Karna@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoLibreOffice 25.2 Released, This is What's Newwww.omgubuntu.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-square474D@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoLibre is good but I have no idea why WPS Office isn’t discussed more. It’s essentially a functioning MS Office clone.
minus-squareProgrammingSocks@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoBecause it’s not free software. It’s proprietary, so you’re still putting everything into the hands of some random corporation. Software freedom is important, and important to this community specifically.
minus-square474D@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThat makes sense, thanks for the explanation
minus-squarecanihasaccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoONLYOFFICE (sorry about the caps, poor name choice IMO) has even better docx compatibility, and its source code is open
Libre is good but I have no idea why WPS Office isn’t discussed more. It’s essentially a functioning MS Office clone.
Because it’s not free software. It’s proprietary, so you’re still putting everything into the hands of some random corporation. Software freedom is important, and important to this community specifically.
That makes sense, thanks for the explanation
ONLYOFFICE (sorry about the caps, poor name choice IMO) has even better docx compatibility, and its source code is open
Thanks, I’ll definitely check it out