Today we’re announcing a new project: LibreOffice New Generation. This isn’t about the software, but about the people behind it. As you probably know, LibreOffice is made by a worldwide community of certified developers and volunteers, working on the source code, translations, documentation, design, QA, marketing, infrastructure and other areas. Well, we want to reach […]
it’s extremely hard to do a full visual redesign like Microsoft did with their Office suite
I wouldn’t vouch for anything like an “extreme” redesign. I think there are inventive ways to reskin an interface on the cheap in terms of developer resources.
I agree the cost is not nothing, it doesn’t have to be treated like the biggest priority, we should be glad with what we have, etc etc.
But that all just feels really defensive. I think it’s fair to acknowledge that everything you are saying is true, and to say how fantastic Libreoffice is as a full-fledged alternative to major office suites, and acknowledge that libreoffice resembles software design from the 1990s.
I wouldn’t vouch for anything like an “extreme” redesign. I think there are inventive ways to reskin an interface on the cheap in terms of developer resources.
I agree the cost is not nothing, it doesn’t have to be treated like the biggest priority, we should be glad with what we have, etc etc.
But that all just feels really defensive. I think it’s fair to acknowledge that everything you are saying is true, and to say how fantastic Libreoffice is as a full-fledged alternative to major office suites, and acknowledge that libreoffice resembles software design from the 1990s.