StrypeyWas it really 15 years ago that the majority of the OpenOffice community voted with their feet against Oracle? Forking the software as LibreOffice, and forming the Document Foundation as a vendor-neutral stewardship body for this office software commons;
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/09/28/libreoffice-turns-15/
Like the forking of OwnCloud as NextCloud, a reminder that poor Free Code stewards can be forked around (looking at you Mozilla and Android/Linux).
EDIT: typo
LibreOffice turns 15: a celebration of freedom, collaboration and open technologies and standards - TDF Community Blog
Fifteen years ago, we announced our ambitious plan to provide the world with a fully free and open office suite created by and for the community. Today, we are celebrating 15 years of LibreOffice — a milestone not only for the software itself, but also for the global movement that it represents. LibreOffice was born on 28 September 2010 when it was launched as a fork of OpenOffice. This was not just a technical split, but also a declaration of independence, transparency, and freedom. LibreOffice would be free: free to use, free to modify, and free from corporate constraints. From day one, our mission has been clear: to empower people through open technology. A community like no other LibreOffice has never been alone. Throughout its journey, it has been supported by a community of thousands of contributors and dozens of companies who have contributed to development, design, localisation, quality assurance and other services to support its growth. Many have simply dedicated their time, skills and passion to creating something unique and better for everyone. Over the years, the community has: Released dozens of major versions, each more powerful and significantly better than the last; Localised LibreOffice into over 120 languages,
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