https://www.libcom.de/en/ Recent content on libcom.de Hugo en-GB Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.libcom.de/en/blog/immich-open-source-funding/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.libcom.de/en/blog/immich-open-source-funding/ <p>There is software you discover. And there is software you never let go of.</p> <p>Immich belongs to the second category. An open source photo and video service that does what Google Photos or Apple iCloud do — except you remain the owner. Your own pictures. Your own data. Your own infrastructure.</p> <p>Anyone who has looked at Immich once knows: it is good. Very good. Modern, fast, well thought out. And it is free.</p> https://www.libcom.de/en/blog/open-source-is-infrastructure/ Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.libcom.de/en/blog/open-source-is-infrastructure/ <p>There is a conversation I have over and over again.</p> <p>Someone asks whether we also work with &ldquo;real software&rdquo; — meaning proprietary products from major vendors. The question always carries the same subtext: open source is for tinkerers, idealists, people with lots of time and little money.</p> <p>I disagree, politely. And then I explain what is actually happening.</p> <h2 id="the-misconception-about-quality">The misconception about quality</h2> <p>The most common misconception is that quality and openness are mutually exclusive. Those who pay get better software. Those who get it for free get less.</p> https://www.libcom.de/en/blog/vendor-lockin/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.libcom.de/en/blog/vendor-lockin/ <p>Vendor lock-in rarely begins with a conscious decision.</p> <p>Usually it begins with a nice offer. Free trial. Easy migration. Everything from one source. And two years later you discover: switching would take months, cost a fortune, and overwhelm the entire team.</p> <p>That is not an accident. That is the product.</p> <h2 id="what-lock-in-actually-means">What lock-in actually means</h2> <p>Technical vendor lock-in means your IT infrastructure is so closely tailored to the tools and services of a single vendor that switching becomes unrealistically expensive or complex.</p> https://www.libcom.de/en/about/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.libcom.de/en/about/ <h2 id="it-services-and-consulting-with-open-source">IT Services and Consulting with Open Source</h2> <p>libcom.de is a single person with a long memory and broad toolkit — Jochen Demmer. We provide custom IT services and consulting based on open source software.</p> <p>Our services include:</p> <ul> <li>Consulting on open source solutions</li> <li>Planning and implementation of IT systems</li> <li>Administration and maintenance of server infrastructures</li> <li>Security audits and measures</li> <li>Training for technical teams</li> </ul> <p>Our philosophy: Technology should work for people. Not the other way around.</p> https://www.libcom.de/en/imprint/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.libcom.de/en/imprint/ <h2 id="legal-notice-pursuant-to--5-tmg-german-telemedia-act">Legal Notice pursuant to § 5 TMG (German Telemedia Act)</h2> <address> Jochen Demmer<br> libcom.de<br> Forellenweg 7<br> 52477 Alsdorf<br> Germany </address> <p><strong>Contact:</strong> E-mail: <a href="mailto:contact@libcom.de">contact@libcom.de</a></p> <hr> <h2 id="responsible-for-content-pursuant-to--55-para-2-rstv">Responsible for content pursuant to § 55 Para. 2 RStV</h2> <p>Jochen Demmer (address as above)</p> <hr> <h2 id="privacy">Privacy</h2> <h3 id="no-cookies-no-trackers-no-personal-data">No cookies. No trackers. No personal data.</h3> <p>This website does not collect, store or process any personal data from visitors.</p> <p>No cookies are set — neither technically necessary nor analytical nor advertising cookies. A cookie banner is therefore deliberately absent.</p>