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Why a digital document is a piece of software, and what that means for your freedomMost people think of a digital document the way they think of a sheet of paper: an object that holds words and pictures, indifferent to the tool used to open it. This intuition is wrong, and the consequences shape everything from vendor lock-in to cybersecurity to the long-term readability of public records.A digital document is a piece of software.https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/05/13/digital-document-a-piece-of-software/?src=mastodon

In April, #LibreOffice's developer and QA communities worked on new features, refined existing ones and squashed bugs. They also updated the Help content: https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2026/05/13/qa-dev-report-april-2026/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

@ArdentArchivist It's a bit hard to answer, with no details about your setup... How you update depends heavily on your operating system, for example.

@KindlyKelly @libreoffice It’s a good replacement for Office, although there are definitely some differences and a bit of a learning curve. But for basic to intermediate use, it totally rocks.

@MARFELALA It's definitely there – see this screenshot. Or use the German site: https://de.libreoffice.org

@jodmentum Hi – not sure exactly what you're referring to, regarding LibreOffice. Can you elaborate please?

Join us at the #LibreOffice Conference 2026 in Pordenone, Italy! Give a talk about what you're doing in the project, or how you're using the software – the Call for Papers is still open: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/11/libocon-2026-call-for-papers/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

@pascalduez @firefoxwebdevs If the implementation were complete, you wouldn't have to enable flags ️ Mind filing a bug ? Thanks https://wiki.mozilla.org/Nightly#Filing_Bugs

"Behind the Scenes Hardening Firefox with Claude Mythos Preview" (https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/05/behind-the-scenes-hardening-firefox/)

New features and improvements are coming to #LibreOffice: JPEG XL import support, OpenType MATH fonts, and better word processor test coverage. Independent developers will contribute these features over the summer: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/05/09/projects-selected-for-libreoffice-in-the-google-summer-of-code-2026/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Ubuntu Studio's New Home: What's Changing and Whyhttps://ubuntustudio.org/2026/05/ubuntu-studios-new-home-whats-changing-and-why/

@housepanther @paulk Yes, exactly...

The #Ansible Bullhorn #227 is out!This week's highlights include:- Paramiko deprecated for network_cli.- AWX modernization: Ansible Jewel proxy layer.- ai-forge content development skills update.- 6 collection updates - check the newsletter for the full list.Read more: https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-227/45785#OpenSource #Automation

@chuff @bjarne Well, there's a single toolbar mode that provides a simpler user interface, at least. But in terms of maintaining two versions – the full and a hypothetical "light" variant of the suite – that would require quite a few extra resources...

@Mastodon @hpod16 @EUCommission Nice!

@PenguinByte Thanks! We did a major UI update (the tabbed NotebookBar) a couple of years ago, and are still working on improvements to it. What else would you like to see?

Did you know that there are specific shortcuts that you can use to navigate #PeerTube?You can display these by typing "?" or "Shift + ?" anywhere in the interface. https://docs.joinpeertube.org/use/accessibility #PeerTubeTipOfTheWeek

#LibreOffice has a new website! Many thanks to the volunteers who helped to implement it. You can help us to improve it further, and translate it into languages you know: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/05/07/announcing-the-new-libreoffice-website/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

@MARFELALA You don't have to use the Play Store. You can use F-Droid, for instance: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.documentfoundation.libreoffice/ (there are also direct links to .apk files there).

@Mastodon This is a great idea!