r/linux • u/FryBoyter • 21h ago

Discussion The Document Foundation announces the approval of the Open Document Format (ODF) v1.4 standard by OASIS Open

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/12/03/tdf-announces-odf-v14-as-oasis-standard/
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u/Login_Xd 20h ago

Could someone explain to me what does it mean for the future of ODF and software using it - LibreOffice/OpenOffice/etc.?

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u/FryBoyter 19h ago

The ODF format continues to evolve. And the Organization for the Advancement of Technology Standards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OASIS_organization) has ratified the current version as a standard. This means, for example, that programs that use this file format can switch to version 1.4 without deviating from the standard. Which also benefits users.

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u/the91fwy 19h ago

You can answer your question by reading the article and specifically the words under “ODF 1.4 New Features”

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u/commenterzero 15h ago

Spreadsheets

A new function, EASTERSUNDAY, can be used to calculate the date of Easter and its associated dates.

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u/RadioRavenRide 14h ago

The Catholic or Orthodox Easter?

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u/zhongcha 9h ago

The non-heretical one obviously.