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Whoa. @libreoffice unleashes “no AI as a feature” and breaks download records.
“In one week, the installer was downloaded more than 1 million times — not counting updates via Linux distribution repositories.”
Great work, LibreOffice team! 👏🏻
https://manualdousuario.net/en/libreoffice-download-record-no-ai
@markwyner @libreoffice No AI is inevitable! Ditch AI or be left behind!
@markwyner @libreoffice I downloaded LibreOffice over the weekend, and began using it in earnest for work this week. As of this writing, I’m two full days in and have no issues to report. It does everything I currently need it to do.
@markwyner @libreoffice It's almost as if people hate "AI" for some reason.
@markwyner @libreoffice
I hope it is extended to "no AI code"
@markwyner @libreoffice Now they just need to expel all the "AI" generated code they've ingested.
@markwyner @libreoffice This makes me happy.
I recently made a document on it. It's really great. Try it. 👍
@markwyner @libreoffice 1M downloads for MS OfficePay365-24-7 might be a rounding error.... But 1M *new* downloads for an alternative office suite that does NOT spend BILLIONS in advertisement and does NOT have locked dependent entities the size of US Govt is kind of a big deal.
Plus, those 1M new users usually never go back to MS stuff.
#LibreOffice #FOSS
Been using this on my personal devices for some time, and my daughter for her course work. It's fab, and this just makes it fabier :)
typing words into a box doesn't require an AI. who knew
CC: @libreoffice@fosstodon.org
@p @markwyner
First, @libreoffice is much more than a text editor.
Second, it's not just that we do not need AI in an office suite. We actively do not want a third party to rummage through my private documents.
@p @markwyner @libreoffice
OK well, as far as I can remember, I haven't yet encountered any use of AI that requires AI.
that sounds pretty cool
CC: @markwyner@mas.to @libreoffice@fosstodon.org
@markwyner @libreoffice https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice/117092254310182368
Heil LibreOffice!
For shit's hell, get a brain people...
@markwyner @libreoffice yes. After a long time of havering, as soon as duckduckgo brought out their 'no AI' version I was on it. If I used an office suite at all I'd be onto libre too.
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@markwyner
It is though terribly, terribly disappointing that nowhere in their reasons do @libreoffice cite ethical concerns of any kind.