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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