[libreoffice-design] Re: Possibility of Vertex42 template usage for LibreOffice

Hi John,

Thanks for reaching out and for the kind words about the templates.

I'm curious what Vertex42 could gain from this, because typically when I've
allowed other companies to use my templates (e.g. Google, Microsoft), there
is little to be gained even though they have benefited greatly at my
expense. I earn income by people visiting my website and viewing
advertisements, so if they can obtain my templates without visiting my
site, that not only allows people to bypass the ads, but can result in very
real competition for traffic that can actually hurt me significantly rather
than helping. This is why I almost never allow my templates to be
distributed through means other than my own website.

Have you seen the many templates that I developed specifically as .ods and
.odt files? These were developed for users of OpenOffice, but I believe
LibreOffice is very similar? This page for example has a link to the .ods
file:
https://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplates/excel-invoice-template.html

Regards,
____________________
Jon Wittwer
Vertex42.com


On Sun, Jun 7, 2026 at 7:27 AM john.mills@libreoffice.org <
john.mills@libreoffice.org> wrote:

> Dear Vertex42 team,
>
> My name is John Mills, and I am a trustee of the Document Foundation, the
> nonprofit organization behind LibreOffice. I wanted to reach out and
> express my appreciation for the outstanding templates your team has
> developed—I'm truly a fan of the Vertex42 collection.
>
>  I am interested in exploring the possibility of including some of your
> templates in an archive that could be distributed by the Document
> Foundation. I believe this could be a fantastic "win-win" opportunity for
> both parties, allowing us to highlight the excellent work done by your
> colleagues at Vertex42 while simultaneously strengthening LibreOffice by
> giving our users access to more high-quality templates.
>
>  One point to consider is that we predominantly use the ODF file format.
> We have encountered some compatibility issues with the Microsoft file
> formats available on your website. Would your team be open to collaborating
> with us on compatibility and testing? If we could work together to improve
> the templates' integration, it would greatly benefit both our communities.
> My colleague and I have been compiling a list of several of your Word
> templates for interoperability with LibreOffice, we will also start to test
> Excel compatibility with Calc.
>
>
> https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/ifqnxyo7kgqARED?dir=/&editing=false&openfile=true
>
> I am enthusiastic about the potential for partnership and believe this
> could be a great opportunity for all involved. Please let me know your
> thoughts on this proposal and if there is any interest in moving forward.
> Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Best regards,
>
> John Mills

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