RegApr 2

This looks like the EU is finally offering an alternative suite of office tools to replace US corporate offerings from Google and Microsoft.

https://office.eu/

Edit: this is *not* an EU-backed programme, but an EU-based company offering an EU-hosted and owned office alternative to Microsoft/GCP providing migration and infrastructure services.

Show threadBen Evans
@ReggieHere My understanding is that it's a non-friendly fork of a Russian suite that still uses OOXML as its internal format - so still far too linked to the oligarchs.
Apr 2 at 8:09amWeb
Show threadRegApr 2

@kittylyst

I'd not heard that and it's disappointing (and baffling) if they've chosen OOXML over ODF as a default rather than as an interoperability option.

The screenshots on the page are inconclusive, showing both XLSX and ODT.

Show threadOliver SchafeldApr 4

The FAQ mentions ODT.

https://office.eu

Show threadTor LillqvistApr 4

@kittylyst @ReggieHere No. This is not that. What you are thinking of is Euro-Office, which is a completely different thing. Euro-Office is a fork of OnlyOffice. Which indeed has Russian roots and apparently Russian ownership (hidden behind various shell companies) and a largely Russian developer base.

This (Office.EU) is a "fork" (if you want to call it that) of Nextcloud and Collabora Office.

Show threadStijn van DrongelenApr 4
@tml @kittylyst @ReggieHere "Wake up, sweetie, the new GNU/Linux copypasta just dropped."
Show threadBen EvansApr 4
@tml @ReggieHere Thanks for clearing that up. Glad that this whole area isn't confusing at all!
Show threadReg5d ago

@tml

It's a Libre office version on Nextcloud (not OnlyOffice)

@kittylyst