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 threadClive ThompsonApr 4

@ReggieHere

Totally fascinating, I had no idea this existed — thank you for pointing it out

Show threadLucaApr 4
@clive @ReggieHere I'm not sure what you mean with the abbreviation EU here, but what is clear to me after looking at their website is that this service is offered by a private company. I also found this article from a month ago trying to find out what the company is actually offering. https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/05/office_eu_suite/
Office EU waves sovereignty flag with a familiar stack under the bonnet

: Euro productivity suite appears to be hosted Nextcloud and Collabora Online

The Register
Show threadRobert Sander
@mbbmk @clive @ReggieHere
I don't think the office.eu SaaS offering has something to do with https://github.com/Euro-Office which is a fork of OnlyOffice done by NextCloud, IONOS and others.
It has also nothing to do with the European Union but is provided by a private company from the Netherlands.
Euro-Office

Your sovereign office. Euro-Office has 20 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

GitHub
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Show threadLucaApr 4
@gurubert @clive @ReggieHere Yes, you are right. Here is some more context on Euro Office. https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/eurooffice_forks_onlyoffice/
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
Show threadClive ThompsonApr 4

@ReggieHere @gurubert @mbbmk

thank you for all this!

Show threadGerard Cunningham ✒️Apr 4

@mbbmk @gurubert @clive @ReggieHere

So far I haven't seen anything that would persuade me to replace LibreOffice...

Show threadReg5d ago

@faduda

It is just Libre Office on NextCloud.

@mbbmk @gurubert @clive

Show threadJeff McNeillApr 4
@mbbmk @clive @gurubert @ReggieHere Wait a sec, the Register's journalists don't "run a web server" because they "have a day job"? Why am I even reading this rag?
Show threadLucaApr 5
@jeffmcneill @clive @gurubert @ReggieHere I must have missed that part in the two articles I shared above. Sorry, if you had the feeling you wasted your time reading those. I for myself learned quite a bit reading them.
Show threadJeff McNeillApr 5
@mbbmk @clive @gurubert @ReggieHere Oh, don't feel too bad, I'm kinda used to running into content written by obvious hacks, it's just a bit amazing when they come out and admit that they are.
Show threadReg5d ago

@gurubert

It's a LibreOffice version afaik, but yes, EU (cf US) company, based but not affiliated with the EU institution.

@mbbmk @clive