From: nunojsilva@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-18, rbowman wrote:   
      
   > On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:43:11 +0000, Nuno Silva wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2025-12-17, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 18 Dec 2025 06:54:18 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> OK, so what? [Strawman omitted]   
   >>>   
   >>> The point being that LibreOffice is no longer “trying to clone   
   >>> commercial offerings”, as you originally said.   
   >>   
   >> My point is: was it *ever* doing that? Even when it was commercial, was   
   >> it trying to clone anything that much?   
   >   
   > How about OnlyOffice? I have very minimal experience with office suites   
   > but a friend says it's a much easier transition from Office than   
   > LibreOffice.   
      
   I had never heard of this one before. Could be interesting to explore,   
   but I'm not impressed by how they not only have GenAI integration but   
   are also kind of advertising it as the best thing since sliced bread.   
      
   If it can be disabled and is opt-in, it's not clearly said in the few   
   pages I looked at so far (hopefully it's not opt-in or easy to disable,   
   because otherwise they've lost a massive marketing opportunity   
   here?). Looking further, it's perhaps hinted by a screenshot that seems   
   to show a smartphone-style toggle button for "AI" [1], and user   
   documentation does seem to suggest that it's a plug-in that has to be   
   installed... so a lost opportunity, then.   
      
   UI-wise I see something that looks like a ribbon in screenshots, no idea   
   if it can be configured to have some different interface, but if not it   
   might still be good for people who are used to *that* kind of   
   interface.   
      
      
   [1] https://static-site.onlyoffice.com/public/images/templates/d   
   cs/features/en/work@2x.png   
      
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