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LibreOffice is a private, free and open source office suite – the successor project to OpenOffice.
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An artificially complex XML schema as a lock-in tool

A document format is a tool for sharing knowledge and, as such, should be as simple and accessible as possible in relation to the complexity of the document content itself. This remains true even when the format is based on an XML schema that is hidden from users when the document is displayed on screen. […]

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Understanding ODF File Types: .odt, .ods, .odp, and Beyond

If you’ve ever wondered what those .odt, .ods, or .odp files are all about – or if you’ve stumbled across them and weren’t sure what to do – this post is for you. .odt: The Open Document Text File Think of .odt as the open counterpart to .docx. It’s the default file format for LibreOffice […]

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Microsoft, anybody home?

You know what: Microsoft became miserably incompetent in IT. I develop open-source code. But that never made me one of the “I hate proprietary software or IT giant corporations” types. I always saw the nice things that Microsoft offered to its users; I saw not only downsides in its products. And I also used (and… Continue reading Microsoft, anybody home? →

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