‘Open source should rest on transparency, not deception’: Euro-Office ‘sovereignty’ claims questioned in scathing open letter by LibreOffice maintainers

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LibreOffice maintainers have publicly challenged Euro-Office’s marketing claims about being the first open source office suite built in Europe. The open letter argues that the product’s use of Microsoft’s OOXML format undermines its sovereignty positioning. It also points to the long history of OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice as earlier European open source office suites. The response from Nextcloud emphasizes that open document formats matter and says the roadmap will prioritize better ODF support. The dispute highlights competition around sovereign productivity software and document format control.

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