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Microsoft bans LibreOffice developer's account without warning, rejects appeal

Recently, we reported on LibreOffice, accusing Microsoft of intentionally using complex file formats as a tactic to lock in users to Microsoft Office, hindering open source alternatives like LibreOffice. Now, Microsoft has banned LibreOffice developer, Mike Kaganski, from using its services, citing an "activity that violates [its] Services Agreement". According to Mike, this happened last Monday when he tried to send a technical email to the LibreOffice dev mailing list, which is a normal part o...

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