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por Italo Vignoli Sí, deberíamos haber publicado esta entrada hace tiempo. Queremos agradecer a Mike Kaganski, quien se vio afectado por la reciente suspensión de su membresía, por recordarnos tan amablemente nuestro descuido: mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/the-post-they-managed-to-avoid/. Si hubiéramos publicado la entrada antes, probablemente habríamos evitado parte de la indignación expresada en ciertos
Yes, we should have published this blog post some time ago. We would like to thank Mike Kaganski, who was affected by the recent suspension of membership, for reminding us so politely of our oversight: mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/the-post-they-managed-to-avoid/. Had we published the post earlier, we would probably have avoided some of the
After nearly 10 years, it’s time to start contributing to Open Source again.
My Open Spurce journey begann with breeze icons for KDE, than I added breeze icons to LibreOffice. After that I made a the complete new colibre icon theme for LibreOffice which is the default for the Windows users.
After Icon stuff I start with pressts, different visuals and User Interface related stuff like Notebookbar. Which bring me to Collabora Online Office were I fast switch to mobile toolbar and dark mode.
After my first Open Source Journey I had a long break. Which show me, that Open Source is great. Other Community members update and improve my work. I can say, it’s awesome to see the work done within the DNA of each OSS.
Now I will start again where I did my last work. Collabora Online (Desktop/Mobil/Tablet …). Why? Because I can! Thats the great benefit of OSS. Everyone can improve ist and I enjoy the Collabora Community a lot. In addition to it’s fast development, it’s that easy to make changes and contribute.
Happy Hacking on any OSS you enjoy. It would be awesome to meet you at the Collabora Community.
Durante la última semana, han aparecido varios artículos en los medios de comunicación y se han publicado comentarios en foros que contienen preguntas -algunas explícitas y otras implícitas- dirigidas a The Document Foundation. Hemos hecho todo lo posible por recopilar todas estas preguntas y ofrecer una respuesta que aclare la
Over the past week, a number of articles have appeared in the media and comments have been posted on forums containing questions – some explicitly stated and others implied – directed at The Document Foundation. We have done our best to gather all these questions and provide a response that
Como se prometió, publicamos la versión actualizada de la presentación “Estado del Proyecto”, basada en datos extraídos del panel de LibreOffice y del repositorio Matomo. Durante los 12 meses, 295 desarrolladores trabajaron en el código fuente, añadiendo 11.098 nuevos commits (Git): 221 desarrolladores voluntarios (75%) aportaron 1.871 commits (17%); 8
As promised, we are releasing the updated State of the Project Slide Deck, based on data extracted from the LibreOffice dashboard and the Matomo repository. During the 12 months 295 developers worked on the source code, adding 11.098 new commits (Git): 221 volunteer developers (75%) provided 1.871 commits (17%); 8
Continuing our mission to provide the best LibreOffice documentation for our end users, the Documentation Team is proud to announce the release of the latest Writer Guide for LibreOffice 26.2. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, this guide covers all aspects of the LibreOffice Writer module—from creating simple one-page
por Italo Vignoli La meritocracia es uno de los principios fundacionales del movimiento del software libre y de código abierto. También es uno de los términos más controvertidos, y la brecha entre los diferentes significados que la gente le atribuye es, en algunos proyectos, fuente de conflictos reales y perjudiciales.
Meritocracy is one of the founding principles of the free and open-source software movement. It is also one of the most controversial terms, and the gap between the different meanings people attribute to it is, in some projects, a source of real and damaging conflict. Let us analyse the meaning
“Ideally, we would have preferred to avoid this post.”
When I read those opening words in Italo’s recent statement, “Let’s put an end to the speculation,” they stung. I don’t know if that specific post should have existed or not, but those first few words are a perfect reflection of the current TDF attitude. It is an attitude directed toward the very people who devoted large parts of their lives, their passion, and their hearts to the Foundation’s ideals.
What I am missing is not that specific post that Italo wrote. What I expected—what I felt I earned—was a post that looked me in the eye. I wanted an explanation as to why I am being cast out from the Trustees after everything I’ve honestly given. I wanted to know my specific “guilt,” or why the Foundation now finds “guilt by association” to be an acceptable standard.
And then—I would hope—they would publicly say: “Mike, we appreciate everything you’ve done. We deeply regret the unfortunate decisions we—not you—made over the years. But we feel this is the only path forward, and we are sorry.”
But that is the post they successfully avoided writing.
por Italo Vignoli Lo ideal hubiera sido evitar esta publicación. Sin embargo, los artículos y comentarios publicados en respuesta a las publicaciones sesgadas de Collabora y Michael Meeks nos obligan a ofrecer esta información de contexto sobre los acontecimientos que condujeron a la situación actual. Lamentablemente, tenemos que empezar desde
Ideally, we would have preferred to avoid this post. However, the articles and comments published in response to Collabora’s and Michael Meeks’ biased posts compel us to provide this background information on the events that led to the current situation. Unfortunately, we have to start from the very beginning, but
por Italo Vignoli El anuncio de Euro-Office —en el que IONOS, Nextcloud y otras empresas se unen para crear una alternativa europea al software de productividad de oficina— ha desatado, como era de esperarse, una oleada de comentarios. La mayoría de ellos se centran en la cuestión de las licencias:
Euro-Office’s announcement – which sees IONOS, Nextcloud and other companies coming together to create a European alternative to office productivity software – has predictably sparked a wave of comments. Most of these focus on the issue of licensing: is the code open source? Who controls the repository? What are the
PSFirebird is a PowerShell module focused on automating Firebird environments, databases, and common administrative workflows. The main goal is to make Firebird easier to script end-to-end without depending on a manual installer flow or a machine-specific setup. The problem is trying to solve was simple: working with Firebird in automation often means mixing shell scripts, ad hoc local installs,
Muchas personas han preguntado a The Document Foundation cuál es su postura oficial respecto a lo anunciado por Collabora en una publicación de su blog. Este no es el primer anuncio de este tipo en los entornos de software libre y código abierto, ni será el último. Collabora considera que
Many people have asked The Document Foundation for its official position on what Collabora announced in a blog post. This is not the first announcement of this kind in FLOSS environments, nor will it be the last. Collabora feels that it has to invest in a specific product that differs
I have nothing to add to this:
https://www.collaboraonline.com/blog/tdf-ejects-its-core-developers/
The announcement of the Euro-Office is welcome news. The coalition is credible, the governance is sound and the timing is perfect. Europe needs office software, and The Document Foundation is delighted to see such significant players allocating resources to make it happen. However, we have a question. It is not
<!-- Post Title: Modernizing the Firebird ODBC Driver: Moving to CMake and Cleaning House --> As part of an ongoing effort to improve the project's infrastructure, we have just merged Pull Request #281, which introduces a modern CMake build system and drastically cleans up our repository by removing over 62,000 lines of obsolete configurations, old headers, and broken test projects. This is the
The door to digital sovereignty is open, please come in For decades, a community of developers, activists, researchers and public officials has quietly worked on the idea that free and open-source software based on open standards is not only the best technical choice, but also the only one compatible with
¡Tenemos una noticia excelente que compartir! The Document Foundation (TDF) acaba de contratar a un nuevo desarrollador para reforzar nuestra suite de productividad: el británico Neil Roberts. 🥳 Neil llega con una misión fundamental: ¡mejorar la compatibilidad con los scripts! Esto se traduce en mejoras directas para quienes utilizan macros
I came here due to a (decades-spanning, arguably perverse) love affair with the LibreOffice code body. Less so for a love of organizational bodies.
So I mostly remained passive and watched the coup d’état unfold at the Document Foundation. Where some folks apparently felt the need to have us all thrown out. Oh my.
Should I have been more involved around the apparent issues at TDF? Maybe. But then again, I’m a naive little nerd who loves fixing dysfunctional code way more than navigating dysfunctional political setups. (And to be fair, I tried to do my duty, and did serve a term on the membership committee. Back when that was likely more pleasant than what it would be today.)
Luckily, the code and the fun will most certainly live on, one way or another. Not least at https://collaboraonline.github.io/.
Happy hacking, once more,
sberg
Berlín, 26 de marzo de 2026 — The Document Foundation anuncia la publicación simultánea de LibreOffice 26.2.2 y LibreOffice 25.8.6. Estas dos actualizaciones de mantenimiento están dirigidas, respectivamente, a usuarios con conocimientos técnicos y avanzados, y a usuarios en entornos de producción. Empresas del ecosistema ofrecen opciones específicas para despliegues
por Italo Vignoli Cada año, el último miércoles de marzo, la comunidad de código abierto celebra el Día de la Libertad de los Documentos. Es una excelente oportunidad para detenerse un momento y plantearse una pregunta que parece técnica, pero que en realidad es profundamente política: ¿quién controla tus documentos?
A major update has been merged into the FirebirdSQL/firebird-odbc-driver repository (PR #276), introducing a comprehensive Google Test suite to establish a strong regression testing baseline for the project. Authored by fdcastel, this addition is a crucial stepping stone before making future bug fixes or CI/CD improvements. Key Highlights: Extensive Coverage: The PR adds a
General Activities LibreOffice 26.2.0 was announced on February 4 LibreOffice 25.8.5 was announced on February 19 LibreOffice 26.2.1 was announced on February 26 Olivier Hallot (TDF) added help for Writer’s text dragging and dropping options, Calc’s “Enter key for paste & clear clipboard” option and “Reject silently” in Calc’s Data
Implementing Firebird 4 Protocol Versions 16 and 17 is crucial for utilizing the advanced features, security enhancements, and performance improvements introduced in Firebird 4.0 and 4.0.1. Using updated clients that support these protocols prevents performance degradation and ensures access to modern functionalities. Key Features Supported by Protocol 16 (Firebird 4.0)Wire Protocol Encryption:&
General Activities Olivier Hallot (TDF) improved Writer help for hyphenation zones and controlling section visibility, fixed the help example for Calc’s SUMIF function, clarified the topic of fixed colours in the help for document themes, expanded the help for Calc’s sort options, explained in help the option for removing cross-document
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