The energy sector has a long tradition of standards. IEC standards are crucial, but implementing them in an open source project can be challenging. I'll present about this September 11 on #LFEnergySummit in Aachen, Germany https://lfenergysummiteu2025.sched.com/event/26J0P #OpenSource #OpenStandards #IEC #Energy
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Do you really "own" your data? It depends – if it's stored in a proprietary, closed format from a single vendor, maybe not. Learn more about Document Freedom Day, which we celebrated in various places recently: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/15/libreoffice-at-document-freedom-day-in-noida-india/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware #openstandards
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There's lots of talk about "digital sovereignty" – but what does that exactly mean? Well, avoiding vendor lock-in and economic dependency for starters. Learn how the Open Document Format (ODF) helps here: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/11/14/the-role-of-odf-in-digital-sovereignty-freedom/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware #openstandards
"LibreOffice 26.8 contains no generative AI features. Documents are never transmitted to remote services and no component requires network access to function. The suite includes no advertising, no telemetry, no subscription and no account requirement, unlike some well-known proprietary office suites."