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Command FAQs that we get about Collabora Office
Does Collabora Office have the ability to edit and read documents created with Microsoft Office
Collabora Office can read, edit and write .doc .docx .xls .xlsx .ptt .pptx files.
Does someone who receives a Collabora Office document have the ability to open it with MS Office?
MSOffice can read Open Document Format (ODF) files. Files may also be saved in .docx format if desired. ODF is the native format of Collabora Office and offers the most features and third party compatibility. The proprietary nature of MSOffice files (the format’s technical details are secret) makes perfect parity with Microsoft products a challenge. Existing OOXML support however is now comprehensive following years of investment in the related export filters.
What license is applicable with Collabora Office.
Collabora Office is Open Source – the source code is publicly available and can be downloaded, complied and used. they contribute everything they do back up-stream to the community LibreOffice project. Collabora Office is developed in public git branches. However the maintenance task would be more time consuming and costly for a client than having Collabora Productivity to do the job of maintaining the binary builds and patches (it would also by- pass the client opportunity to contribute funding to the overall project). The EULA caters for evaluation/pilot and full deployment (including a home use clause). The license provides for use and access to patches. If the subscription were discontinued the client can continue to use the installed binary.