LibreOffice is a worldwide project made up of hundreds of people: volunteers, developers at ecosystem companies, and the 18-person team at The Document Foundation (the non-profit entity that coordinates the project and community). So, what has the team been working on recently? Here’s a quick summary: Release Engineering Tagged, built, Continue reading at the publisher's website.

When governments and organisations talk about “digital sovereignty,” they usually mean one thing in practice: the ability to choose, control, and if necessary replace the software they depend on — without asking permission from a vendor. It sounds simple. It rarely is. Document software sits at the centre of almost Continue reading at the publisher's website.

Tell us a bit about yourself! I’m Aleksi, and I live in Oulu, northern Finland. I graduated this spring with a bachelor’s degree in business information technology, and before that I did a vocational degree in software development. Work-wise, my background is in software engineering: I worked on a secure Continue reading at the publisher's website.

The LibreOffice Conference 2026 will take place in Pordenone, Italy, from September 10 – 12. And now the schedule is online, with: 8 conference tracks 64 sessions 49 speakers Click here to view the schedule Continue reading at the publisher's website.

This is the second part of our interview with the Bundesheer (see here for the first). At the LibreOffice Conference 2025, you showcased the new LibreOffice features sponsored by the Austrian Armed Forces. How did that come about? From the very beginning, we clearly recognised the need to further develop Continue reading at the publisher's website.

Many government departments around the world are moving away from vendor lock-in by tech giants, and switching to free and open source software like LibreOffice. This helps with privacy, security, and digital sovereignty. One such example is the Austrian Military (Bundesheer), which has moved 16,000 PCs from Microsoft Office to Continue reading at the publisher's website.

A truly open document format requires free public availability, royalty-free standards, and no usage restrictions. Organizations like the Open Knowledge Foundation and the European Union use several core rules to guarantee long-term data access, system independence, and freedom from single-vendor control. Core Openness Criteria Public Specification: The complete format rules Continue reading at the publisher's website.