Looking back, looking forward
It was four years ago when I first started working full-time on CryptPad. At that point fewer than 10 people used the service on a weekly basis.
It was four years ago when I first started working full-time on CryptPad. At that point fewer than 10 people used the service on a weekly basis.
Normally when I write a blog post it's because I have exciting news to share. This time it's not a fun occasion because the only good news I have is that the bad news isn't permanent.
For anyone that doesn't have the time or interest to read the rest of this article, the short version is that the CryptPad team has received a 50000 Euro grant from NLnet foundation. This funding will be directed towards the design and development of team-centric features in a project we're calling CryptPad Teams.
We've been making a big deal of our funding status for the last while, and for good reason. CryptPad has largely been funded by the OpenPaaS research and development project, funded by BPIFrance...
The beginning of the year has been busy. We traveled to Barcelona to officially receive our NGI Award. Spreadsheet functionality was officially released in CryptPad and our funding has been progressing since our last status in November.
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