14 DAY TRIAL // The Document Foundation announced the release of LibreOffice 4.3.6, which is a new maintenance version in this branch of the famous office suite.
The LibreOffice 4.3.x is no longer the most advanced branch available and that place has been taken by the 4.4 version, which launched to critical acclaim just a couple of weeks ago. Even so, that doesn't mean the developers will choose to drop an older branch. It's still being used and a lot of people will not easily upgrade from one release to another.
In fact, The Document Foundation features a few concurrent branches, such as 4.3.5, 4.3.6, and 4.4.0. There is one new version that is still under production, 4.4.1, and it will be a while until we see it released. It might seem counter-intuitive to have so many different versions out at once, but this office suite is in use in various strict environments, like the administrations of a city. Major upgrades are harder to do in these conditions.
LibreOffice 4.3.6 is just a maintenance update
If you are looking to get all the features out of the office suite, then you might want to go for the 4.4.0 branch, but if you just want a simple upgrade that takes care of some minor problems, then this is what you are looking for.
"The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 4.3.6 'Still', the sixth minor release of the LibreOffice 4.3 family, which is now the suggested version of the software for large deployments in the enterprise and conservative users. LibreOffice 4.3.6 contains over 110 bug fixes. The Document Foundation suggests to deploy LibreOffice 4.3.6 in enterprises and large organizations when backed by professional support by certified individuals capable of providing value added support," reads the official announcement.
More details about this latest release can be found in the official changelog. Also, please keep in mind that this office suite is available on a number of different platforms, including Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. The Linux version is distributed as a source package, so it would be best to wait until the official repositories make it available.
