Open source email pioneer Roundcube joins the Nextcloud family
We are thrilled to announce that Roundcube project has found a new home with Nextcloud. Becoming a new steward for a popular webmail client trusted in highly regulated industries and among security-savvy users alike, we set sail to foster the growth and improvement of the project. This brings about a new milestone for global IT decentralization. Read on to understand why.
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Some LWN coverage and a pair of comments:
Linuxiac:
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Roundcube Webmail Joins the Nextcloud Family
Nextcloud, a leader in self-hosted productivity solutions, has welcomed Roundcube, an esteemed open-source email platform, into its family.
Surprising to many, this move can be seen as a step towards decentralizing global IT infrastructure, challenging the dominating grip of tech giants on email communication.
The Roundcube project has a successful 15-year history behind it. It’s an open-source web-based email client renowned for its user-friendly interface and feature-rich environment. It offers advanced features like MIME support, an address book, folder management, message search, and spell-checking.
Moreover, it excels in security and privacy protection, boasting features such as PGP, XSS resistance, and brute force protection.
Late coverage:
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Webmail app Roundcube merges operations with Nextcloud
Open-source webmail project Roundcube has merged its operations with open-source file syncing and sharing software company Nextcloud after the founder of the mail project decided he wanted out.