Europe’s push for open source digital sovereignty hits a snag as Euro-Office claimed to fight Microsoft but defaulted to OOXML, reinforcing the very lock-in it aimed to escape. 🧩
Critics like @libreoffice argue that true sovereignty depends on open formats like ODF, not just open-source code wrapped around proprietary standards. ⚙️

🔗 https://www.xda-developers.com/euro-office-claimed-fight-microsoft/

#TechNews #EU #Europe #OpenSource #FOSS #LibreOffice #EuroOffice #Microsoft #OOXML #ODF #DigitalSovereignty #Software #Productivity #Linux

Euro-Office claimed to fight Microsoft, but it just made the problem worse

"Open-source" doesn't always mean it's good for digital sovereignty.

XDA
Hey @jospoortvliet do you think it'd be possible to add repo descriptions to the #EuroOffice repos? It's very hard to to distinguish them currently.
📰 «No existe soberanía digital sin ODF»
🔗 https://proxy.jesusysustics.com/2026/06/30778/

No existe soberanía digital sin ODF – Blog de la Comunidad Hispana https://es.blog.documentfoundation.org/no-existe-soberania-digital-sin-odf/

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De este largo (y a veces técnico) alegato en favor del formato estándar de documento abierto me quedo claramante con la frase «una suite ofimática que guarda en formato OOXML de manera predeterminada no respalda la soberanía digital».

Posteriormente se ha aclarado que no era un ataque a Microsoft sino que iba más allá porque es entendible que una empresa privada siga apostando por ese formato privativo que le beneficia. El problema radica en que parte de su competencia le siga la corriente (estoy pensando especialmente en OnlyOffice/Euro-Office) y que las Administraciones Públicas no pongan mucho más de su parte para luchar contra ello.

#️⃣ #códigoAbierto #EuroOffice #formato #LibreOffice #MicrosoftOffice #ODF #soberaníaDigital

No existe soberanía digital sin ODF

De este largo (y a veces técnico) alegato en favor del formato estándar de documento abierto me quedo claramante con la frase "una suite ofimática que guarda en formato OOXML de manera predeterminada no respalda la soberanía digital".

El Proxy
🔥 #EuroOffice: la suite ofimática europea que llega con polémicas - La red de Mario
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF_TGM4Xcjw
🔥 Euro-Office: la suite ofimática europea que llega con polémicas - #Salseo - La red de Mario

YouTube
Revue de presse de l’April pour la semaine 24 de l’année 2026 | April

#EUROPEANS ! AND #WORLD #CITIZENS ! MASSIVELY INSTALL AND USE #EURO-OFFICE !!!!!! IT IS A GOOD TOOL, WITH A ́ICE #UI, INTUITIVE, AND COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR USUAL #CLOSED #SOURCECODE TOOLS... AND 100% #OPENSOURCE MADE IN #EUROPE 😎😎😎
Voici #Euro-Office, la nouvelle #suite #bureautique #souveraine #européenne Suite au débat provoqué avec #OnlyOffice, la #Free #Software #Foundation ( #FSF), gardienne historique de la licence #AGPL, a tranché en faveur d' #Euro-Office, mettant fin au débat www.commentcamarche.net/applis-sites...

Voici Euro-Office, la nouvelle...
Voici Euro-Office, la nouvelle suite bureautique souveraine européenne

Neuf entreprises européennes lancent Euro-Office, une suite bureautique gratuite, open source, multi-plateforme et souveraine qui vise à concurrencer Google Workspace et Microsoft 365. Mais elle est loin de faire l'unanimité…

CCM
🙄 Nouveau clash dans l'open source : LibreOffice balance tout sur Euro-Office

Accusée d'être un « allié de facto » de Microsoft, la nouvelle suite bureautique souveraine Euro-Office subit un sabotage en règle le jour de sa sortie.

Goodtech

(Linux news in previous posts)

FOSS NEWS

Mastodon 4.6 RC adds Collections, full API endpoints, and ActivityPub upgrades:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/mastodon-4-6-rc-adds-collections-full-api-endpoints-and-activitypub-upgrades/

Chrome moves to fully block MV2 extensions, effectively killing uBlock Origin workarounds:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/chrome-moves-to-fully-block-mv2-extensions-effectively-killing-ublock-origin-workarounds/

Firefox Merges Support For Vulkan Video Decoding:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-Vulkan-Video-Merged

Helium Browser adds custom shortcuts, Windows auto-updates, enhanced privacy:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/helium-browser-adds-custom-shortcuts-windows-auto-updates-enhanced-privacy/

Zen Browser 1.21b Release Brings Space Routing and Firefox 151.0.4 Under the Hood:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/zen-browser-121b-update-fixes-workspace-routing-and-theme-bugs/

Brave for Android adds custom search engine support in v1.91 update:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/brave-for-android-adds-custom-search-engine-support-in-v1-91-update/

LibreOffice gives its Ribbon-style UI a pop of colour:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/libreoffice-tabbed-ui-backgrounds

ONLYOFFICE DocSpace 3.7 Lets You Generate Files Using AI:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17357018/onlyoffice-docspace-3-7

Collabora's CODE 26.04 Release Might Be Its Biggest One Yet:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17356900/collabora-code-26-04

LibreOffice slams Euro-Office as ‘de facto ally’ of Microsoft:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/euro-office-ooxml-libreoffice
("You bunch of f*ckers, no fighting. NO EFFIN FIGHTING!" lol)

Introducing Proton Drive CLI: Use Drive from your terminal:
https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-cli

digiKam 9.1 brings support for Pixel motion photos, enhanced advanced search, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/digikam-9-1-brings-support-for-pixel-motion-photos-enhanced-advanced-search-and-more/

Audacity 3.7.8 Audio Editor Improves Support for HiDPI Displays on Linux:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-8-audio-editor-improves-support-for-hidpi-displays-on-linux

Ardour 9.7 streamlines control surfaces, enhances MIDI editing and adds vertical scrollbar:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/ardour-9-7-streamlines-control-surfaces-enhances-midi-editing-and-adds-vertical-scrollbar/

HandBrake fixes 2-pass encode crashes, WebM on Linux:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/handbrake-update-open-webm-linux

Sigil 2.8 brings built-in image editing, CSS de-nesting, and support for more media types:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/sigil-2-8-brings-built-in-image-editing-css-de-nesting-and-support-for-more-media-types/

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#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Mastodon #Fediverse #Fedi #Chrome #uBlockOrigin #Firefox #HeliumBrowser #ZenBrowser #Brave #LibreOffice #ONLYOFFICE #ONLYOFFICEDocSpace #CollaboraCODE #CollaboraOffice #EuroOffice #ProtonDrive #digiKam #Audacity #Ardour #HandBrake #Sigil #Browser #WebBrowser #OfficeSuite #ContentCreation #FosseryTech

Mastodon 4.6 RC adds Collections, full API endpoints, and ActivityPub upgrades

Mastodon 4.6 release candidate introduces Collections, profile updates, API changes, and Fediverse improvements

AlternativeTo
Wie Open Source in die Schulen kommt

Schulbildung macht mündig, Open-Source-Software ebenfalls. Ob aber an den mehr als 30.000 deutschen Schulen Open Source eingesetzt wird, hängt oftmals von drei Faktoren ab. Das zeigen erfolgreiche Beispiele in Lübeck und im Harz.

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