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Am 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??

BitsAndObjects 7mo ago
Oh, there's some reference to NextCloud - so is this just a white-labeled NextCloud? Or a straight-up AI generated rip-off / resell?
- BitsAndObjects 7mo ago
  >"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." https://office.eu/faq https://office.eu/faq Of which, Files, Talk, Office and Groupware are all just NextCloud services where they've swapped "Nextcloud" for "EU" in the name. >"Office.EU is a service offered and operated by EUfforic Europe BV, registered with the Dutch chamber of commerce under registration number 98746243 and having its address at Dr. Kuyperstraat 10-A at (2514 BB) The Hague, the Netherlands." I wouldn't personally trust a company that appears to be claiming another company's services as some revolutionary new thing, when it's just reselling them. And it was registered in November 2025 with no other information available - why would anyone gamble all their company data on a company that has appeared as quickly as it might disappear? Who are the owners/founders even? Anyway, this was a waste of time.
  - oever 7mo ago
    Nextcloud does not provide hosting, only 3rd level support. So any commercial hosting of Nextcloud will be done by other companies. There are many companies to choose from. https://nextcloud.com/partners/ https://nextcloud.com/partners/ Personally, I would only choose companies that are listed as a partner because then I can see what level of support they buy from Nextcloud.
my-next-account 7mo ago
It says that it's based on Nextcloud, which is AGPL, so they better F:ing cough up the source code :-)
janeway 7mo ago
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 is for illustrative purposes only.”
- jadamson 7mo ago
  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/tu-berlin.svg https://office.eu/images/social-proof/itzbund.svg https://office.eu/images/social-proof/itzbund.svg

BitsAndObjects 7mo ago

Oh, there's some reference to NextCloud - so is this just a white-labeled NextCloud? Or a straight-up AI generated rip-off / resell?

BitsAndObjects 7mo ago
>"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." https://office.eu/faq https://office.eu/faq Of which, Files, Talk, Office and Groupware are all just NextCloud services where they've swapped "Nextcloud" for "EU" in the name. >"Office.EU is a service offered and operated by EUfforic Europe BV, registered with the Dutch chamber of commerce under registration number 98746243 and having its address at Dr. Kuyperstraat 10-A at (2514 BB) The Hague, the Netherlands." I wouldn't personally trust a company that appears to be claiming another company's services as some revolutionary new thing, when it's just reselling them. And it was registered in November 2025 with no other information available - why would anyone gamble all their company data on a company that has appeared as quickly as it might disappear? Who are the owners/founders even? Anyway, this was a waste of time.
- oever 7mo ago
  Nextcloud does not provide hosting, only 3rd level support. So any commercial hosting of Nextcloud will be done by other companies. There are many companies to choose from. https://nextcloud.com/partners/ https://nextcloud.com/partners/ Personally, I would only choose companies that are listed as a partner because then I can see what level of support they buy from Nextcloud.

my-next-account 7mo ago

It says that it's based on Nextcloud, which is AGPL, so they better F:ing cough up the source code :-)

janeway 7mo ago

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 is for illustrative purposes only.”

jadamson 7mo ago
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/tu-berlin.svg https://office.eu/images/social-proof/itzbund.svg https://office.eu/images/social-proof/itzbund.svg