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Man, I'm absolutely in love with @libreoffice. Initially, I used OpenOffice because I needed a free alternative to #Microsoft Office but since then, I've become very conscious of my privacy and the myriad benefits of #FOSS.
It wasn't until 2022 that I made the switch from OpenOffice to LibreOffice and at this point, I genuinely see ZERO reason to use #Office365. Why on earth would I pay a subscription for proprietary software when I can use an outstanding FOSS office suite that respects my rights and allows me to support them through donations, rather than predatory subscription plans?
It's awesome to me that free/libre open source software is at that point, now, where the alternatives are equal to, if not better than their proprietary competitors. In general, the #libre movement in computing is making for a much more hopeful digital future as big tech and proprietary software developers get worse and worse. Long live free software!
@ChallengeApathy @libreoffice If you go down the rabbit hole of foss software you may find many foss alternatives are simply better than the commercial ones. I think it’s because they make improvements for the sake of improvements and will fix bugs instead of just working on ways to limit the software unless you pay.
@my_actual_brain @libreoffice Absolutely! I'm to the point now where even on systems running proprietary OSes, I've succeeded in replacing most tools (even system tools) with FOSS alternatives and not only do I feel a greater peace of mind knowing I'm using a freedom-respecting piece of software, I'm also usually getting better functionality than with proprietary crap anyways.