The help2.js script contains a function that triggers a contact attempt to piwik.documentfoundation.org when the help is opened with Chrome or Edge, even though they are in file mode. FireFox does not attempt to connect. Since an "offline help" should be completely offline, I think this is a bug. This may also be the reason for bug ID 140983 This is the part of the script help2.js: ... // Test, if we are online if (document.body.getElementsByTagName('meta')) { var _paq = _paq || []; /* tracker methods like "setCustomDimension" should be called before "trackPageView" */ _paq.push(['disableCookies']); _paq.push(['trackPageView']); _paq.push(['enableLinkTracking']); (function() { var u="//piwik.documentfoundation.org/"; _paq.push(['setTrackerUrl', u+'piwik.php']); _paq.push(['setSiteId', '68']); var d=document, g=d.createElement('script'), s=d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; g.type='text/javascript'; g.async=true; g.defer=true; g.src=u+'piwik.js'; s.parentNode.insertBefore(g,s); })(); var system = getParameterByName("System"); } else { var system = getSystem(); } ... Discovered in Version LO 7.4.7.2 x64 Community with Hilfe 7.4 (German) (LibreOffice_7.4.7_Win_x64_helppack_de.msi) but also found in Hilfe 7.5 (LibreOffice_7.5.6_Win_x64_helppack_de.msi)
Olivier Hallot committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/help/commit/0c24f409c31e4ca8a85b6a1486e2c6eaf26942d6 tdf#157360 Local help should not phone home
Olivier Hallot committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-7-6": https://git.libreoffice.org/help/commit/c10e043fdaf6ed01727d99dfa3bcccd49ba9c527 tdf#157360 Local help should not phone home