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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Finding alternative to software&#xA;&#xA;Most people know about the most common tools and programs that are available,  if you are looking for a free and open source alternative there are many options,  this can be hard to find if you are not sure exactly what a piece of software is called.&#xA;&#xA;The site Alternative to has a comprehensive set of resources to suggest alternatives to common tools, applications and software.   Well worth checking out.&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#Software,#Alternative,#FLOSS&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
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<p>Most people know about the most common tools and programs that are available,  if you are looking for a free and open source alternative there are many options,  this can be hard to find if you are not sure exactly what a piece of software is called.</p>

<p>The site <a href="https://alternativeto.net/" rel="nofollow">Alternative to</a> has a comprehensive set of resources to suggest alternatives to common tools, applications and software.   Well worth checking out.</p>

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<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:Software" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Software</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Alternative" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Alternative</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:FLOSS" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">FLOSS</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Libre Office 7.4 first point release</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Libre Office 7.4 first point release&#xA;&#xA;LibreOffice 7.4 Office Suite Gets First Point Release, 80 Bugs Fixed&#xA;&#xA;LO 7.4.1&#xA;&#xA;The FLOSS office suite LibreOffice has had it&#39;s first point release update for the 7.4 branch, taking it to 7.4.1.  &#xA;&#xA;You can read more here.&#xA;&#xA;Links&#xA;&#xA;LibreOffice&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#LibreOffice,#Suite,#Office,#Update,#FLOSS&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
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<p><strong>LibreOffice 7.4 Office Suite Gets First Point Release, 80 Bugs Fixed</strong></p>

<p><img src="https://i0.wp.com/9to5linux.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/lo741.webp?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1" alt="LO 7.4.1"></p>

<p>The FLOSS office suite LibreOffice has had it&#39;s first point release update for the 7.4 branch, taking it to 7.4.1.</p>

<p>You can <a href="https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-7-4-office-suite-gets-first-point-release-80-bugs-fixed" rel="nofollow">read more here</a>.</p>

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<ul><li><a href="https://www.libreoffice.org/" rel="nofollow">LibreOffice</a></li></ul>

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<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:LibreOffice" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">LibreOffice</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Suite" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Suite</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Office" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Office</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Update" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Update</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:FLOSS" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">FLOSS</span></a></p>

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