Jos
Jul 7, 2021
Please welcome Jos Poortvliet, @jospoortvliet
@Nextclouders co-founder
July 7 to 14 on @imakefoss
Interview: https://t.co/bWjVkIv3ns
@imakefoss is a rotation curation account, a blog and a YouTube channel. https://t.co/y1ZwV8mXHX
Jul 7, 2021
Hello everybody 👋
So for the next week - I’ll be 🐦 here, that’ll be fun. There’s an interview with me that should give an idea of me, so going forward I’ll just dive into what’s going on in my FOSS life! 🚀
Jul 7, 2021
So the biggest thing for me the lat few days has been the @nextclouders Hub 22 release. We launched this with a video, which we’ve been working on like crazy for the last 6 weeks. Let me try to give a bit of an idea of how that works and what that’s like!
- Jos
Jul 7, 2021
@Nextclouders So last time we did this, make a ‘virtual’ launch, we did it pretty ad-hoc - this time, we put together a plan, so we had a clear time line for everything:
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script
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screencasts
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recording of ppl
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editing & overlays
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@jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
@Nextclouders @jospoortvliet Next, well - execution. Thing is, you need to know every feature that makes it for the script. And at Nextcloud, we work very agile so this is harder than you might think! We then put together a story, and turned into text-to-speak.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
@Nextclouders @jospoortvliet In there we also defined screenshots and screen casts and the other graphics - the overlay images and such. Which we could only start making after Nextcloud 22 was developed enough that those features were there. And didn’t change - UI improvements kept coming..
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
@Nextclouders @jospoortvliet And of course, we did the recording of people in our office in Berlin. During the Q&A some ppl asked if we had a green screen (no) and why the bricks weren’t horizontal (this is Berlin… nothing is straight here 🤣)
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
@Nextclouders @jospoortvliet You know, it’s 100x easier to give a talk at a conference than to do a recording like this. You want it perfect, you know? Which is quite hard, so a 10 minute piece can take hours to record… But we got there. Well, maybe not 100% perfect, but pretty decent!
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
@Nextclouders @jospoortvliet Screen casts, aside from needing Nextcloud to be fully ready and deployed, have a similar issue, but cutting is a bit easier - so I spend a lot of time doing ‘casting and cutting. And then - the editing and overlays, done by Ofor, our video editor!
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
@Nextclouders @jospoortvliet Oh, and of course, some pieces came from other people. The two amazing community members who developed Collectives helped us get the app ready and deployed for recording, and get the script and recording reviewed. And we had end users send great videos, too.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
@Nextclouders @jospoortvliet They did epic work, there, making those videos on pretty short notice. Many thanks to Marc & Johan from SiB and Steve from the city of Geneva. And of course our own Alexandra. So, as I said - 6 weeks of work, and then STRESS: the live stream.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
@Nextclouders @jospoortvliet That was the WORST, seriously. Way worse than giving a talk on a stage in every way… I did less bad than for Nc 21, but darn. Fun fact: the first 35min of the stream I was streaming at 45000kb/sec instead of 4500kb/sec - typo in setup.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
@Nextclouders @jospoortvliet I’m obviously not a pro streamer… So I didn’t know you could change that while the stream was ongoing - finally figured that out and fixed it. Sigh. Anyway, when it was finally time for the live Q&A things were better - that was fun.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
@Nextclouders @jospoortvliet Which brings us to the end - about 40 minutes of just answering questions from the community. Sadly we couldn’t answer everything as Frank had a call scheduled, but we got through many and it was fun to do! Community is what makes my job worthwhile, in the end!
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
@Nextclouders @jospoortvliet Of course, the 6 weeks of work was just the marketing part! The real work was done before that - 4 months of improving Nextcloud that got us Hub 22. So if you want to see the results of that, plus the marketingy stuff we did, check it out: https://t.co/6t9MBBdR2Y
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
RT @openuk_uk: It’s kick off! Open is coming home. State of Open:The UK in 2021, Phase 2 Survey results live now. Full Report sponsored by…
Jul 7, 2021
When the internet became a thing, I was optimistic it would change the world for the good. Democratize news, fight evil agendas and fake news!
Turns out the web became a place for the crazies to come out and for mental health to be destroyed…
😭
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/yTKh5i5UD2
Jul 7, 2021
@jospoortvliet It is a massive shame, but at the same time - well, we’re all human and humans are not THAT far evolved from apes… Perhaps this was always what would happen - group behavior running amok.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
@jospoortvliet Wouldn’t it be great if #opensource & #decentralization could help?
I sadly just don’t know how… Fighting fake news and crazies is even harder in a decentralized and anonymous world! Personally, I struggle with that dilemma - smart ideas are appreciated!
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 7, 2021
RT @philophonica: Great highlight from a good thread: tech monopolies make an effort to reduce interoperability – the special sauce that ma…
Jul 7, 2021
RT @Nextclouders: Together with other privacy-first organizations, we support the public letter to EU and US officials to #BanSurveillanceA…
Jul 7, 2021
RT @openuk_uk: 89% of UK businesses surveyed run open source software in their businesses https://t.co/IPEuzwQOl1 #stateofopen #opensource…
Jul 7, 2021
RT @finnmyrstad: A coalition of 14 companies is supporting our call to action on surveillance advertising! With companies such as @DuckDuck…
Jul 7, 2021
As usual, @doctorow hits the nails on their heads in this thread and column. Now, I personally ALSO think monopolies are economically inefficient, but there are far bigger problems with the power of #GAFAM in tech, to jump to the real meat!
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/IqY8TIqAJm
Jul 7, 2021
So you might have seen #BanSurveillanceAdvertising - a bunch of #privacyfirst companies, including #Nextcloud, signed a public letter today.
It was triggered by the Norwegian Consumer Council - but of course, we see many consumer organizations say the same.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 8, 2021
1/ So, been a crazy day, hence the quietness… sorry for that.
A few things going on: (thread)
– @jospoortvliet
Jul 8, 2021
@jospoortvliet 2/ Had a call with friends from Canonical, Collabora and others for an event we’re organizing. Trying to answer questions like who should keynote, what the theme is (open source, of course, but what else?) and so on.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 8, 2021
@jospoortvliet 3 / Another call with Univention & OpenXchange about SPS and how to bring #DigitalSovereignty to gov’t. Fascinating how MS & others are claiming their products fit that vision, even though DS is about independence from GAFAM/hyperscalers. Lobying at work.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 8, 2021
@jospoortvliet 4/ let me not forget I spend some more time setting up my ‘new’ laptop. It’s the old machine of my partner, and now my office laptop with @openSUSE & @kdecommunity plasma (‘cuz that’s how I roll). Defaults really improved, I had less to tweak than I used to!
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 8, 2021
@jospoortvliet @openSUSE @kdecommunity 5 / last but not least, discussed a bunch of PR things and then had dinner with some ppl in the office - there’s a local burger place making incredibly good chili-cheese-fries - so full bellies, happy people and nice conversations.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 8, 2021
@jospoortvliet @openSUSE @kdecommunity 6 - Let me also note that I had several more calls with partners and there’s a lot of good stuff happening - but also more to do! Did you know @Nextclouders is hiring? Also for my team, if you feel you’re up to it 🙃
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 8, 2021
RT @pressfreedom: “As the Council of the European Union seeks to address the unravelling humanitarian crisis in the conflict-affected Tigra…
Jul 9, 2021
Fun fact: if an algorithm at Google, MS or Apple decides to shut your account down, there’s not much you can do. No more access to, well, everything you did and didn’t pay for.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 9, 2021
@jospoortvliet Your XBOX games? Sorry, create a new account and buy again.
Your Gmail you use to unlock other accounts? Right, hope you didn’t forget any passwords as your identity is lost.
Your private photos? You had no backup? Tsssk. Oh, this WAS your backup? yeah, no.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 9, 2021
@jospoortvliet Oh, you have a Family account at Microsoft? Then your entire family is affected - you won’t be able to change settings on their accounts anymore.
Why was your account blocked?
Yeah, no, we won’t tell you that. Ever.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 9, 2021
@jospoortvliet You can of course try to fill in a form. And wait. Fill it in again, maybe. Or wait some more. No, you can’t call. Or visit. We have no time. You didn’t pay us enough, our companies are barely profitable… Right?
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 9, 2021
@jospoortvliet Anyhow, it’s fun if it happens to you. Google claims - a few million accounts get shut a year, MS says 100K or so, where Google might count spam and bot accounts and Microsoft not? It’s not clear, why would it be, they’re gods. Deal with it.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 9, 2021
@jospoortvliet The good news is that the EU is taking action - the upcoming Digital Services Act requires more transparency, an easy recourse process and access to independent arbitrage when accounts get shut and users want it back.
Go, @EU_Commission
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 9, 2021
1/2 So, good fun - Nextcloud desktop client 3.2.4 was just published, I updated the website and did a little post on our forums and social media.
The desktop team (4 ppl) is making good progress and we have a lot of community contributions lately.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 9, 2021
@jospoortvliet 2/2 I look forward to the next release. There are so many small and large things that can make the use of the desktop client better! Syncing is hard and needs a lot of effort - it’s taken us a while to hire a good team but we’re really moving forward fast, now.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 9, 2021
The reason it’s ‘OK" for Github to just take all this public data is simply because they got an army of lawyers that will bully anyone who disagrees with it into submission. Not because it is fair use or because the “output belongs to t he operator”. https://t.co/MOXArnBwEA
Jul 9, 2021
Read this report, if only for its conclusions - #opensource is vital for the UK economy. You think it’s different for any other economy? Think again. https://t.co/C0d075B3Lx
Jul 9, 2021
Got some compliments from a customer, a hospital, for #Nextcloud Hub 22. They look forward especially to the knowledge management with Circles integration. They use Circles and are in real need for integrated document management so it seems perfect for them!
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 9, 2021
That is still a serious challenge for #opensource - for real success, we need to de-emphasize the ‘cost’ benefit and focus on transparency, vendor independence, security, stability and other benefits. Because open source coders also need to eat…
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/fW8XGJgvwW
Jul 10, 2021
RT @doctorow: The Biden administration teased a sweeping antimonopoly executive order last week, including a #RightToRepair provision that…
Jul 11, 2021
#NerdWarning So yesterday, I got a new computer case - a @bequietofficial 500DX. I swapped the glass panel with the side of my previous ‘normal’ 500. Airflow with the mesh front is a lot better, the normal 500 sounded like an airplane when playing a game…
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/7cz86M3kty
Jul 11, 2021
@bequietofficial @jospoortvliet Now I’m not really an RGB fan - a computer case should be invisible, ideally, which is why I have a white case and dislike the black accents. But I did have to look up OpenRGB of course - gotta try it out 🙃
Worked well, so 🎉 if you’re into colors.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 11, 2021
In other nerd news, I see @openSUSE has kernel 5.13 for me, time to update. And look at https://t.co/HsBI0tgiEe to figure out what’s new. I need to start following https://t.co/hP14EeHP5S more closely to make sure I know this already 😁
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 11, 2021
Audacity also updated. In the news with the latest show of mob mentality. Covid has really exposed the dangers of group behavior - that is, if politics hadn’t before - and #opensource was never immune, but it seems to escalate.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 11, 2021
@jospoortvliet Social media really brought out the worst in us all, it’s depressing. It is stunning how much people can be in denial over reality. Once upon a time only we’d dismiss flat earthers and similar deniers as ‘crazy’, it turns out it is mainstream now…
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 11, 2021
@jospoortvliet That means you can no longer comfortably consider people with silly beliefs ‘crazy’ or just dumb. There are smart, mentally healthy (as far as humans ever are) people believing objective, obvious nonsense of the style of alien abductions & flat earth.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 11, 2021
@jospoortvliet And the reason is group behavior: your ‘clan’ demands you believe it, and in stunning 1984 style, we make ourselves do so. Sure, I studied psychology, I knew people are capable of incredible mental gymnastics. Religion, esp cults, show as much. But still, wow.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 11, 2021
@jospoortvliet Anyhow, depressive topic, I’ll shut up now and will try to think and talk about more positive things 🙃
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 11, 2021
Did I say ‘good morning everybody’ yet? No? Well, must be because it’s 9:11 AM here and I’m up for ~2 hours - so it’s still midnight as far as I’m concerned 😁
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 11, 2021
So I love Berlin. Went to the park with Popcorn this afternoon.
No, not that stuff, this thing happily rolling on her back in the grass is Popcorn 👇
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/Sw2FaVtXMl
Jul 11, 2021
If you know me, you know I LOVE history and especially the early bronze age, up to the late bronze age and its collapse. Fascinating in many ways, also for what it teaches us about systems collapse.
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/7BICN03wF7
Jul 11, 2021
Meanwhile, in ransomware news - it’s evolving, with attacks targeting companies doing tooling for other companies, with the goal of multiplying the damage of an attack. Given the amount of money made by attackers vs defense, it’s hugely a-symetric warfare here.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 11, 2021
RT @BrideOfLinux: I play chess digitally sometimes, but a much prefer playing on a board: 12 Strong Free and Open Source Chess Engines - Li…
Jul 11, 2021
RT @fredericl: I’ll happily take email over Slack, SMS and phone calls any day. But I’m definitely not Gen Z anyway. https://t.co/b1FiQk3tsF
Jul 11, 2021
RT @decorrespondent: Grote bedrijven worden zo groot en krijgen zo veel macht dat concurrentie geen zin heeft. Het gevolg: minder innovatie…
Jul 12, 2021
I must agree that any Pride I’ve seen looks a WHOLE lot nicer than this. But then, I’m no sports fan, maybe it’s awesome to roll around in litter like that?
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/MWI8jnyd14
Jul 12, 2021
Some interesting thoughts from @sjvn on where the former Red Hat CEO might end up. https://t.co/28o7ZW3C46
Jul 12, 2021
RT @sjvn: Nope! Not going to install it. Not happening! #Windows11 https://t.co/hJoCIvrD0e
Jul 12, 2021
I can’t remember when I last used FTP but it is still weird that it goes out of the browser..
Jul 12, 2021
I kind’a got addicted to watching Ryan ;-)
It’s a recommendation… if you enjoy short comedy sketches, youtube-ing and, well, have time for all that 🚀
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 12, 2021
RT @phoronix: #Linux 5.14 Features From Secret Memory Areas To New Hardware, Core Scheduling, Legacy IDE Dropped
Jul 12, 2021
So Collectives is a super cool project done by two community members and supported by @prototypefund
They basically brought knowledge management to Nextcloud, super nicely integrated - with a real vision, not just tacked on.
#powerofcommunity #opensource
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/wxOWSMZBde
Jul 12, 2021
@prototypefund @jospoortvliet It integrates deeply with Circles, which we were just overhauling to integrate it in Nextcloud 22 - and it speaks for their collaboration and communication skills that this all worked out. Also - hard work, helping me out doing a screencast and writing about it!
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 12, 2021
@prototypefund @jospoortvliet It isn’t the first and hopefully won’t be the last time that a major feature for Nextcloud is done by people outside the company. Did I mention #PowerofCommunity yet? 🎉
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 12, 2021
Well, he’s an engineer, that’d change a LOT I would guess. If he had anything to say, of course. https://t.co/r5oq8TvNWR
Jul 12, 2021
RT @evacide: It is easy to make fun of companies that build software that gets compromised, but I assure you that if govt-backed teams of h…
Jul 13, 2021
Most Berliner Nextclouders work from the office a few days a week, but mostly when ppl ask about my availability it turns out they want to know if either Popcorn 🐕 or Camila 💻 (another colleague) are coming… 😅
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 13, 2021
Today - interviewing a designer for a position in #Nextcloud marketing. If you’re looking for a job at a cool #opensource startup - check https://t.co/asJNzuM9TX - we’re hiring 3-5 people per month at the moment…
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 13, 2021
Also working on the upcoming #Nextcloud Talk release. Worked with a partner to screencast some cool Talk integration in their app, and we’ll do a new Talk video as well, just figuring out things with the voice actor and our designer.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 13, 2021
Speaking of Talk - 7 EU consumer organizations filed a complaint against Whatsapp for pressuring users to agree with their (awful) new policies. At least in the EU, you’re protected to some degree - outside, Whatsapp is even less ok.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 13, 2021
#OCCR tracks global corruption - generally not GOOD news, but good to be aware of what’s happening.
Also: the cure for corruption is transparency.
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/rAjd6GZXbD
Jul 14, 2021
So today - writing an email to customers about a security update in a partner product so they can get ready for the update asap. Fun stuff!
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 14, 2021
Also, just received an email about this one: https://t.co/MvgoKY5qrm
The EU is basically allowing/encouraging the violation of privacy, because - why does nobody THINK OF THE CHILDREN? The usual, yes.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 14, 2021
I like the European Parliaments' transparency efforts. Many national parliaments could learn from that…
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/BQM9YjRsuG
Jul 14, 2021
@jospoortvliet I know many people consider the EU very intransparent but if you actually bother to look, it might beat your local country’s transparency.
And given the EU is MUCH bigger, that is, of course, quite an achievement.
Not saying it’s perfect, but there’s progress!
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 14, 2021
The first Pi, pretty sure. But I played with all models until 2 years ago. Kind’a too busy to play with Pi’s these days, sadly https://t.co/6u7GvVxGzc
Jul 14, 2021
RT @BrideOfLinux: ‘The Bank of England wants additional powers to police the finance industry’s switch to cloud computing." Seems prudent t…
Jul 14, 2021
… but that’s expensive and poor google can’t afford that. They gotta have that cash to buy up and crush other companies that might do something innovative and threaten their market dominance! https://t.co/7Hzbh1oHCE
Jul 14, 2021
Oh, check these numbers for the CDU and SPD in Berlin (and Germany-wide) - more like 70-80% of their money comes from companies renting appartments. No wonder they opposed rent control measures…
That’s how corruption rolls.
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/6YbmhvPJS9
Jul 15, 2021
Self-censorship is a serious problem with surveillance and one of the reasons why ‘I have nothing to hide" is a stupid argument.
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/HmGWlNU1iJ
Jul 15, 2021
Yay for the future of 0,0 control over your computing! #Sarcasm
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/lpSdMk3uhw
Jul 15, 2021
RT @OCCRP: Interpol says law enforcement around the world are struggling to combat ransomware attacks, which have proliferated during the C…
Jul 15, 2021
Meanwhile, we’re getting closer to the #Nextcloud Talk release. We’ve got a pretty decent press release ready - needs to be turned into a blog as well, but that’s not hard. Then a new video is getting there with a great voice recording done too.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 15, 2021
I hate to read these two tweets just one tweet apart in my time line: https://t.co/lkuuudUetP https://t.co/QpqTaRIE0B
-> yeah, Turkish gov’t is happy with folks shooting journalists - but it happens in NL, too. Uncool.
- @jospoortvliet
Jul 16, 2021
Interesting to see that good old Okular is probably the most convenient tool for 95% of the changes you’d typically have to make. Well, I knew that, I just thought there might be others :D
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/4P7bccAkG2
Jul 16, 2021
Well, it’s not just Israel, there’s quite a bunch of cyber tech companies making their money selling to shady governments. Just because they’re allies of your gov’t doesn’t make it OK…
- @jospoortvliet https://t.co/XX4bgBEpOm
Jul 16, 2021
COOL. Love what Valve does and this - this is very cool. #linuxgaming https://t.co/0rrH7xnMak
Jul 16, 2021
RT @DevTechToday: ↪ Nextcloud releases the digital office optimized for the post-pandemic workplace. #devops #nextcloud #technology #100Da…
Jul 16, 2021
Hi all!
So this was my week at @imakefoss - and a pleasure it was. I hope ya’ll got a bit of an idea of what’s going on with me/Nextcloud. I know I’m not the most prolific tweeter ;-)
Have a good one and keep on FOSSing!
- @jospoortvliet out