Bayerns Staatsregierung streitet lautstark über Microsoft-Vertrag
Mit einem neuen Microsoft-Lizenzvertrag will die Staatsregierung die Kosten in Bayern senken. Das Projekt ist aber nicht unumstritten.
#DigitaleSouveränität #IT #Microsoft #Microsoft #MicrosoftOffice #Netzpolitik #OfficeSuite #Wirtschaft #news
Mein Kollege Stefan Wischner, hat zusammengetragen, warum Microsoft Office für Anwender eigentlich nicht mehr tragbar ist:
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FOSS NEWS
F-Droid upgrades core server, doubles app update frequency:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/f-droid-upgrades-core-server-doubles-app-update-frequency/
Shotcut 25.12 adds 10-bit video CPU pipeline, linear color processing, and UI upgrades:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/shotcut-25-12-adds-10-bit-video-cpu-pipeline-linear-color-processing-and-ui-upgrades/
LibreOffice Viewer launched for Meta Quest VR on Horizon OS:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/libreoffice-viewer-launched-for-meta-quest-vr-on-horizon-os/
(Viewing documents in virtual reality? How does it supposed to look like? Walking between letters to read them, and climbing on top of them for better view? lol)
SuperTux v0.7.0 beta released with revamped worlds, new music and major gameplay additions:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/supertux-v0-7-0-beta-released-with-revamped-worlds-new-music-and-major-gameplay-additions/
Upscayl 2.15 brings redesigned interface, multi-language support, new AI model:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/upscayl-2-15-brings-redesigned-interface-multi-language-support-new-ai-model/
Zig 0.6.0 adds LLVM 10, RISC-V, new binaries, and Windows improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/zig-0-6-0-adds-llvm-10-risc-v-new-binaries-and-windows-improvements/
Ncurses 6.6 Released With Improved Windows Terminal Support, Other Enhancements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ncurses-6.6
OpenCV 4.13 Brings More AVX-512 Usage, CUDA 13 Support, Many Other New Features:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenCV-4.13-Released
LLVM 22 Lands NVIDIA Olympus CPU Scheduling Model:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Olympus-Sched-Model
Rust-Based Fjall 3.0 Released For Key-Value Storage Engine Akin To RocksDB:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fjall-3.0-Released
("...but with the benefit of being written in Rust." Here we go again. Rust considered a feature while it's just a programming language.)
/e/OS 3.3 brings improved Murena Workspace integration and tracking notification removal:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/-e-os-3-3-brings-improved-murena-workspace-integration-and-tracking-notification-removal/
ReactOS Starts 2026 With Another "Major Step" Toward Windows NT6 Compatibility:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Starts-2026
ReactOS syncs MSVCRT with Wine 10.0, cuts API test failures by 30%:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/reactos-syncs-msvcrt-with-wine-10-0-cuts-api-test-failures-by-30-/
NVIDIA Graphics On Haiku OS Make Progress With NVIDIA Open Kernel Modules + NVK/Zink:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Haiku-0.0.1
#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #FDroid #Shotcut #LibreOffice #MetaQuest #HorizonOS #VR #SuperTux #Upscayl #Zig #Ncurses #OpenCV #LLVM #Fjall #eOS #ReactOS #Haiku #OfficeSuite #VideoEditor #VideoEditing #FOSSGame #OpenSourceGame #KeyValueStore #Database #OS #Coding #FosseryTech
heise+ | Freiräume schaffen: So funktionieren Pomodoro & Co. für das Aufgabenmanagement
Durch geschickte Zeiteinteilung und bewährte Produktivitätsmethoden bringen Sie Struktur in den Arbeitsalltag. Das sorgt zugleich für wohltuende Freiräume.
heise+ | Freiräume schaffen: Workshop zu Pomodoro-Technik & Co.
Durch geschickte Zeiteinteilung und bewährte Produktivitätsmethoden bringen Sie Struktur in den Arbeitsalltag. Das sorgt zugleich für wohltuende Freiräume.
heise+ | Warum Microsoft Office für Anwender eigentlich nicht mehr tragbar ist
Gründe, Microsoft Office den Rücken zu kehren, gibt es mehr als genug. Der Schritt ist für manche größer als für andere, aber fast immer möglich.
LibreOffice 25.8.4 Is Now Available for Download with More Than 70 Bug Fixes
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FOSS NEWS
PeerTube v8 launches with redesigned video player, collaborative channel management & more:
https://joinpeertube.org/news/release-8.0
(The new video player theme looks pretty nice imo, but I also like the option to change it back to the old theme, leaving users choice. YouTube can take notes lol (they probably won't))
Brave tests AI browsing mode with opt-in feature flag, isolated profile & other safeguards:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/brave-tests-ai-browsing-mode-with-opt-in-feature-flag-isolated-profile-and-other-safeguards/
(Hell nah, please stop cramming AI everywhere. We already have a standalone privacy respecting AI chat, Proton Lumo, for those who don't have the hardware to run powerful offline models, no need to be pushed outside regular AI chats.)
Firefox 146 Brings Full Fractional Scaling Support on Wayland:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/firefox-146-release-linux-fractional-scaling-support
Tor's Rust rewrite Arti 1.8.0 released with circuit timeout rework, arti hsc ctor-migrate command and more:
https://itsfoss.com/news/tor-rust-rewrite-progress/
Thunderbird 146 Update Migrates Logins to AES + More:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/thunderbird-146-login-migration
CoMaps adds updated OpenStreetMap data and Material 3 themes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/comaps-adds-updated-openstreetmap-data-and-material-3-themes/
LibreOffice 26.2 Beta 1 Now Available For This Free Software Office Suite:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-26.2-Beta-1
Linux Foundation's Newest Endeavor: The Agentic AI Foundation:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Foundation-Agentic-AI
(Nope, I said, stop!)
Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source:
https://itsfoss.com/news/german-state-ditch-microsoft/
(more FOSS news in comment)
#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #PeerTube #Brave #Firefox #Tor #Arti #Thunderbird #CoMaps #LibreOffice #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI #AgenticAIFoundation #Fediverse #Fedi #Browser #WebBrowser #Email #EmailClient #Maps #OfficeSuite #FosseryTech
Google Drive gets modernized viewer for PDFs and videos
Google is overhauling the interface for displaying PDFs, videos, images, and audio files in Drive. Particularly extensive documents are expected to benefit.
#CloudComputing #Google #GoogleOne #IT #OfficeSuite #PDF #news
Google Drive erhält modernisierten Viewer für PDFs und Videos
Google überarbeitet das Interface für die Anzeige von PDFs, Videos, Bildern und Audiodateien in Drive. Besonders umfangreiche Dokumente sollen profitieren.
#CloudComputing #Google #GoogleOne #IT #OfficeSuite #PDF #news
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FOSS NEWS
Introducing Proton Sheets: Protect the data that drives your business:
https://proton.me/blog/sheets-proton-drive
Proton Pass 1.33 introduces clipboard clearing and improved offline mode:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/proton-pass-1-33-introduces-clipboard-clearing-and-improved-offline-mode/
VLC 3.0.22 adds Dark Qt Mode, AMD Frame Rate Doubler, and Codec improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/vlc-3-0-22-adds-dark-qt-mode-amd-frame-rate-doubler-and-codec-improvements/
LibreOffice 26.2 Alpha 1 Released For Testing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-26.2-Alpha-1
ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.2 introduces AI grammar checks, shortcut customization, macros and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/onlyoffice-docs-9-2-introduces-ai-grammar-checks-shortcut-customization-macros-and-more/
PeaZip 10.8 Open-Source Archive Manager Overhauls Previewing Inside Archives:
https://9to5linux.com/peazip-10-8-open-source-archive-manager-overhauls-previewing-inside-archives
Audacity 3.7.6 Audio Editor Adds FFmpeg 8 Support, Spectrogram Wavelet Analysis:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-6-audio-editor-adds-ffmpeg-8-support-spectrogram-wavelet-analysis
Organic Maps adds Wikipedia in new languages and region highlighting:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/organic-maps-adds-wikipedia-in-new-languages-and-region-highlighting/
Calibre 8.16 Open-Source E-Book Manager Adds More AI Features, Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-16-open-source-e-book-manager-adds-more-ai-features-bug-fixes
Sigil & PageEdit 2.7.0 released with Qt 6.9.3, dynamic automation menu, UI tweaks and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/sigil-and-pageedit-2-7-0-released-with-qt-6-9-3-dynamic-automation-menu-ui-tweaks-and-more/
UZDoom the successor to GZDoom has a first proper release out now:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/uzdoom-the-successor-to-gzdoom-has-a-first-proper-release-out-now/
The response to s&box from Facepunch going open source has been "overwhelmingly positive":
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/the-response-to-sandbox-from-facepunch-going-open-source-has-been-overwhelmingly-positive/
(more FOSS news in comment)
#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #Proton #ProtonSheets #ProtonPasss #VLC #LibreOffice #ONLYOFFICE #PeaZip #Audacity #OrganicMaps #Calibre #Sigil #UZDoom #GZDoom #sbox #FOSSGame #FOSSGaming #OpenSourceGame #OfficeSuite #PasswordManager #Maps #Ebook #AudioEditor #VideoPlayer #FosseryTech
Proton Sheets greift Excel an: Tabellenkalkulation ohne KI-Spionage
#technews #datenschutz #protonsheets #endezuendeverschlüsselung #officesuite
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FOSS NEWS
Collabora Launches Desktop Office Suite for Linux:
https://itsfoss.com/news/collabora-launches-desktop-office-suite/
(Yeah now we have Microsoft Office on Linux lol (kinda, if we consider the design of the UI, it looks almost a one-to-one copy of it))
Odysee got "shorts" feature, similar to YouTube:
(no article about it)
(Oh yeah, the brainrot arrived to Odysee too... lol)
(But I guess it makes sense, since most creators sync their YouTube channel, Shorts also get synced, it's a more pleasant experience on the Odysee side.)
Proton Authenticator launches on F-Droid with version 1.3.4:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/proton-authenticator-launches-on-f-droid-with-version-1-3-4/
Introducing beta access for Proton Pass CLI:
https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-cli
Open source SmartTube YouTube client removed after security breach, new install needed:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/open-source-smarttube-youtube-client-removed-after-security-breach-new-install-needed/
KeePassXC 2.7.11 adds attachment preview, KeeShare group sync and password auto-generation:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/keepassxc-2-7-11-adds-attachment-preview-keeshare-group-sync-and-password-auto-generation/
Tor switches to Counter Galois Onion: a major encryption upgrade for enhanced security:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/tor-switches-to-counter-galois-onion-a-major-encryption-upgrade-for-enhanced-security/
Signal launches secure backups with encrypted message & media history on iOS:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/signal-launches-secure-backups-with-encrypted-message-and-media-history-on-ios/
After Fitbit Killed it in 2016, Pebble Returns with 100% Open Source Software and Hardware:
https://itsfoss.com/news/pebble-returns-as-open-source/
TRX an open-source reimplementation of Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2 version 1.0 released:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/trx-an-open-source-reimplementation-of-tomb-raider-1-and-tomb-raider-2-version-1-0-released/
(more FOSS news in comment)
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Collabora bringt Collabora Online auf den Desktop - LinuxNews.de https://linuxnews.de/collabora-office-bringt-collabora-online-auf-den-desktop/
Collabora bringt Collabora Online auf den Desktop
https://linuxnews.de/collabora-office-bringt-collabora-online-auf-den-desktop/ #libreoffice #collabora #officesuite #linux #linuxnews
Collabora releases a new modern office suite for Linux desktops. Learn about its features, privacy benefits, and how to install it on Linux.
Read full story here: https://ostechnix.com/collabora-office-linux-desktop-release/
#Collaboraoffice #Libreoffice #Linux #Officesuite #Releases #Opensource
Collabora brings online suite as desktop application
Collabora is now also releasing its office suite as a desktop application. It uses web technology instead of the classic toolkit.
Collabora bringt Online-Suite als Desktop-Anwendung
Collabora veröffentlicht seine Office-Suite nun auch als Desktop-Anwendung. Die nutzt Web-Technik statt des klassischen Toolkits.
openDesk 1.10: Security Update for the Federal Government's Office Alternative
The open-source office suite openDesk for authorities receives central security improvements and new functions for project management with version 1.10.
#DigitaleSouveränität #DSGVO #IT #Microsoft #OfficeSuite #OpenSource #Security #news
openDesk 1.10: Sicherheits-Update für die Office-Alternative des Bundes
Die Open-Source-Office-Suite openDesk für Behörden erhält mit Version 1.10 zentrale Sicherheitsverbesserungen und neue Funktionen für Projektmanagement.
#DigitaleSouveränität #DSGVO #IT #Microsoft #OfficeSuite #OpenSource #Security #news
