Vissarion Fisikopoulos
Vissarion is a software engineer and research scientist currently working on LibreOffice Base at The Document Foundation. He has contributed to open-source projects including MySQL and the Boost C++ Libraries, while mentoring students through Google Summer of Code and graduate research programs. He also serves as an editor for the Journal of Open Source Software, teaches at the University of Athens, and regularly speaks at technology conferences.
Session
LibreOffice Base remains an important but sometimes under-discussed module of the LibreOffice suite. This talk will present the current state of Base, including the embedded database backend, the Firebird transition, the migration path from HSQLDB, and the remaining dependencies on legacy Java-based components. It will also touch on key technical and community challenges, including SQL compatibility, forms and reporting workflows, and usability and reliability issues that affect everyday users. Rather than proposing a fixed roadmap, the talk will focus on the key issues facing Base and outline the main priorities and actionable next steps for strengthening Base as a sustainable part of the LibreOffice ecosystem.