Empowerment
Discover how ownCloud empowers our people and our ecosystems with encouragement, learning, open APIs, real-world use cases, and partnerships. Learn about our open source culture and join us today!
Empowering Our Ecosystem
Open APIs and Extensibility
ownCloud is built to be extended. We provide public APIs, documentation, and SDKs to enable the creation of custom apps, automations, and integrations. We see developers not as passive users, but as partners. Our goal is to make ownCloud accessible, usable, expandable, and yours.
Real-World Use Cases and Adoption
We build and extend the product based on real-world needs. We collaborate with educational institutions, government bodies, NGOs, and communities who share our values. Their feedback directly informs our development. We invest in showcasing how ownCloud is deployed in real-world scenarios — from school clouds to state-wide data platforms, from research clusters to NGOs.
Partnering for Impact
We actively seek partnerships with organizations that share our commitment to open source. Through programs such as our Partner Network and Community Advisory Board, we ensure aligned collaboration on roadmaps, priorities, and integrations.
Clear and Fair Licensing
All ownCloud open source components use OSI-approved licenses. We carefully select licenses to balance permissiveness, contributor protection, and compatibility with our values.
We do not use license ambiguity as a business lever. Our licensing choices are public, intentional, and consistently applied.
Open Governance
We aspire toward transparent governance models that balance direction with community input. While Kiteworks steers the roadmap, we actively listen to and rely on feedback from our community.
Our Governance Charter defines the roles, decision-making processes, and escalation paths that make this concrete. It includes the establishment of a Community Advisory Board, a published maintainer list per repository, and a public roadmap.
We welcome and empower the creation of special interest groups, working groups, and steering committees within the community as the ecosystem matures.