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https://docs.nextcloud.com/ | |||
Nextcloud is a cloud-based "file sync and share software". It offers | Nextcloud is a cloud-based "file sync and share software". It offers | ||
* syncing of OS-based directories (Linux, Windows, macOS) with the Nextcloud server ("Desktop Sync client") | * syncing of OS-based directories (Linux, Windows, macOS) with the Nextcloud server ("Desktop Sync client") [https://nextcloud.com/install/#install-clients] | ||
* a browser-based desktop (the "Web interface") with various "apps" (including "groupware"). | * a browser-based desktop (the "Web interface") with various "apps" (including "groupware"). | ||
* additional functionality via an app store [https://apps.nextcloud.com/] | |||
== apps == | == test instances == | ||
* https://try.nextcloud.com/ | |||
== apps (basic functionality) == | |||
* Files: the (synchronized) files on the server | * Files: the (synchronized) files on the server | ||
** files can have tags and can be shared | ** files can have tags and can be shared | ||
** viewers for videos and images | |||
* Photos: organization of images | * Photos: organization of images | ||
* Activities: a log of changes that happened in the apps -- sometimes links are missing to changes, it is not possible to directly jump to them | * Activities: a log of changes that happened in the apps -- sometimes links are missing to changes, it is not possible to directly jump to them | ||
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* Contacts | * Contacts | ||
* Calendars | * Calendars | ||
* Deck: Allows note-taking, hierarchical organization into deck -> board -> stack -> card | * Deck: Allows (kanban-style) note-taking, hierarchical organization into deck -> board -> stack -> card | ||
** Card: has users, description, attachments, timeline, tags | ** Card: has users, description, attachments, timeline, tags | ||
* project: collection of items (files, chats, etc.) | * project: collection of items (files, chats, etc.) | ||
== app store == | |||
* Text: Collaborative document editing using Markdown [https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/text] | |||
* Talk: Screensharing, online meetings & web conferencing [https://nextcloud.com/talk/] | |||
* Polls: kinda like Doodle [https://github.com/nextcloud/polls] | |||
* OnlyOffice: browser-based text processing | |||
** " types of supported formats (ODT, DOC, RTF, EPUB, MHT, HTML, HTM, ODS, XLS, CSV, ODP, PPT, DOTX, XLTX, POTX, OTT, OTS, OTP, and PDF-A) are processed with inner conversion to DOCX, XLSX or PPTX" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnlyOffice] | |||
* ... many more ... | |||
= Discussion = | |||
== [[User:Kienle]] == | |||
* in its realm it seem to provide a very nice and mature package | |||
* it seem suitable as an intra-net solution that allows registered users to interact and work on internal data/files | |||
* compared to lightweight collaboration approaches (Wikis, GoogleDoc, HackMD) it feels rather awkward and high overhead (many navigation clicks, slower response, administrative) | |||
* there seems to be no "window to the world" for outside viewers/participants | |||
* it could be useful to consolidate functionality across users (eg, all have the same Calendar), which is perhaps useful for hierarchically run companies | |||
* '''conclusion''': in the context of OSE I don't see a use case how Nextcloud can be leveraged effectively | |||
Latest revision as of 13:20, 24 April 2020
Nextcloud is a cloud-based "file sync and share software". It offers
- syncing of OS-based directories (Linux, Windows, macOS) with the Nextcloud server ("Desktop Sync client") [1]
- a browser-based desktop (the "Web interface") with various "apps" (including "groupware").
- additional functionality via an app store [2]
test instances
apps (basic functionality)
- Files: the (synchronized) files on the server
- files can have tags and can be shared
- viewers for videos and images
- Photos: organization of images
- Activities: a log of changes that happened in the apps -- sometimes links are missing to changes, it is not possible to directly jump to them
- Contacts
- Calendars
- Deck: Allows (kanban-style) note-taking, hierarchical organization into deck -> board -> stack -> card
- Card: has users, description, attachments, timeline, tags
- project: collection of items (files, chats, etc.)
app store
- Text: Collaborative document editing using Markdown [3]
- Talk: Screensharing, online meetings & web conferencing [4]
- Polls: kinda like Doodle [5]
- OnlyOffice: browser-based text processing
- " types of supported formats (ODT, DOC, RTF, EPUB, MHT, HTML, HTM, ODS, XLS, CSV, ODP, PPT, DOTX, XLTX, POTX, OTT, OTS, OTP, and PDF-A) are processed with inner conversion to DOCX, XLSX or PPTX" [6]
- ... many more ...
Discussion
User:Kienle
- in its realm it seem to provide a very nice and mature package
- it seem suitable as an intra-net solution that allows registered users to interact and work on internal data/files
- compared to lightweight collaboration approaches (Wikis, GoogleDoc, HackMD) it feels rather awkward and high overhead (many navigation clicks, slower response, administrative)
- there seems to be no "window to the world" for outside viewers/participants
- it could be useful to consolidate functionality across users (eg, all have the same Calendar), which is perhaps useful for hierarchically run companies
- conclusion: in the context of OSE I don't see a use case how Nextcloud can be leveraged effectively