(Note: posted by Mike Saunders from The Document Foundation. I'm adding this as a link on https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/... so that people can discuss here further, if necessary, like with the other questions on that page. Thanks!)
See also this blog post from Michael Meeks (Collabora), and this by Jona Azizaj (Collabora)
Answer from the FAQ at https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/...:
Likely not. LibreOffice is free and open source software and can be redistributed by other people, subject to the license. But if you want the official version from The Document Foundation, you should always download it from our website. Note that some of our Certified Developers provide their own versions of LibreOffice with long-term support options.
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Mike, I would add a note on https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/frequently-asked-questions/#paidversions to the effect that TDF does not charge for any available download of LO products.
In addition, there's now a version offered under official license from TDF also for the Windows Store: https://www.microsoft.com/p/libreoffice-vanilla/9npr3bznj4dm