Post 9xUnkrQFZFHYsrd4yG by eryn@toot.cat
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(DIR) Post #9xUk7OClxnQN6yoQgy by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2020-07-27T00:44:23Z
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Nextcloud wins *all* subcategories in this German survey for cloud data service providers (including MS, Apple, Dropbox, and Google)... https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-is-the-winner-of-all-subcategories-in-euro-am-sonntag-magazines-rating/But what about billions invested in legendary* "ease of use" by the proprietary providers? And "free" (loss leading) services?*not legit legends. These are made up by paid PR firms
(DIR) Post #9xUnkrQFZFHYsrd4yG by eryn@toot.cat
2020-07-27T01:25:06Z
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@lightweight if only it worked consistently XD
(DIR) Post #9xUu9aHt0khOhntDM0 by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2020-07-27T02:36:48Z
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@eryn how is it inconsistent to you? (And do you think that any of the others are "more consistent"? :) )
(DIR) Post #9xUwoM9GgTyQdSQaG0 by eryn@toot.cat
2020-07-27T03:06:34Z
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@lightweight easy example:Web editor saving has the potential to fail in a way that wipes progress on text files.Desktop applications can wipe web progress if there is a sync process happening, and conflicts seem to just get silently wiped even if the edits are outdated and the desktop app just came online for the first time since that edit.That said, I have yet to encounter network storage that worked properly, no i do not have an alternative aside from command line hackery, which sucks as a user experience and is fragile af.
(DIR) Post #9xUx6PxzEAQxgnlOAS by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2020-07-27T03:09:56Z
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@eryn yup. The technologies underlying this stuff are still in flux. I guess the point is that NextCloud is as close to the "state of the art" as the much better financed, and much better known (US owned, proprietary) alternatives. Which is why I invest my time and energy in NextCloud (I currently run 4 instances)...
(DIR) Post #9xWTpBZQzPlzlOd7JY by trenz@mastodon.social
2020-07-27T20:51:04Z
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@lightweight have you ever migrated an OwnCloud instance to NextCloud? Guides are there but an experience report would be better.
(DIR) Post #9xWVXUQ6MvZ4v5xEKO by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2020-07-27T21:10:29Z
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@trenz Yes, I did it, although it was quite some time ago (around version 12 of NC)...
(DIR) Post #9xWVfQaOVW8TLUYOg4 by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2020-07-27T21:11:52Z
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@trenz for what it's worth, it was quick and painless from memory... biggest trick is to make sure you disable apps that aren't compatible between systems and make sure you've got configuration in place for NC. Good to compare the sample NC config with your OC config...