About us

Fre(i)e Software GmbH has been founded by Mike Gabriel in 2020, as a professional platform for exclusively contributing to the Free & Libre Open Source ecosystem on enterprise business level. »Everything we do is Open Source, we are not available for less.«

Mike has been working as an Open Source IT consultant for over 20 years via his personal business DAS-NETZWERKTEAM. Mike has long-term experience as an integrator, developer and distribution maintainer of Free Software.

Meet the Team

All team members have a clear standing for the benefit of Free Software. Before entering the company most of them already have been active members of the Open Source community.

People in our team can offer a wide range of qualified expertise in areas such as system administration and system integration, web development, development of desktop and mobile applications, etc.

founder, consultant, school IT expert, software developer, Debian Developer

Lang: de, en
(he/him)

Member of the Debian FTP master team, Debian LTS contributor

Lang: de, en
(he/him)

web development, Ubuntu Touch developer, GDPR expertise

Lang: de, en, id
(he/him)

C++- und CMake specialist, FreeBSD maintainer

Lang: en, nl
(he/him)

i18n (Ukrainian and Russian) Software Translator, System Administrator (MS Windows)

Lang: uk, ru, de, en
(he/him)

NixOS packaging of Lomiri

Lang: de, en
(she/her)

UBports publicity team, maintainer of the devices.ubuntu-touch.io website

Lang: it, sl, en
(he/him)

Linux kernel & platform stack expertise

Lang: en
(he/him)

Specialist for fuzzy unit testing

Lang: de, en, sv
(he/him)

Reverse engineering, hardware hacking & drivers, automated testing, app development

Lang: pl, en
(he/him)

Ubuntu Touch release manager

Lang: th, en
(he/him)

software developer, Debian Edu sysadmin, sysadmin for company IT

Lang: de, en
(he/him)

Computer networks, retro computing (C64/Amiga/pre-pentium PCs), motorcycle touring

Lang: en, pl, csb
(he/him)

Mobile device porting to GNU/Linux, maintainer of Mobian Lomiri flavour

Lang: en
(he/him)

Partners

Freexian

Raphael Hertzog’s French busines Freexian S.A.R.L. organizes the long term support of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution. The Debian LTS project, founded by Raphael and others, provides the foundation for the upcoming Debian Enterprise initiative.

Linuxavdelingen AS

GNU/Linux IT service provider located in the area of Oslo (Norway) with a wide-ranging expertise on public administration IT environments and demandings of a proper school IT setup.

„If you need someone who really knows, what support questions a Linux user might have, book us. For most support requests, we must say: We have been there, we have done that.“ (Klaus Ade Johnstad, CEO Linuxavdelingen AS)

Logo EDV-Systeme GmbH

Our local hardware partner from day one and still so after 20 years of being in the IT business. Whenever new devices and gadgets are needed, be it notebooks, desktop computers, rack servers, Logo EDV-Systeme GmbH are the first people we ring up. At the same time, we closely cooperate with Logo EDV-Systeme GmbH, whenever we need deeper insights into Microsoft products.

Highly recommended (but for privileged partners only) is the delicious Espresso brewed on a camping gas cooker and served by their CEO personally in the backyard of their business facilities.

Open Remote Computing Association (orca) e.V.

German NGO providing shelter for various Remote (Desktop) Computing projects, such as X2Go, FreeRDP, Ogon Remote Desktop, etc.

OpenTalk GmbH

OpenTalk GmbH is the main development force behind OpenTalk. OpenTalk is the video conferencing solution for anyone who values digital sovereignty and data protection. OpenTalk can be operated both in your own data center (OnPremise) and on our servers in Germany (SaaS). OpenTalk consistently implements the requirements of the GDPR and is aimed at public authorities, educational institutions, providers and companies. OpenTalk is backed by the Heinlein Group with around 30 years of experience in secure communication.

Teckids e.V.

German NGO focusing on »Free Software and Education«. Currently, Teckids e.V. is the official first contact address to the Debian Edu / Skolelinux team for schools in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

UBports Foundation

The UBports Foundation is the organizational entity behind the ,,Ubuntu Touch’’ mobile operating system. Via the UBports Foundation several developers world-wide get contracted continuously to work on Ubuntu Touch and on Lomiri (formerly known as Unity8), the Operating Environment powering Ubuntu Touch.