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:atom_symbol: ownCloud Infinite Scale

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02462021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments20212022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 1 submissions, 6 comments20232024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

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https://opencloud.eu/sites/default/files/media/documents/202... > OpenCloud is based on a fork of the open source software ‘ownCloud Infinite Scale' (OCIS), whose components were co-developed by developers from the science organisation CERN and other active contributors. OpenCloud is now being further developed.. clear focus on data protection, interoperability.. https://owncloud.dev/ocis/ | https://github.com/owncloud/ocis > modern file-sync and share platform.. oCIS breaks down the old [PHP] ownCloud 10 user specific namespace.. makes the individual parts accessible to clients as storage spaces and storage space registries.. WebDAV based oc sync protocol to manage files and folders, ocs to manage shares and TUS to upload files in a resumable way. On the server side REVA is the reference implementation of the CS3 apis which is defined us
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ing protobuf. By embedding libregraph/idm, oCIS provides a LDAP interface to make accounts, including guests available to firewalls and other systems. 2021, https://owncloud.com/news/owncloud-infinite-scale-live-at-ce... | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oBQfD9QrCs > [oCIS] first production deployment.. CERN IT department‘s storage team has engaged in UI, API and backend development with ownCloud for many years.. users have access to the underlying data repository containing 1.4 billion files and 12 petabytes of data. 2025 fork, https://github.com/orgs/opencloud-eu/discussions/262 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cZKzpEw62M | https://www.heise.de/en/news/Ex-ownCloud-devs-seek-new-start... > OpenCloud discusses the challenges that arise when proprietary products are discontinued or acquired by competitors.. examines a current case.. new company is likely to include over a dozen employees who previously worked on Infinite Scale for ownCloud.
In Opencloud – An alternative to Nextcloud written in Go
According to the README[1] on their source repository, that is, flatly, untrue. They say: > We are very happy that oCIS does not require a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) as it is Apache 2.0 licensed. We hope this will make it easier to contribute code. If you want to get in touch, most of the developers hang out in our rocket chat channel or reach out to the ownCloud central forum. They also say: > Some builds of stable ownCloud Infinite Scale releases provided by ownCloud GmbH are subject to an End User License Agreement. Which seems both reasonable and sensible... [1](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/tree/master)
In OwnCloud Infinite Scale added EULA that prohibits commercial use [pdf]
The source code is still apache2 licensed, according to the README[1]. That says > Some builds of stable ownCloud Infinite Scale releases provided by ownCloud GmbH are subject to an End User License Agreement. That seems to be exactly the kind of thing that the apache2 license permits. [1](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/tree/master) It also only seems sensible... if you're offering something like OwnCloud as SaaS, you should probably know enough about it to do your own builds from source.
In OwnCloud Infinite Scale added EULA that prohibits commercial use [pdf]
With this PR https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/pull/6755 I tried to make the policy a bit more clear after we got a nice issue report about it. To be clear: only binary builds of stable versions of Infinite Scale that the ownCloud company is shipping are protected by the EULA. The source code license is Apache2 or AGPL for some parts, and is not touched by this of course. The EULA even allows free use widely, including private, non-commercial and in commercial contexts. It does not allow hosting. We hope to provide a clear and understandable regulation for the project with this, that is protecting our efforts to a certain degree.
In OwnCloud Infinite Scale added EULA that prohibits commercial use [pdf]
Don't expect too much from Nextcloud – it will not be a 1:1 replacement for commercial services from Google, Microsoft, etc. Prepare to spend much time debugging, configuring, reading tickets, etc. If you only want files and Cloud office, consider using alternatives like Seafile[1] or the new OwnCloud rewrite in Go called OCIS[2], which are MUCH more stable than Nextcloud. [1]: https://www.seafile.com/en/home/ [2]: https://github.com/owncloud/ocis
In Ask HN: Self-hosting in 2023: Nextcloud on Linode, or...?

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