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The EU’s Open Source Software Strategy calls for reducing dependency on proprietary technologies. But for feedback on the Cyber Resilience Act, they're asking for feedback in .xlsx format! This is obviously not ideal – so please sign our open letter: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/05/cra-guidances/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware
Mar 5 at 1:29pmWeb
Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 5

@libreoffice all #OOXML foemats are garbage, because NOONE can in good faith support a 6.000+ pages spec that is laced with proprietary garbage, bugs and patents.

Show threadTerryBMar 5
@libreoffice Interestingly in UK HMRC want submissions from small charities claiming Gift Aid in ODF format and supply a spreadsheet to make claims on and require users to submit these claims saved in ODF not.xlsx
Show threadJohn-MichaelMar 5
@libreoffice so close!
Show threadHacker Mar 5
@libreoffice 🤦
Show threadF4GRX SébastienMar 5
@libreoffice can you please support new HWP documents? You only support older HWP97 documents, but the new korean office suite is a giant PITA when you have to deal with that country :(
Show threadpatterMar 5
@libreoffice wow, thought they'd have a web-form, not "send us a file"
Show threadLet sleeping dogs lie?Mar 5
@libreoffice Shouldn't all software, open source or proprietary, be able to exchange/interchange files?
Show threadRotkäppchenMar 5
@libreoffice
bbbut... Office Open XML is open, right? It says so right there, and there's even a standard for it 🥺
Show threadPol MalvinasMar 5
@libreoffice isn't the xlsx format founded in the Open Document format?? Didn't Micro$oft go with the Open Document Foundation format standards si their tools would both save and open all, their proprietary and the foss file formats?
Show threadLibreOfficeMar 6
@polmalvinas Hi! No, .xlsx isn't part of the Open Document Format, and there is no such thing as the Open Document Foundation. (There is The Document Foundation, the non-profit behind LibreOffice). Microsoft Office/365 does support ODF though – if only they used it by default. Hope that clears it up!
Show threadPol MalvinasMar 6
@libreoffice it does clear out quite a big lot. Thanks for your kind reply
Show threadLeander Lindahl 🇪🇺Mar 5

@libreoffice I strongly agree. But the instructions are too unclear for me. Please provide simpler steps for us who wish to support you in this.

I can't very well send a message signed the board of directors...

Show threadCuNhaMar 6
@libreoffice I sent an email to cnect-cra and they responded saying they had already uploaded the model as a .ods and have implemented a fix that allows contributors to upload . ods in response to public consultations. I went to confirm and now it appears like this: "Allowed file types: txt doc docx pdf odt rtf xls xlsx ods."
Show threadAnders LundMar 10
@libreoffice @bettina