The ChatGPT/Codex app bundles a full copy of LibreOffice

	The ChatGPT/Codex app bundles a full copy of LibreOffice(simonwillison.net)
	480 points by timpera 8 days ago \| 240 comments
	tl;dr: The OpenAI Codex/ChatGPT desktop app stashes 1.7GB in `~/.cache/codex-primary-runtime`, bundling full copies of Python, Node.js, Poppler, git, and the entire LibreOffice suite. Codex uses these binaries via "skills" defined in its plugins directory, apparently to handle document processing tasks locally.
	HN Discussion: ↑OpenAI should give back to LibreOffice through donations or contributions ↓Bundling LibreOffice is reasonable since it's reliable for handling legacy office file formats ↑The Codex app is poorly designed and the bloated dependencies reflect that ↑This may be a license (MPL 2.0) violation given missing attribution ↓Questioning whether the bundling is actually problematic or just normal app behavior