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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. Please note: Due to Jitsi connection issues during recording, Frank's video quality is compromised in the first half but normalizes as the interview progresses. 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. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• https://nextcloud.com/team/• https://x.com/fkarlitschek• https://mastodon.social/@Karlitschek⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRODUCTION00:51 - INTRO TO FRANK01:08 - LIFE BEFORE NEXTCLOUD03:15 - ORIGINS OF OWNCLOUD05:51 - FROM OWNCLOUD TO NEXTCLOUD08:45 - STATE OF OWNCLOUD09:20 - STRUCTURE OF NEXTCLOUD10:23 - OPEN SOURCE + PROFIT?13:21 - NEXTCLOUD FREE VS. PAID16:43 - NEXTCLOUD COMPETITORS18:20 - SELF-HOSTING CHALLENGES22:54 - THIRD PARTY HOSTING25:18 - END-TO-END ENCRYPTION32:24 - NEXTCLOUD HUB 1035:59 - AI PUSHBACK42:51 - NEXTCLOUD AI MODELS44:30 - RECOMMENDED LLM45:13 - FEATURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN47:28 - NEXTCLOUD COMMUNITY50:36 - #1 SELF-HOSTING MISTAKE51:19 - FAVORITE FOSS PROJECT52:27 - FAVORITE LINUX DISTRO & DE53:49 - WHAT'S NEXT?54:51 - MOST EXCITING TECH?56:53 - MOST SCARED ABOUT?🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★

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