- The Foundation document, which makes LibreOffice, is the last to jump on the anti-Windows 11 train
- The organization maintains that Windows 10 users should go to Linux
- He describes the forces of Linux, which include being free, open and transparent
More than a few great players on the Linux side of the fence now weigh with the antimicrosoft feeling, and another has just joined this club: The Document Foundation (TDF).
What exactly is it? TDF is the creator of Libreoffice, an alternative to Microsoft Office for Linux (and other platforms), and the organization has a several part argument to try to persuade Windows 10 to try a Linux distribution rather than migrate to Windows 11.
While Neowin reported, TDF has a blog article entitled: “The end of Windows 10 is approaching, so it’s time to consider Linux and Libreoffice.”
It is directly to the point, and the TDF also clearly shows that it supports the wider project of “end of 10”, also urging those who are confronted at the end of Windows 10 (in October 2025) to pass to Linux.
TDF observes: “The countdown has started. On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will end Windows 10 support… the good news? You don’t have to follow the Microsoft upgrade path [to Windows 11]. There is a better option that makes control in the hands of users, institutions and public organizations: Linux and LibreOffice. Together, these two programs offer a powerful alternative, respectful of confidentiality and the test of the future at the Windows + Microsoft 365 ecosystem. ”
The organization insists that sticking to Windows 11 limits the consumer in terms of promoting continuous dependence on Microsoft and “forcing” for the use of their various services, the integration of the cloud (OneDrive), and of course the Microsoft account.
TDF underlines that Microsoft tries to compel subscriptions (which means Microsoft 365, for those who use Office – and in fact OneDrive), and reduce “control of the operation of your computer and how your data is managed”. This last potshot is aimed at how Microsoft’s telemetry system operates, the data piping of your Windows PC to its servers (although how and what type of data, depends on your settings).
The final blow echoes many other concerns: “In addition, new material requirements will make millions of PCs perfectly good obsolete.”
And this is one of the main oxen with regard to the upgrade of Windows 11. It is not necessarily that people do not want the new operating system – although some do not do so – it is just that because of the safety measures imposed on Windows 11, which exclude older processors (and PC without TPM 2.0, a safety feature), a lot of Windows 10 PC simply simply can’t have it.
So get Linux instead is the answer, and in the case of this particular subcampagnard, also enter LibreOffice to replace Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
TDF emphasizes the free and open nature of Linux and LibreOffice, and how they are supervised by the foundations, rather than a company that seeks to achieve a profit. And also that the old Windows 10 PCs will have no trouble executing a Linux distribution (and there is a wide choice of different desktop bone flavors to choose, of course).
Analysis: free, open and trustworthy – but a hill too steep to climb for some?
There is an increasing amount of momentum behind the “Pass from Windows 10 to Linux” campaign. Remember that recently, KDE (which manufactures a Linux office environment called plasma) argued that Microsoft is guilty of applying a kind of technological extortion on Windows 10 users, and although, as I noted at the time, it is an extreme language used, I understand where the feeling comes from.
TDF is to a certain extent to collect this theme of “extortion” here, especially when it talks about Microsoft while trying to lock people in its various services. And it is a fair observation in some respects: the Microsoft account is very advanced by the software giant, and there is a persistent harassment in Windows 11 to use, let’s say, OneDrive. Although it is more advertising and veiled advertising that it is only what it is on anyone, granted, it is always boring to see this, and the different advertisements (some of them purely reductric), Microsoft peddles via Windows – a paid operating system.
As TDF points out, Microsoft seeks to make a profit, while Linux is free, open and transparent, and therefore more reliable at a fundamental level.
I will not return to the ground that I have already passed in my recent stories concerning the arguments of the reason why Linux could be a delicate proposal for a good number of Windows 10 users, but I must again highlight some of the drawbacks in the interest of balance here.
The main problem is that in the case of less informed users in technology, going from Windows 10 to Linux is quite an upheaval. There is a whole new interface and a new way of working to learn, and there are necessarily applications that people have bought that are not compatible with Linux, or games that will not work properly (certainly these online games with anti-chiche protection).
In his blog article, TDF advises that: “Replacing Windows and Microsoft Office is not as difficult as it seems, or at an individual or business level.”
Then, this suggests that a first step towards the passage of Windows 10 to Linux is: “Start by testing Linux and LibreOffice on a second partition of your PC (for individuals) or in less critical departments (for companies).”
It is rather a case of “ nail, Meet Hammerhead ‘in terms of concerns concerning fewer warned users in technology which make a transition like this to a brand new operating system. There is undoubtedly ranged ranks of users of Windows 10 which would not have the slightest idea of the configuration of Linux using a partition on their reader. And yes, you can discover how – and the Linux community is, in general, undeniably super enthusiasm (as the TDF touches elsewhere) – but I always think how much the comfort zone is for many PC owners is underestimated here.
The knot in many respects is that Linux is more a proposal for passionate about its very nature – and that is part of what makes it great and why the community is united and so favorable. But for the average user of Windows 10, migration to Linux may simply seem to be an too stiff ascent, and the initial dentition problems with which they can be confronted, in particular with hardware or software compatibility, can ensure that the rise feels dangerously close to the vertical.
Those who think of Linux might want to browse the PK Press Club gathering of the best Linux distros for beginners, or distros that are similar to Windows, and could therefore help you feel immediately at home.
