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Microsoft alternative: Nextcloud and Ionos develop open-source ‘Euro-Office’ (www.heise.de)
submitted 21 hours ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Nextcloud, Ionos and other partners are developing an open-source office suite under the project name „Euro-Office“ as an alternative to the market-dominant Microsoft Office.

The two partners are not starting from scratch, but have forked the components of OnlyOffice available as open-source code and want to build on them. In the summer, the software is then intended to replace the previous office component Collabora in Nextcloud and the Ionos Nextcloud Workspace. A ‘technical preview’ is already available on GitHub.

While this is a good news, I think they should move from github, you know microslop copilot..

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[–] mech@feddit.org 6 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

You won't find any applicants for a secretary, HR, or accounting position if it requires knowledge of Python.

[–] axum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

None of those positions are expected to know VBA script either.

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 3 points 10 hours ago

If an accountant can't do a VLOOKUP. I would be concerned

[–] Luckyfriend222@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

No, but for these OnlyOffice is a viable alternative. @surgarsweat was referring to way advanced features, not something secretaries or HR or accounting will need. I have use OnlyOffice for 6 years now, and have yet to find an Excel need it could not fulfill.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 13 hours ago

Nah man. Advanced is a relative term. Making formulas in a spreadsheet can be advanced vs just typing stuff in there to make easy layouts.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Perhaps you underestimate people.

[–] mech@feddit.org 10 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

I've done IT consulting work for a company that had switched to an open source software stack and were forced to go back to MS because they literally couldn't fill necessary positions and it was threatening to kill the business.
And this was at a time where there was a surplus of applicants for every position. They just all noped out when they were told they'd have to learn to use different software.

I've worked for dozens of companies as MSP and now I'm leading the in-house IT of a company with 300 employees. The picture is the same everywhere: Most office workers have simply memorized the exact steps needed for their role. Take away the tools they're used to and their productivity drops to zero, while IT support workload goes through the roof.

[–] recursivethinking@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

This is the real answer.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 9 points 14 hours ago

Yup, seen it too, sucked, don't think it's the way forward though. Europe seems to agree, should be enough momentum.