LibreOffice has long stood as the most prominent free and open-source alternative to the ubiquitous Microsoft Office suite, but the introduction of fully updated user guides for Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, and Math in version 25.2 marks its most calculated effort yet to lure Office...
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Denmark's Ministry for Digital Affairs is embarking on a significant transition from Microsoft's proprietary software to open-source alternatives, specifically Linux and LibreOffice. This move, set to commence next month, will initially involve half of the ministry's employees, with plans to...
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Denmark's Ministry of Digitisation has announced plans to phase out the use of Microsoft products within its operations, signaling a significant shift in the country's approach to public sector IT infrastructure. This decision underscores Denmark's commitment to enhancing digital sovereignty...
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Two decades ago, a wave of optimism swept through the open-source and digital rights communities with the formal approval of the Open Document Format (ODF) as a standard for office documents. The year was 2005, and the concept of open, vendor-neutral file formats seemed poised to reshape not...
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