This seems to be one guy who repackages nextcloud and markets it as the "european alternative" as a quick cashcrab without any own developments
Office.eu launches as Europe's sovereign office platform
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#62Am I being dumb: they say it's "open-source software" but I can't actually find a link (or links) to the software / source anywhere on the office.eu website??
Yes, I searched for the same. No evidence this has anything to do with the European Union. More like a vibe-coded landing page with user signup form. Edit: I am certain this is one or two people vibe coding then will pitch to VCs when the waitlist has 1000 people. Listing major company logos in their banner: “The organizations listed here use similar technology (Nextcloud) as part of their operations. Their inclusion…
I like how some of the logos are inexplicably upside down:
https://office.eu/images/social-proof/tu-berlin.svg https://office.eu/images/social-proof/itzbund.svg
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#63As an American, I remember when none of this was an issue a mere 18 months ago, and it’s crazy to think we did this to ourselves. This is all so unnecessary… and dumb, very dumb.
Some European countries were trying to reduce their dependency on proprietary American software for decades now, with varying success. The recent events have likely accelerated this trajectory, but it is not new.
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#64Are we gonna talk about that cookie banner? https://cleanshot.com/share/cDQ5RMkP
Looks like a reasonable cookie banner to me: Deny (all), Custom selection and Accept all.
It even works perfectly with Consent-O-Matic extension.
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#65As an American, I remember when none of this was an issue a mere 18 months ago, and it’s crazy to think we did this to ourselves. This is all so unnecessary… and dumb, very dumb.
It was. The recent 18 months gave it more momentum of course, but it didn't just appear out of nowhere.
From: https://amsterdam.raadsinformatie.nl/document/16563456/1/Mee... (which is not the Hague, but Amsterdam)
>1.1 Introductie >Op 28 maart 2024 heeft de gemeenteraad van Amsterdam unaniem ingestemd met het (gewijzigde) initiatiefvoorstel Amsterdam Digitaal Onafhankelijk van raadslid IJmker
English:
>On March 28, 2024, the Amsterdam City Council unanimously approved the (amended) initiative proposal Amsterdam Digital Independent by Council Member IJmker
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#67From the FAQ on the homepage: What is Office EU? Office EU is a European productivity suite for files, email, calendars, documents and calls, built on Nextcloud Hub. It brings Files, Talk, Groupware and Office together in one platform. Looking through the Office EU screenshots, they do look like Nextcloud Groupware/Files/Office with the logo changed. Mostly adding this because I wasn't sure if it was a new product or…
Hopefully it is whitelabeled Nextcloud, and all the improvements can go back to the Nextcloud core. That would be a great use of my tax money.
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#68Are we gonna talk about that cookie banner? https://cleanshot.com/share/cDQ5RMkP
Looks like a reasonable cookie banner to me: Deny (all), Custom selection and Accept all. It even works perfectly with Consent-O-Matic extension.
It's a perfectly not reasonable cookie banner. If you click on Details, you can see that they're not using marketing, statistics, or any other kind of cookies apart from the technically necessary. Which is great, but also means that they don't even need a banner. It could just go away.
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#69Has anybody tested the Email client?
Is it somehow on par with Outlook (Desktop/install version)?
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#70Microsoft draws over 3 billion dollars out of Norway yearly. We are many that want this number much, much closer to zero. At it's small steps like this that makes it possible.
Do you have a reference for that number?
It's hard to get numbers on what countries pay to Microsoft. The Dutch parliament has repeatedly asked and has not gotten numbers even though there is a whole agency since 2014 (https://www.digitaleoverheid.nl/overzicht-van-alle-onderwerp...) specifically for giving Microsoft preferential treatment in procurement.