LibreOfficeApr 7
Our sense of meritocracy
A project that confuses meritocracy with the dominance of a single type of contributor fails to live up to its own values. And a project that bends to the interests of some contributors, at the expense of future generations, is a form of appropriation masked by the language of fairness.
Meritocracy is a complex, multifaceted concept that is worth grappling with in order to build something that future generations will be happy to inherit.
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/07/our-sense-of-meritocracy/
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Show threadnicolaottomanoApr 7
@libreoffice @tdforg My 2 cents: I see the whole thing as a huge mistake. LibreOffice has been killed by years of slow improvements and poor decisions on UI. Now, that's the final blow.
My only issue is: now that OnlyOffice unveiled its real face and LibreOffice is terminally ill, we have not many options left. I'm thinking to switch to @CollaboraOffice
Show threadJakob Boos

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Collabora has less functionality compared with LibreOffice.

Apr 8 at 8:41amWeb
Show threadnicolaottomanoApr 8
@JakobBoos @libreoffice @tdforg @CollaboraOffice I agree with you but, in the other hand:
-It has a modern UI, which make it a smoother switch to people familiar with MS Office.
-Collabora Desktop and Web UIs are the same, so users don't have to learn two different tools.
-90% of people won't ever need the advanced functionalities. The other 10% could stay on MSO or OnlyOffice.
Show threadJakob BoosApr 8

@nicolaottomano @libreoffice @tdforg @CollaboraOffice

I agree with you, but ...

You know, that OnlyOffice sources have their origin in Russia? For me, that's the main problem with OnlyOffice and the reason to completely switch to LibreOffice and Collabora (in my Nextcloud instance),

But the new Euro-Office initiative is very interesting. I hope that the legal conflict there could be solved.

Show threadnicolaottomanoApr 8
@JakobBoos @libreoffice @tdforg @CollaboraOffice I know, unfotunately OO cannot be trusted anymore since it's not FOSS-compliant. I'm ditching it from all my devices.