LibreOffice 7: Why a paid enterprise edition could be a positive change
Commentary: There are rumblings in the open source community that LibreOffice will no longer be free for enterprise users. Jack Wallen shares his take on this and other LibreOffice 7-related rumors.
The RC1 candidate of LibreOffice was recently released. Soon after, something odd was discovered in the About LibreOffice window. It seems the developers had tagged that release candidate as a Personal Edition.
What did this mean?
Of course speculation is running amok with rumors that LibreOffice is no longer going to be free. After all, the open source office suite has always been free and never before hinted at ever not being free. Yet, there was that oh-so-obvious change in the About dialog indicating something was amiss. After all, it's a pretty easy conclusion to draw when said dialog clearly states : "The Personal Edition is supported by volunteers and is intended for individual use."
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/libreoffice-7-why-a-paid-enterprise-edition-could-be-a-positive-change/
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Commentary: There are rumblings in the open source community that LibreOffice will no longer be free for enterprise users. Jack Wallen shares his take on this and other LibreOffice 7-related rumors.
The RC1 candidate of LibreOffice was recently released. Soon after, something odd was discovered in the About LibreOffice window. It seems the developers had tagged that release candidate as a Personal Edition.
What did this mean?
Of course speculation is running amok with rumors that LibreOffice is no longer going to be free. After all, the open source office suite has always been free and never before hinted at ever not being free. Yet, there was that oh-so-obvious change in the About dialog indicating something was amiss. After all, it's a pretty easy conclusion to draw when said dialog clearly states : "The Personal Edition is supported by volunteers and is intended for individual use."
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/libreoffice-7-why-a-paid-enterprise-edition-could-be-a-positive-change/
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In a new blog post, they call out Microsoft’s proprietary #OOXML format as bloated and intentionally over-complicated—more than 6,000 pages of specs compared to just 867 for the open document format (#ODF).
Why? To lock users into #Microsoft #Office and make it nearly impossible for open source alternatives to compete.
#LibreOffice says it’s time to break free from Microsoft’s ecosystem and embrace open standards.
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In a new blog post, they call out Microsoft’s proprietary #OOXML format as bloated and intentionally over-complicated—more than 6,000 pages of specs compared to just 867 for the open document format (#ODF).
Why? To lock users into #Microsoft #Office and make it nearly impossible for open source alternatives to compete.
#LibreOffice says it’s time to break free from Microsoft’s ecosystem and embrace open standards.
🪧 Read the full article on Substack
—
🫶 @takebackourtech
📩 WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER | 🎥 VIDEOS| XMPP | SUBSTACK.