“When changes in OwnCloud's ownership and commercial direction created uncertainty about support contracts and the product's future trajectory, Surf did not panic. "Did we enjoy that? No. But did it cause us stress? Also no," Mufty said. "The code was on our own machines, and we knew alternatives existed." After six months of preparation, the cooperative migrated the entire Surfdrive base from #OwnCloud to #Nextcloud over a single weekend.”
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