Open Source is cool and all, but nothing beats this illustration!
I’m not complaining, but why create something from the ground up when they could be improving OnlyOffice or LibreOffice?
It’s a different thing. It’s online like Google docs.
asked this somewhere else, but does anyone know how it compares to Cryptpad which is also developed in France, open source, self hostable, collaborative, and end-to-end encrypted?
Im curious as well!
So like OnlyOffice and LibreOffice Online?
Edit: to clarify: both of these products can be self hosted. OnlyOffice’s main business model is to sell hosting services, their software is AGPL v3.
Between OnlyOffice or LibreOffice which do you recommend?
OnlyOffice is certainly more mature as a hosted app. It was born like this, the desktop version was the port. LibreOffice Online is still beta, I think.
So if your interest is in hosting and online editing, OnlyOffice. Also has an interface that’s very similar to MS Office 365, which can be a pro or con to some. LibreOffice has a more traditional toolbar paradigm.
You can try both before string up a server to see what you prefer. They’re both copyleft so no chance of a rug pull.
This is how all government digital services should be done. Built out in the open for everyone to use, collaborate, and benefit from.
No more enriching tech oligarchs only to have them inevitably enshitify, use our data to invade our privacy and run propaganda campaigns, at a higher cost to everyone than governments simply building or contributing to common projects directly.
