LibreOffice Ported To 64-bit ARM (AArch64)

[phoronix]

Phoronix: LibreOffice Ported To 64-bit ARM (AArch64)

As more and more open-source programs get brought up for 64-bit ARM, LibreOffice is the latest to receive such AArch64 enablement...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTc3NjI

[Nille]

Wow they Port the Software to a CPU Architecture thats not even released, but not to a cpu architecture thats used since 13 Years.

[gQuigs]

but not to a cpu architecture thats used since 13 Years.

Which is?

[RahulSundaram]

Wow they Port the Software to a CPU Architecture thats not even released, but not to a cpu architecture thats used since 13 Years.

Porting is done based on interest or demand. Not on age

[89c51]

Porting is done based on interest or demand. Not on age

With all the buzz around AArm64 i expect like a million products to hit the market.

[vadix]

With all the buzz around AArm64 i expect like a million products to hit the market.

Intel isn't really doing well in mobile (power efficiency), which is what everybody is using these days. The only conclusion you can make is that ARM is going to overtake them. Microsoft, Apple, and Google all have ARM platforms and they are trying to integrate all of them around common binaries (PNaCl, .NET, LLVM, etc). It seems obvious that AArch64 is going to be a big deal in the near future. We might even see 32-bit arm be a big deal, but I think all the 64-bit hype is going to push things in that direction (even if it isn't a good idea).

[Marc Driftmeyer]

How about they work on polishing the entire suite and gut out the remaining Java?

Perhaps, focus more on OpenCL to work towards an HSA enabled solution?

The defaults for the color picker seem to be designed by someone on LSD 24/7. The choice of presets for colors are moronic.

4.4 Release Notes:

Cut, Copy and Paste actions are now at the top of the context menu. fdo#71770 (Jeffrey Stedfast - Xamarin)

Really? We have to wait until 4.4 to get something that should have been in 0.1? While we're waiting, show keyboard universal bindings for cut/copy/paste combinations [CTRL+X/CTRL+C/CTRL+V] or [Command+X, etc] in the submenu. It's standard HIG practice to have those visible to remind folks you don't have to live solely by the mouse.

Mac OS X

LibreOffice 4.4 requires 10.8+. The binary-packages provided will be 64 bits only.

Seriously? What's next? Linux will require an OpenGL 4.x mininimum GPU to run it?

[RahulSundaram]

How about they work on polishing the entire suite and gut out the remaining Java?

Perhaps, focus more on OpenCL to work towards an HSA enabled solution?

The defaults for the color picker seem to be designed by someone on LSD 24/7. The choice of presets for colors are moronic.

The skillsets are not interchangeable. Porting is very different from UI design work. Perhaps you can try filing bug reports?

[BSDude]

Is there a port for MIPS yet?

[89c51]

Intel isn't really doing well in mobile (power efficiency), which is what everybody is using these days. The only conclusion you can make is that ARM is going to overtake them. Microsoft, Apple, and Google all have ARM platforms and they are trying to integrate all of them around common binaries (PNaCl, .NET, LLVM, etc). It seems obvious that AArch64 is going to be a big deal in the near future. We might even see 32-bit arm be a big deal, but I think all the 64-bit hype is going to push things in that direction (even if it isn't a good idea).

As i said before there are still people that need x86. Mainly those using proprietary apps. And companies that make them are slow in general. We still don't have proper FOSS solutions (or industry standard apps if you prefer) for many things (CAD, Video Editing, Math).

BTW i'd be all over a light, nicely designed AArm64, Coreboot, Linux, feature full Foss GPU driver, HiDPI screen, 16gb ram, fast SSD, looooong baterry life laptop. Hope someone makes it.