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Föderation EN Mo 05.05.2025 22:17:00 Hi everyone! π We still see people on the fediverse recommending OpenOffice, despite it having year-old unfixed security issues: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_OpenOffice#Security β So if you see someone recommending it, please inform them about the risks β but also that there are actively maintained successor projects (like LibreOffice). #foss #OpenSource |
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Föderation EN Mo 05.05.2025 22:19:04 Some tech sites, bloggers and magazine authors also still recommend OpenOffice β also not aware of the unfixed security issues. So if you follow anyone like that, please let them know too! π |
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Föderation EN Di 06.05.2025 10:20:11 @libreoffice What about @CryptPad? |
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Föderation EN Mo 05.05.2025 22:30:21 @libreoffice IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS PEOPLE. STOP RECOMMENDING OPENOFFICE.ORG. My god. |
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Föderation EN Mo 05.05.2025 22:38:47 @libreoffice yo how do people recommend openoffice all this time, can i see some screenshots? |
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Föderation EN Mo 05.05.2025 22:52:52 @libreoffice I have an article written about alternatives from Europe. Just edited it. Thank you! |
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Föderation EN Mo 05.05.2025 23:22:19 @leonardneamtu Thanks! |
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Föderation EN Mo 05.05.2025 23:11:09 @libreoffice I never understood why OpenOffice people / Apache foundation still maintaining it - Is there some core difference to LibreOffice or is it like more a hobby pet no one wants let to die? |
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Föderation EN Mo 05.05.2025 23:25:03 @DeltaLima There have been no major updates to Apache OpenOffice since 2014 (the last big release, 4.1). LibreOffice has hundreds of extra features, improvements and fixes. The OpenOffice Git log is almost entirely two people removing whitespace and changing HTML tags to create the impression of activity: https://github.com/apache/openoffice/commits/trunk β So we don't know why the Apache Software Foundation doesn't close it, especially with the unfixed security issues. It's bad for FOSS in general. |
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Föderation EN Di 06.05.2025 00:12:24 @libreoffice @DeltaLima Yeah, that is so weird. Some kind of contractual obligation to a business customer or something? |
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Föderation EN Di 06.05.2025 00:31:58 @libreoffice I had a look into the commits and I just can't believe what I am seeing |
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Föderation EN Di 06.05.2025 14:16:25 @DeltaLima Yes, it's shocking. Please inform any tech journalists/bloggers/video makers you know about this situation... |
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Föderation EN Di 06.05.2025 14:19:53 @libreoffice This might be interesting for you folks :) @heiseonline @ct_Magazin |
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Föderation EN Mo 05.05.2025 23:20:18 @libreoffice you should get off fosstodon |
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Föderation EN Mo 05.05.2025 23:55:08 but that book from 2006 that I checked out from the library suggested I use OpenOfficeβ¦ π |
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Föderation EN Di 06.05.2025 03:19:27 @libreoffice I'm using WPS office because it has a clean interface which scales nicely with high DPI displays and is fully usable in tablet mode. |
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Föderation EN Di 06.05.2025 03:31:35 @libreoffice Used it forever. |
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Föderation EN Di 06.05.2025 08:45:38 @libreoffice top tip: put link to #libreOffice before link to #openOffice so your toot shows the relevant project's logo - scrolling through I just saw OO's logo+website and thought: Ah no thanks. |
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Föderation EN Di 06.05.2025 23:03:05 @libreoffice Has Apache or anyone at Apache ever given a statement about why they haven't (or won't) close down OpenOffice and/or donate the name to The Document Foundation? Presumably y'all have asked them. |
