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Don Watkins (Correspondent) 23 Jul 2020 13 comments
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Commented on 23 Jul 2020
Build your own open source alternative to Google Suite with Nextcloud
They speak of it often on their podcasts. I've heard it on the 'self-hosted' podcast and also on 'Linux Unplugged.' Here is the URL, https://linuxunplugged.com/307.
Commented on 23 Jul 2020
Build your own open source alternative to Google Suite with Nextcloud
Thanks Scott! I've been listening to the 'self-hosted' podcast on Jupiter Broadcasting and they had talked to Nextcloud favorably and then I saw that this was the fourth anniversary of the project and reached out to Frank...
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