LibreOffice: Request to the European Commission to adhere to its own guidances
3 days ago
- #OpenStandards
- #DigitalSovereignty
- #CyberResilienceAct
- The European Commission has added the Open Document Format (ODF) for feedback submissions following a request.
- The Commission was previously criticized for requiring feedback in a proprietary .xlsx format, contradicting its advocacy for open standards.
- The Document Foundation highlighted the structural bias in requiring proprietary formats, disadvantaging open-source users.
- The Commission's own policies, like the European Interoperability Framework and Open Source Software Strategy, promote open standards.
- A call was made for the Commission to provide feedback templates in open formats like ODF to align with its digital sovereignty principles.