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Off topic for this conversation, but I agree with you on LibreOffice. The only reason I use it is because I want to use an open data format that’s more likely to exist for a longer time. I hate its ’90s style UI, the UX, the fonts, layout, menus, keyboard shortcuts that are very different from the more popular proprietary alternatives, etc. The worst of this is that it doesn’t have a working copy paste I can rely on. It seems to have its own clipboard that dislikes the OS clipboard. All these experiences make it impossible to sell it to someone who doesn’t care much about proprietary vs. open.

P.S.: I donate money periodically to The Document Foundation, the organization behind LibreOffice.



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