Updates From OpenIndiana and LibreOffice (Projects That Oracle Discarded)
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Migration to GCC 6.4 as userland compiler
Modulo some minor details, the transition of our userland to GCC 6 is complete.
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OpenIndiana Has Upgraded To The GCC 6 Compiler
The OpenSolaris/Illumos-based OpenIndiana operating system has finally moved past GCC 4.9 as its base user-land compiler and is now using GCC 6.4.
This comes while GCC 8.1 should be officially released in the next few weeks and they are already targeting GCC 7.3.0 as their next illumos-gate compiler.
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LibreOffice 6.0 Open-Source Office Suite Passes 1 Million Downloads Mark
The Document Foundation announced recently that its LibreOffice 6.0 open-source and cross-platform office suite reached almost 1 million downloads since its release last month on January 31, 2018.
That's terrific news for the Open Source and Free Software community and a major milestone for the acclaimed LibreOffice office suite, which tries to be a free alternative to proprietary solutions like Microsoft Office.
The 1 million downloads mark was reached just two weeks after the release of LibreOffice 6.0, which is the biggest update ever of the open-source office suite adding numerous new features and enhancements over previous versions.
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