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Heavy drama in the open-source world of...

...Office Document Software.

Nextcloud, originally a fork of ownCloud, has launched Euro-Office, a fork of OnlyOffice (pissing off OnlyOffice). Collabora is weighing in and issuing comments against both OnlyOffice and Euro-Office while, itself, forking Collabora Office Desktop from the Document Foundation's LibreOffice. Document Foundation has now resumed LibreOffice Online which competes against Euro-Office and OnlyOffice.

(I think I've got all that right 😅 Correct me if I haven't! 😂)

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 I unironically love this!!!! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Document software may appear boring on its face, but Microsoft Office is a big reason why folks still stay with Microsoft OS and don't (can't...) move to Linux. MS Office 365 is often used as a bridge to allow folks to move to Linux while still using Microsoft products in the browser but that solution still keeps them tied to closed source solutions.

Development of Free and Open Sourced Software (FOSS) office products, both desktop apps and online web apps, is a core and key element to allowing FOSS solutions to thrive - both for individuals and organizations.

This level of drama and fighting is indicative of a lot of effort and attention being thrown into this arena. I'm confident over time it'll settle and different projects will merge back together or at the very least borrow and build upon each's efforts.

Read and get your fill of the drama here: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/eurooffice_forks_onlyoffice/

#FOSS #digitalSovereignty #installParty #Linux #diDay

Forking frenzy ensues after Euro-Office launch sparks OnlyOffice backlash

: Meanwhile, Collabora splits from LibreOffice Online amid claims TDF ejected 'all Collabora staff and partners'

The Register

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Tara L. Campbell 8h ago

@tinker 🤣 Your synopsis of the drama is fantastic! Please do keep us updated on developments in the Office Document Software space. 🍿

Aside: I'm rooting for LibreOffice, but man do they need to do something about the download and installation process for Mac. I cannot fathom why they think a torrent is the best option, especially when the Windows process is a typical UX.

Edited: grammar

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Tinker ☀️8h ago

@tarabara - See this is great - I'll get you and @RachelThornSub together to battle out the gossip of whether we should support LibreOffice or not!

The drama. The DRAMA!!!

https://famichiki.jp/@RachelThornSub/116340508242819291

Prof. Rachel Thorn 🍉🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️🏳️ (@[email protected])

I seriously hope this leads to major improvements in all these packages. And frankly I'm rooting against LibreOffice, because abusive behavior towards noobs by moderators is tolerated on their official forum, so I'm assuming their whole team is the worst kind of fosshole.* *fosshole: a F.O.S.S. asshole

Famichiki

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Tara L. Campbell 8h ago

@tinker @RachelThornSub FistyCuffs! 🥊

(Except I didn't know about what Rachel described so I'm in agreement there, no room for that garbage.)

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Tinker ☀️8h ago

@tarabara @RachelThornSub 💯 (I use and support LibreOffice a lot and would hope it would be easier to clamp down on that sort of mentality - which is not unique to LibreOffice but is absolutely their responsibility to address within their own projects)

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Prof. Rachel Thorn 🍉🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️🏳️7h ago

@tinker @tarabara The post that sent me into a rage is this one:
https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/autofill-function-for-furigana-when-typing-in-japanese/48874
A "leader" on the forums couldn't be bothered to Read the Fucking Question, yet felt free to insult the OP and offer a useless "solution." When the OP very politely pointed out that gabix was not offering a solution to the question that was actually asked, gabix just ignored it on no doubt moved on to terrorize some other noob.

Autofill function for furigana, when typing in Japanese

I’ve been having trouble with LibreOffice because I can’t figure out how to have it autofill the kana when I insert Furigana over kanji (i.e. the phonetic supertext, when typing in Japanese). This autofill for furigana is a standard feature in MS Word, so it is expected by instructors, etc., that I would have that ability at home. Manually filling in the furigana is extremely time-consuming. Please let me know how can I enable the autofill. Thank you!

Ask LibreOffice

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Tinker ☀️

@RachelThornSub @tarabara - Yeah, thats trash. They need to reign that in.