linux and Libre Office 😃
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