--- title: LibreOffice and the art of overreacting | daily.dev description: The Document Foundation defends LibreOffice 26.8's planned donation banner in the Start Centre, arguing the backlash is disproportionate. The banner will... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/libreoffice-and-the-art-of-overreacting-ms4fnndtj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: LibreOffice and the art of overreacting | daily.dev og:description: The Document Foundation defends LibreOffice 26.8's planned donation banner in the Start Centre, arguing the backlash is disproportionate. The banner will... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/libreoffice-and-the-art-of-overreacting-ms4fnndtj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Ms4fnnDTj.png og:image:alt: LibreOffice and the art of overreacting og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # LibreOffice and the art of overreacting **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Document Foundation defends LibreOffice 26.8's planned donation banner in the Start Centre, arguing the backlash is disproportionate. The banner will appear periodically, not at every launch, and won't block any features. TDF points out LibreOffice has shown donation requests for years, and comparable projects like Mozilla Thunderbird and Wikipedia have used similar or more prominent fundraising banners without controversy. The post dismisses fears of a 'freemium' model as unfounded given TDF's legal structure as a German non-profit with public finances and a charter mandating free software. It frames the real issue as the broader misunderstanding of FOSS sustainability, noting LibreOffice serves over 100 million users while relying almost entirely on individual donations. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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