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Kolab Now, open source solution to compete with Google Docs

Posted: Mon 28 Aug 2017, 15:57
by labbe5
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Kolab ... 84754.html

Kolab Now Is a Smooth On-Ramp for LibreOffice Online

As cloud popularity grows, so does the collection of free or low-cost online office tools that services like Microsoft Office Online and Google Docs/G Suite provide.

However, those two major league offerings, along with a swarm of other cloud-based productivity platforms, are proprietary. Open source vendors have been promising a free open source online alternative. Until now, online open source office suites have been little more than vaporware.


Kolab Systems last month announced Kolab Now, a full-featured online office suite. The launch had the blessing of The Document Foundation, which gave up on fulfilling promises for a free open source online version of the LibreOffice suite it sponsors.

Read on for the complete review (link above).

Posted: Mon 28 Aug 2017, 23:38
by bark_bark_bark
With a name like Kolab, you'd think this was a KDE project.