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1. jmathai · 1790010664 · focus · HN ↗

   I know this post is about Noodle, but I want to talk about Immich.

   I believe I've spent, perhaps, the most time of anyone on earth on digital photo management (hard to quantify, but since 2005 - 2 startups, one acquisition, and an ongoing open source project used by thousands).

   I say that because I've refused to settle for most solutions in this space. Even when I adopted using Google Photos, it was as a read only viewer of my canonical photo library (I wasn't about to let Google take that responsibility). I have such high demands of whatever software I use for managing my photos and videos - they're really the only digital files I actually care about.

   Immich is absolutely wonderful. It may have some shortcomings ... like partner sharing and sharing facial recognition between users. But man is it remarkable that an open source project can rival something from Google in terms of quality and experience.

   And a soft fork like Noodle is precisely the way to handle it. I am perfectly happy with Immich so am not a user of Noodle. But it's open source flexing its strength.

   1. papyrus9244 · 1790015197 · focus · HN ↗

      >But man is it remarkable that an open source project can rival something from Google in terms of quality and experience.

      I'd argue Google is always way worse than the open source alternative in both quality and ux. Their products are terrible. From Gmail to Youtube, the product itself comes second (or Nth), while in open source the product is always first.

      1. jmathai · 1790021207 · focus · HN ↗

         In my experience, most open source photo apps lacked basic features like facial recognition, mobile apps, etc. And where they do exist, the UX isn't the best. Are there ones I'm unaware of?

         I say this as someone whose last startup (circa 2012) was an open source photo app (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;photo&#x2F;frontend" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;photo&#x2F;frontend).

         1. spiffytech · 1790024532 · focus · HN ↗

            I think it&#x27;s a testament to how far computers have come that identifying the individuals in a photograph is now considered a basic feature.

            1. ignoramous · 1790033392 · focus · HN ↗

               The Kano Model customer satisfaction theory:

                 Kano predicted that users' perceptions of satisfaction with a feature will shift from delight to expectation over time. This is either because they have got used to it or because competitors have started to include it in their offerings. In the case of the touchscreen, for instance, the newness that came with the iPhone is no longer a novelty; the touchscreen has become the norm. It's no big deal anymore, but taking it away would be a big deal!
               

               <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ixdf.org&#x2F;literature&#x2F;article&#x2F;the-kano-model-a-tool-to-prioritize-the-users-wants-and-desires" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ixdf.org&#x2F;literature&#x2F;article&#x2F;the-kano-model-a-tool-to...

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