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Currently there is only Drive which is similar to GSuite,

All other apps are more for personal use rather than productivity.

You are totally right, I used the comparison to have a reference in people's minds, But I think it's was the last time I use this comparison.

Hi, I totally agree.

I think one of the reasons, is that people interested in agriculture are not the startup-geek who think scalability first but rather people more interested in collaboration and little community projects.

Thank you!

As it's currently in beta I would not advise to put sensitive data online for the moment, because it may be lost.

To be more precise, as written in the master plan (https://www.kerkour.fr/blog/bloom-a-free-and-open-source-goo...) we plan to make enough money with enterprise support and those willing to pay, to balance the loss of the free tier.

On the other hand there is absolutely no copyright infringement, it's only the result of following material design guidelines.

+1, thank you for clarification.

Just didn't had time to setup it before launching.

After all the feedback I think a better comparison would be Apple.

I used 'Google' because it's really clear for everyone how this company is shaping the world (for the better or the worst).

I didn't even notice this one haha

So to be clear, yes as the title mention, Google was a source of inspiration (especially their material design documentation), but foolishly copying is not our goal :)

You are totally right, and we put a big warning that data saved during the Beta may be lost.

Regarding Google, and after all these comments maybe 'Apple' is more accurate.

Hi,

it's planned (but no precise date) after the Beta :)

(1) Currently not really, we have a (self made) HTTP API, and S3 API support for blob storage. We don not support (and do not have yet examined things like WebDAV...)

(2) You can see current Bloom as an Unikernel, So yes the music player and the gallery lets you play files directly from your Drive :)

One things like oauth will be implemented I see no constraint to use third party implementations (planned for Q4 2019).

(3) Totally, Better self hosting documentation is planned for next version: https://gitlab.com/groups/bloom42/-/epics/5

Thank you for the comment.

We were focused on making it work first, and thanks to your feedback we'll make it great.

Thank you, fixed.

Yeah, Thank you!

Fixed :)

Thank you!

Offline first[0] is planned for Q3/Q4 2019 :)

[0] https://www.inkandswitch.com/local-first.html

Hi, thank you for the harsh comment.

We made it works, and thanks to your feedback we will make it great!

Our vision is as following: In the future, Google and Microsoft will be replaced by a federation of Bloom instances. boom.sh being one of them.

98% of the users don't have the technical knowledge/the time/the will to build, host and secure their own instance, and that's how we (and other instance providers) will make money.

You are right, AWS hosting is short-sighted, but it's because I've some credits, and easier to setup.

Privacy being one of our cor value, end to end encryption is on the roadmap.

Merci pour les encouragements !

Mails are currently not a priority because it's really hard to make it right (IMAP, POP and all the things...), but if the community shows an interest, we may plan it :)

Hi, Thank you for the the harsh feedback.

Bloom being open source, if you want a more private option than the hosted service bloom.sh you are totally free to host it yourself.

On the other hand, It's just a beta launch, we made it work (and free and open source), and thanks to your feedback, we will make it great :)

Unfortunately, I do not share this point of view. At least in France.

My friends from CS school know it well, but my friends from Business schools does absolutely not.

Thank you! I've pushed a fix.

Haha, I'm sorry if the English is not perfect, but as the blog post is long, I've translated it using my 3rd year of high school teacher's advice: formulate in your maternal language, and then translate it like if you're a 4 years old.

I've not tried to be fancy because English is simply not my primary language, and because I have studied CS and sport last years, not literature.

Thank you!

I've tried to make it clear by appending a summary at the top of the blog post and a big visual banner at the start of the offering (to catch the eyes of those who will speed scroll). But apparently it's not enough. I'll try to fix it.

Some friend said the same thing, I've to admit that I'm not a designer and found the inspiration from the brand who spend big bucks on their logos.

Sorry, but what are capabilities ?

About Cap'n'Proto what benefits does it brings, and what are the trade-offs ?

Hi,

I'm not aware of cozy's story, but Bloom's goal is not to stay a nth productivity self hosted Cloud.

We have a different offering (like Bitflow) and our goal is to bring open source to far more domains like agriculture, architecture.

Our goal is to have like Google (therefore the title) an app for all the needs of our life. But open source.

Hi,

I call it outsourcing ;)

Joking aside, it's because my friend who help me for the graphic design don't have so much time, and me the developer, don't have much graphic design skills.

Material design is one of the only design system freely available on the internet, with very good documentation, and very good libraries in all languages.

Hi,

Productivity is the current foundation, but you can think having an open source Bloom tractor in some years.

I've dared the Google comparison, because I see Google as an innovative tech giant who have an app for all our needs.

We have the same goal. But open source.

Actually, we have a kernel: https://gitlab.com/bloom42/bloom/tree/master/server/kernel

Joking aside, as you can read in the blog post I'm really eager that people join the project and contribute.

I can't swear it, but it's our goal.

Currently I didn't had time to implement subscription before lauching.

At least, as code is free (as in freedom) and open source, users with the knowledge will be able to self host.