LibreOffice Removes Support For Some Old Targets: AIX, 32-bit s390 & More

[archkde]

Aah yes, libreoffice. With their confusing 2 or 3 stable releases in their download page, pushing people to use their newest version. I hope they do this not because they expect people to run into bugs with their newest "stable" release, so when people complain, they can say "we told you so, if you want support, you should've gone with our business partners"

The newest version usually works best for most purposes. You're probably also confused by the Linux kernel being offered in (currently) 10 versions (thereof 2 experimental and 2 EOL).

[Go_Vulkan]

their download page

Who uses "their download page" among the readers of this site? Nobody.

And if you are so overstressed by using a "download page", maybe you should leave software installation to other people.

[mirmirmir]

Aah yes, libreoffice. With their confusing 2 or 3 stable releases in their download page, pushing people to use their newest version. I hope they do this not because they expect people to run into bugs with their newest "stable" release, so when people complain, they can say "we told you so, if you want support, you should've gone with our business partners"

[phoronix]

Phoronix: LibreOffice Removes Support For Some Old Targets: AIX, 32-bit s390 & More

With LibreOffice 7.5 due out next week and that code already having been branched, in the LibreOffice mainline code this week they have dropped support for some old targets...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-Drops-AIX-And-More