Thank you.

I have downloaded LibreOffice (and Java Runtime Environment) and it seems to do 
everything I need it to do, Apple Silicon compliant, to boot. As far as I am 
concerned, this answers the question several of us have asked. If Apache comes 
up with an Apple Silicon version of OpenOffice, great. If not, there's this.

DB

> On May 28, 2026, at 6:18 PM, Robert Funnell <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Yes, LO and OO both have ODF files as their native format. The two projects 
> split years ago, at least in part because of philosophical differences about 
> licensing (although both are FLOSS).
> 
> - Robert
> 
> On 2026-05-28 21:04, DAVID BARNERT wrote:
>> I never heard of LibreOffice until just now and I just looked at the 
>> website. Can it open OpenOffice files?
>> 
>> David Barnert
>> Albany NY
>> 
>>> On May 28, 2026, at 17:19, Robert Funnell <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I read that MacOS 28 is expected in 2027, so it gives some time yet. 
>>> LibreOffice apparently has Apple Silicon support now, so it's available if 
>>> OpenOffice isn't.
>>> 
>>> - Robert


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