Is developing word processing software hard?

Is developing word processing software hard?

Having worked previously on voting systems, I know that some problems are hard to solve. How about developing word processing software?

Hello LibreOffice Planet!

This is my first blog post on the topic of LibreOffice. Let me quickly explain my link to LibreOffice. I work for a data protection authority in the EU and help navigate the digital transformation of our office with about 100 staff members. While many of our partner organisations adopt Microsoft 365, our office decided to pilot Nextcloud with Collabora Office Online.

In the future, I want to blog (in my personal capacity) about my thoughts related to the use of alternative word processing software in the public sector in general and in our specific case.

As there are no dedicated resources for training, preparation of templates etc., during the pilot of LibreOffice, the experience so far covers a large spectrum of user satisfaction. Generally, our staff has been spent years of their life using Microsoft Office and has the expectation that any other software works the same way. If it does not, they send an email to me (best case) or switch back to Microsoft Office.

During the week, I discussed again some smaller LibreOffice bugs. Then, I showed this weekend some FOSS Blender animated short videos to family members. It seems that Blender is more successful in its domain than LibreOffice. Is that possible? Or are animated short videos just more capturing due to their special effects? 😅

Mastodon Setup with Docker and Caddy

Mastodon Setup with Docker and Caddy

Learn how to setup a Mastodon server using Docker and Caddy. This setup comes with automated SSL.

In my previous post, we setup a Mastodon server using Docker and nginx-proxy. In this post, we use instead the web server Caddy. I’ve only discovered Caddy a week ago. The configuration of Mastodon is now even simpler and shorter. Caddy redirects traffic automatically from HTTP to HTTPS and configures HTTPS for all domains via Let’s Encryption. :rocket:

Our starting point is the docker-compose.yml shipped with the Mastodon code. Why is it not enough? It assumes you setup up proxy with HTTPS endpoints yourself. So let’s integrate this as well in Docker.

Mastodon Setup with Docker and nginx-proxy

Mastodon Setup with Docker and nginx-proxy

Learn how to setup a Mastodon server using Docker and nginx-proxy. This setup comes with automated SSL.

I have been working on a setup with Mastodon that is easy to repeat and share. A setup with very few steps. Please consider that this setup is not enough for a production environment. It requires additional security measures. Please put your recommendations in the comments! :grinning:

Our starting point is the docker-compose.yml shipped with the Mastodon code. Why is it not enough? It assumes you setup up proxy with HTTPS endpoints yourself. So let’s integrate this as well in Docker.

Consider also the compact setup with the Caddy webserver.

Orient: Life at Sea in the 21st Century

Orient: Life at Sea in the 21st Century

I’ve been for a week in December 2021 on a cruise in the Orient. So how is life on such a ship?

The Titanic could accommodate about 2500 passengers who booked either first, second or third class. Wikipedia tells that

those travelling in first class, most of them the wealthiest passengers on board, included prominent members of the upper class, businessmen, politicians, high-ranking military personnel, industrialists, bankers, entertainers, socialites, and professional athletes. Second-class passengers were predominantly middle-class travellers and included professors, authors, clergymen, and tourists. Third-class or steerage passengers were primarily immigrants moving to the United States and Canada.

Much has changed since then.

Jekyll: Import Disqus comments for Staticman

Due to privacy concerns with Disqus, I have exported old Disqus comments and integrated them directly in Jekyll.

For some years already, I try to rely for this website on less external resources and avoid ad-powered services to improve the privacy for my dear readers.

Recently, I removed the comments provided by Disqus from this blog, because Disqus introduced too much data sharing with many third parties. Norway just fined this year Disqus 2,5 Mio Euro for tracking without legal basis.

Please find hereafter some tips on how to export comments from Disqus and display them in a privacy-friendly way in your Jekyll blog.

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