OpenStreetMap
File management and online collaboration for the OSMF
Posted by pantierra on 26 April 2021 in English.The OpenStreetMap Foundation now offers a file management and collaborative writing platform based on Nextcloud:
https://files.osmfoundation.org
Up until now, working groups, committees, and the board have often relied on Google services for Foundation work. Based on the recommendations of the FOSS Policy Special Committee in a recent report, and at the initiative of the Local Chapters and Communites Working Group (LCCWG), the Board recently decided to deploy a Nextcloud Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) solution as a privacy-friendly alternative.
The functionality of this software allows you to do:
- collaborative editing of rich text documents and spreadsheets (similar to Google Docs and Sheets)
- collaborative editing of simple text documents (similar to Etherpad and HackMD)
- management of files (similar to Google Docs)
- calendar sharing (similar to Google Calendar)
Please reach out to the Nextcloud manager team if you are interested in an account, or you have any questions or request: [email protected]
We hope you like it!
Discussion
Comment from pangoSE on 26 April 2021 at 16:39
Very nice 😃.
Comment from imagico on 27 April 2021 at 12:40
The move away from proprietary tools to open source infrastructure is commendable. People in the OSMF could use the opportunity to not only substitute proprietary tools with FOSS tools in a 1:1 replacement but also to move to work more with tools and platforms the OSM community is used to and familiar with like wikis, issue trackers and etherpads with barrierless public read access and no more than an OSM account being required to actively contribute. This could help a lot with recruitment of volunteers from the hobby mapper community.
Are there any concrete plans to also substitute Google services for email within the OSMF?