Open Document Format (ODF) is the native format of #LibreOffice – and can be used by many other office apps too. Learn how it compares to Microsoft's formats and what the future holds: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource
An introduction to the Open Document Format The documents we create today, whether reports, spreadsheets or presentations, are essential for communicating, sharing and storing knowledge.
So we’re half-way through the Month of LibreOffice, May 2025. And already, 216 contributors have won cool LibreOffice sticker packs! Details on how to claim them will be provided at the end of the month, but if you don’t see your name (or username) o…
Co-founder Italo Vignoli shares insights on the tech, the community, and what’s next for LibreOffice. LibreOffice is a powerful open source office suite that supports all platforms: Windows, Mac, and... Read More
Lightweight open source Google reCaptcha alternative: ALTCHA leverages a proof-of-work mechanism to safeguard your website, APIs, and online services from spam and abuse. Unlike traditional solutions, ALTCHA is self-hosted, does not rely on cookies or fingerprinting, and ensures complete user privacy. It is fully compliant with GDPR, WCAG 2.2 AA-level, and the European Accessibility Act. github.com/altcha-org/altcha
In a move that surprises absolutely noone, GitHub now requires users to login in order to browse public repositories (including open source projects). After a few (~10) requests, you get blocked (I can confirm). In order to fight AI scrapers, I guess.
So, GitHub decided to blanket-limit access to open source projects as a defense against the very scourge that they(r parent company) unleashed on the world.
I won't be hypocrite: it's a bit embarrassing, but undeniably satisfying to say "told you so". I moved away from GitHub long ago and I moved all my stuff to Codeberg instead. And so happy I did!
Select Topic Area Question Body "I'm experiencing an issue when trying to access files from a GitHub repository without logging in. After 3 attempts, I receive an Error 429 (Too Many Requests) and ...
Embedded Recipes 2025 heads to Nice, France with talks, workshops, and a PipeWire hackfest, all bookended by the Linux Media Summit and the GStreamer Spring Hackfest!
Embedded Recipes 2025 Live -- https://embedded-recipes.org/2025/To participate in the discussion and Q&As throughout the conference, join our Matrix Space: h...
The April Dev Digest is out! Learn about all our ongoing development and find out where you can help us test upcoming features. This month's blog focuses on:
* The upcoming Extended Support Release * The Calendar UI rebuild * Exchange support * Account Hub * and the Global Messaging Database
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
Quality Assurance (QA) is a cornerstone of the LibreOffice project, thanks to the activity of a large number of volunteers and the feedback of many users who help in reporting bugs and regressions (This is part of The Document Foundation’s Annual Rep…
(And its ableist culture will sooner make you the villain for criticising it rather than acknowledging the failing and fixing the status quo. ar.al/2024/06/23/fedora-has-be… There’s a reason I’m back on Mac after six years on Linux. As a developer, it was impacting my ability to make what I’m building accessible. And I reject the unspoken premise that the source being open is somehow more important than the human right to universal access. Ethical technology requires more than just the “four freedoms” web.archive.org/web/2025041809… This is why inclusivity is a core Small Technology principle. small-tech.org/about/#small-te…)
@RaccoonForFriendica This weekend I took some time to investigate how much work would be needed to build an iOS version of the app, and it turned out that at least building and running a basic version of the app is doable with some minor changes (see here).
What do you think about it? Would you like to see a Raccoon on iOS too?
To all #OpenSource and #Linux warriors, to all saying "Ditch windows, install Linux", to everyone and every single person: please, spend several minutes and read this. I want you all to read this so you really understand the problem (if you want to understand, of course). And a huge, huge thanks to Aaron @fireborn for starting this post series. fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-w… #Accessibility
General Activities Olivier Hallot (TDF) fixed displaying help for a particular module from the command line, updated help after changes to object boundaries options, improved help on BASIC format codes and added type information to BASIC help pages, …
Z Trilium Notes jsem zatím nadšený a vypadá to, že bude dalším kandidátem na @oscloud – ale pozor, jde o nástroj primárně pro jednoho uživatele, takže instalace bude jen na vyžádání pro vážné zájemce.
🔍 Co je TriliumNext? Open source aplikace pro správu poznámek a osobní znalostní bázi – běží v prohlížeči, ale instaluje se jako vlastní server.
Nabízí: 👉🏻 hierarchii a klonování poznámek (stejná poznámka může být na víc místech) 👉🏻 šablony (např. denní poznámky, TODO, trackery) 👉🏻 podporu skriptů 👉🏻 vlastní HTML/JS widgety (grafy, trackery, dashboardy) 👉🏻 vyhledávání, štítky, připnutí, historii změn 👉🏻 šifrování poznámek a export do ZIPu
💡 Dá se použít jako deník, osobní wiki, plánovač projektů, nástroj pro sledování návyků nebo třeba tréninkový deník.
🛠️ Je to trochu pro „fajnšmekry“ – Trilium má své specifika a chvíli trvá, než ho člověk dostane do ruky. Ale stojí to za to. 💪🏻
Z Trilium Notes jsem zatím hodně nadšený a vypadá to, že bude dalším kandidátem na @oscloud – ale jde o nástroj primárně pro jednoho uživatele, takže instalace bude jen na vyžádání pro vážné zájemce.😀
🔍 Co je Trilium? Open source aplikace pro správu poznámek a osobní znalostní bázi – běží v prohlížeči, ale instaluje se jako vlastní server.
Nabízí: 👉🏻 hierarchii a klonování poznámek (stejná poznámka může být na víc místech) 👉🏻 šablony (např. denní poznámky, TODO, trackery) 👉🏻 podporu skriptů 👉🏻 vlastní HTML/JS widgety (grafy, trackery, dashboardy) 👉🏻 vyhledávání, štítky, připnutí, historii změn 👉🏻 šifrování poznámek a export do ZIPu
💡 Využití: deník, osobní wiki, plánovač projektů, nástroj pro sledování návyků nebo třeba tréninkový deník. 🛠️ Je to trochu pro „fajnšmekry“ – Trilium má své specifika a chvíli trvá, než ho člověk dostane do ruky. Ale stojí to za to. 💪🏻
Today we're releasing #LibreOffice 24.8.7, the last update to the older branch. After this, all users are recommended to upgrade to LibreOffice 25.2, the newer stable branch: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource
Berlin, 8 May 2025 – LibreOffice 24.8.7, the seventh and last minor release of the LibreOffice 24.8 family of the free open source, volunteer-supported office suite for Windows (Intel, AMD and ARM), MacOS (Apple and Intel) and Linux, is available at …
"Milestone for digital sovereignty": 20 years of the Open Document Format (ODF)
The Document Foundation celebrates the 20th anniversary of adoption of ODF as an OASIS standard. This promotes global digital independence and interoperability.
Because of security vulnerabilities: LibreOffice advises against OpenOffice
The developers of LibreOffice advise against its competitor OpenOffice. The Apache software contains security vulnerabilities and is not being further developed
@ThibaultMartin of @matrix.org sat down with @NGICommons to discuss the role Matrix plays in building a privacy-respecting, sustainable digital communication infrastructure.
Join us in Budapest and tell us what you’re doing with LibreOffice! The Document Foundation invites all members and contributors to submit talks, presentations and workshops for this year’s LibreOffice conference in Budapest at ELTE’s Faculty of Info…
Looking for a new laptop that runs Linux out of the box? Get a ThinkPad!
Lenovo has been offering ThinkPads with Fedora and @ubuntu preinstalled for a few years now. The more people who shop for these devices, the more attention they can give to this business!
I just discovered the amazing Evertop project by @cobble2stone @ericjenott! Evertop is a portable PC that emulates an IBM XT with an 80186 processor and 1MB RAM, running DOS, Minix, and other old 1980s operating systems, including Windows up to version 3.0. Powered by a low-power microcontroller and an e-ink display, it can run for hundreds or even thousands of hours on a single charge, thanks to its built-in solar panel and extreme power-saving measures. It's loaded with built-in peripherals like a keyboard, PS/2 ports, graphics support, audio output, serial ports, USB, Ethernet, WiFi, and LoRA radio. Charging options include a solar panel, DC input, and micro USB. It features a detachable keyboard, optional hibernate, and power shutoff. Storage is via SD card, and it's powered by an Espressif ESP32 microcontroller. Compatibility includes almost all IBM PC/XT compatible DOS software from the 1980s and early 90s. There's also a minimal version, "Evertop Min," which reduces weight and cost by removing some features. I'd love to see a model with a Raspberry Pi Zero for more productivity-focused tasks. Let's see if someone is already working on something similar! #Evertop #RetroComputing #PortablePC #OpenSource #DIY #TechInnovation #Emulation #OffGridComputing #ESP32 #RaspberryPi #Minimalism #Productivity #EInk #solar #solarpanel #Typewriter
LibreOffice isn't just an app – it's about defending our rights to access technology without barriers, to maintain control over our own files, and to study, modify and redistribute tools we use. These were topics at the recent FLISOL event in Brasilia: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource
On April 26, 2025, the Estácio University Center in Brasília – Taguatinga-DF Unit, was the stage for a remarkable moment in the promotion of technological freedom in Brazil.
I'm on the way to the Nextcloud Enterprise Day in The Hague. Looking at the agenda and even more important at the list of attendees, I'm really excited, and I'm looking forward to an intense day full of great discussions.
Hi everyone! 👋 We still see people on the fediverse recommending OpenOffice, despite it having year-old unfixed security issues: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_O… – So if you see someone recommending it, please inform them about the risks – but also that there are actively maintained successor projects (like LibreOffice). #foss #OpenSource
Bootc and associated tools provide the basis for building a personalised desktop. This article will describe the process to build your own custom installation.
If you've ever wondered how we prioritize the front and backend features on our development roadmap - and how we're going to improve on delivering our highest priority items - the latest State of the Thunder has answers!
Get more out of #LibreOffice by downloading the free guidebooks created by our awesome documentation community! Here's a recap of what they did in 2024, from our Annual Report: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource
In 2024, the documentation community continued to update LibreOffice guidebooks, and the Help application (This is part of The Document Foundation’s Annual Report for 2024 – we’ll post the full version here soon.
Can anyone recommend a screen-reader-accessible, self-hosted package that provides a web interface that communicates the status of multiple machines? UP, down, maintenance, etc? I think UptimeKuma can do this, so will check that out. But also very interested in any recommendations. Please boost for reach. Much appreciated. #Linux #OpenSource #Self-Hosted #StatusReporting #WebInterface #ScreenReader #Accessible #A11Y
