Frank Karlitschek, CEO and founder of Nextcloud, joins me to discuss the evolution from OwnCloud to Nextcloud, the challenges of building sustainable open-source businesses, and why digital sovereignty matters more than ever. We dive deep into Nextcloud Hub 10's new end-to-end encryption features, AI capabilities, and Frank's vision for competing with Big Tech while maintaining user privacy. Techlore empowers individuals with practical digital privacy knowledge, security tools, and advocacy resources. Discover how to protect your online data and regain control of your digital identity.
📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO:
• https://nextcloud.com/team/
• https://x.com/fkarlitschek
• https://mastodon.social/@Karlitschek
Timestamps:
00:00 INTRODUCTION
00:51 - INTRO TO FRANK
01:08 - LIFE BEFORE NEXTCLOUD
03:15 - ORIGINS OF OWNCLOUD
05:51 - FROM OWNCLOUD TO NEXTCLOUD
08:45 - STATE OF OWNCLOUD
09:20 - STRUCTURE OF NEXTCLOUD
10:23 - OPEN SOURCE + PROFIT?
13:21 - NEXTCLOUD FREE VS. PAID
16:43 - NEXTCLOUD COMPETITORS
18:20 - SELF-HOSTING CHALLENGES
22:54 - THIRD PARTY HOSTING
25:18 - END-TO-END ENCRYPTION
32:24 - NEXTCLOUD HUB 10
35:59 - AI PUSHBACK
42:51 - NEXTCLOUD AI MODELS
44:30 - RECOMMENDED LLM
45:13 - FEATURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
47:28 - NEXTCLOUD COMMUNITY
50:36 - #1 SELF-HOSTING MISTAKE
51:19 - FAVORITE FOSS PROJECT
52:27 - FAVORITE LINUX DISTRO & DE
53:49 - WHAT'S NEXT?
54:51 - MOST EXCITING TECH?
56:53 - MOST SCARED ABOUT?
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