LibreOffice’s “No-AI” release smashes records: 2 million downloads already

https://cybernews.com/tech/libreoffice-no-ai-two-million-downloads-record/

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Runecrush376@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 5d

Really nice.

eurodyne@piefed.world · 31 pts · 5d (6 replies)

Do updates count? Because I can’t download it more than I already have.

Edit: Eureka!, I found I could delete the web download version and reinstall via homebrew!

massacre@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 5d (1 reply)

You know what, I'm going to uninstall so I can download even harder!

a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 4d

Servers hate this one weird trick.

Monkey@piefed.social · 11 pts · 5d (1 reply)

You can install it from your distro's repos, snap, appimage, and flatpak.

eurodyne@piefed.world · 2 pts · 4d

It turns out that homebrew was the way to go!

hemmes@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 5d

He’s already downloaded! He can’t download any farther!

OwOarchist@pawb.social · 2 pts · 5d

I can’t download it more than I already have.

Not with that attitude!

But I say there's nothing stopping you from going to their website and downloading the installer repeatedly.

No1@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 5d (2 replies)

Yet, somehow can't stop putting annoying banners across the top every time I open it .....

But seriously, haven't used anything else for 20 years. Thanks!

beyoublahaj@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 4d (1 reply)

Damn the people that have been stuck with ms365/office were right all these years...

No One is using LibreOffice

bonesawmcl@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 4d

I see what you did there

moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com · 13 pts · 4d (2 replies)

I'm confused. Is there another release that does have AI?

Jankatarch@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 4d

No. They just essentially listed "we will never have AI, I guarantee it" as a feature and it was awesome.

Laser@feddit.org · 1 pts · 4d

Yeah, a third grade AI shop from Redmond sells it

dan69@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 4d

Bless you libre office!

sapphironZA@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 5d (1 reply)

How much is that compared to normal releases. Looks more like a continuation of the normal upward trendline.

adarza@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 4d

that's all it looks like to me..

https://stats.documentfoundation.org/downloads#month,os

the spike in 2019 (the big push to win10 before 7's eol jan'20) was far more significant, too.

moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com · 7 pts · 4d

This is what happens when the US forces Google drive and Microsoft to delete ICC judges' accounts, making them loose all their cloud docs.

Europeans wisely choose data sovereignty

FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 6 pts · 5d (1 reply)

This is fantastic news, I'll go search it up. Hopefully it's available on my distro without any fandangling.

Edit: It's just the most recent update to the main branch.

OwOarchist@pawb.social · 3 pts · 5d

You'd be hard pressed to find any distro that doesn't have LibreOffice in its repos, as easy to install as any other software in the distro. Hell, most of the distros I work with have it installed by default when you first install the distro.

skeezix@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 5d (5 replies)

Does the UX still look like it was designed in 1998?

trk@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 5d

Yes, thankfully. Function over form 🙏

adarza@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 5d

it has a few toolbar looks for you to choose from, including a ribbon-like one if that's your preference.

Auli@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 5d (1 reply)

It does not look like 1998 software.

Trainguyrom@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 4d

It does if you configure it to use an icon pack from 1998 though!

kestrel7_7@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 4d

Have there been any significant advances in word processor UX since then? No, these days the computer industry is more interested in ripping people off than making useful software.