Nextcloud and Ionos release first stable version of open-source Euro-Office suite
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· 2 sourcesNextcloud and Ionos have released the first stable version of Euro-Office, an open-source web office suite aimed at providing an alternative to proprietary offerings like Microsoft Office and Google Docs. Hacker News reported that the initial work focused on code cleanup, security updates, and integration improvements. However, bsky noted that the release has sparked controversy, with LibreOffice backers criticizing Euro-Office's reliance on Microsoft document formats, arguing that such compatibility undermines true digital sovereignty.
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Summary
Nextcloud and Ionos have released the first stable version of Euro-Office, an open-source web office suite designed to enable companies, authorities, and organizations to collaboratively create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The project aims to provide an alternative to proprietary offerings like Microsoft Office and Google Docs, with initial work focusing on code cleanup, security updates, and integration improvements.
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Euro-Office aims to enable companies, authorities, and other organizations to jointly create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
Initially, we cleaned up the code, implemented some security updates, and integrated Eur
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