The Document Foundation (TDF), which oversees the development of the LibreOffice office suite, excluded all Collabora employees and partners from its ranks. In the last days of March, 43 participants were expelled from TDF (1, 2, 3), including key developers and co-founders of LibreOffice. 7 of the 10 most significant LibreOffice developers have been excluded. Of the four remaining founders at TDF, three are not involved in core code development. In 2025, Collabora employees contributed 45% of all changes to LibreOffice.
Italo Vignoli, co-founder of the Document Foundation, explained that members of Collabora are excluded due to a recently approved new bylaw that does not allow the organization to have employees from companies with which it is in legal proceedings. This requirement recognizes that in the past members have made decisions in the best interests of their employers rather than the interests of the Document Foundation.
Collabora is said to be investing resources in its own product, which differs from traditional full-featured office suites such as LibreOffice. While the Document Foundation strives to act in the best interests of the community and focuses on maintaining interest in true free solutions that provide digital sovereignty