SFSCon is this weekend in Bolzano/Bozen!
Watch KDE Eco's #OptGreen talk and join our BoF afterward. Let's begin organizing a global, unified campaign to raise awareness about Windows 10's end of support on 14 October 2025, the role software plays in driving #eWaste, and how independent, sustainable #FreeSoftware is a solution to keep those devices in use and out of the landfill.
#SFSCon #Bolzano #KDE #KDEEco #FOSS #OpenSource #Windows10 #Sustainability
"What's New In The Revised Blue Angel Criteria" 💙
Learn about what the changes mean for #KDE / #FOSS:
https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-08-26-revised-blue-angel-criteria/
The Blue Angel #ecolabel is the official #environmental label awarded by the German government.
Now #smartphone apps & client-server systems can be certified as #sustainable 🌻, along with desktop software like #Okular as before. And more!
#BlueAngel #BlauerEngel #GermanEnvAgency #UBA #BMUV #KDEEco #sustainability #ecology #FreeSoftware #OpenSource
@hecklerundkochli Thank you! There are not many materials yet as the Opt Green project is still in the beginning stages.
All materials will be collected at the project repository: https://invent.kde.org/teams/eco/opt-green/.
And eventually they will be included in a how-to e-book for GNU/Linux installations from an environmental perspective.
We will continue to post updates in the project, so keep an eye here for news 🙂
9th graders learn Linux for the environment!
Last week in #Hannover, #KDEEco joined Akademie der Spiele, an event for 200+ students with 20+ career/cultural workshops.
Students salvaged dozens of computers with #OpenSource #FreeSoftware.
They learned about the #environmental costs of #eWaste and device production.
They presented their work to peers and teachers!
Some even played games🚀
We're proud of our students - congrats for all you achieved in only 5 days!
@Allon @simple Exactly, it enables automation of user behavior so one can measure energy consumption in a replicable way.
This measurement method is described in detail here (see Fig. 4 for lab setup): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167739X17314188
I agree! You may want to check out projects like ComputerTruhe (@computertruhe) and Free Geek.
They have been active in upcycling hardware with Linux for some time now.
If you know of others, let us know in the replies.
@bitfucker Over the next 2 years we plan to organize events like this with volunteers around the world. If you would like to get involved, be in touch!
As part of the "Opt Green" project we are also creating info materials about software-driven e-waste (https://invent.kde.org/teams/eco/opt-green/-/blob/master/materials/leaflets/kde-eco-umweltfestival-flyer-EN_final.jpg) and providing Linux installation help and generally documenting what we are doing so others can learn from what is working (and what is not) 🙂
But you don't have to wait for us: check out your local Linux User Group!
In the project we are embracing and onboarding participants to the many choices one has with Linux, meaning we can tailor the software to the needs of the users themselves!
For newer devices we suggest Fedora (KDE / GNOME) or Linux Mint. For 10+ years old devices Linux Mint XFCE or Lubuntu.
We will try to understand what they want / expect (classic feel? consistent interfaces? newest features? etc.). We will have some demo computers to try out.
Other ideas are welcome! 🙂
Have an old Android smartphone*? Come on by! We may be able to upcycle it with an Android/Linux alternative or even a full GNU/Linux OS.
Friday 28 June 2024, 18:00-21:00 CEST at Moos, Moosdorfstr. 7-9 (S Treptower Park).
*Apple’s policies mean iPhones will not work.
#PlasmaMobile #Phosh #postmarketOS #UbuntuTouch #eOS #CalyxOS #LineageOS #Android #iPhone #Apple
Bring it back to life again!
Revive your old laptop and reduce toxic e-waste with #FreeSoftware at tomorrow's drop-in workshop in #Berlin with the KDE Eco and #RESI community.
Free of charge. Beginner friendly, no technical knowledge needed!
When: Friday 28 June 2024, 18:00-21:00 CEST
Where: #Moos Moosdorfstr. 7-9 (S Treptower Park)
This event is organized with #ReclaimedSystems as part of a weeklong exhibition on digital sustainability.
Old hardware with new software at "Long Night of the Sciences" (#LNDW24) with German Environment Agency (#UBA).
The oldest: 21 years old with #HaikuOS and up-to-date version of #GCompris for children to play.
The newest: 11 years old with #Fedora #KDE Spin.
In 1st image you can see the #KDEEco handbook (2023) in #Okular:
In the 2nd the e-book "20 Years of KDE (2016) in #Arianna:
@phoenix Regarding the assumed operating life of devices:
"For the purposes of our assessment, years of use, which are based on first owners, are modeled to be four years for macOS and tvOS devices and three years for iOS and watchOS devices. Most Apple products last longer and are passed along, resold, or returned to Apple by the first owner for others to use."
Hope that helps!
@phoenix It looks to be statistical inference based on sampled and modelled data. On p. 57 of the report: "To model customer use, we measure the power consumed by a product while it is running in a simulated scenario. Daily usage patterns are specific to each product and are a mixture of actual and modeled customer use data."
The number of devices for the statistical inferences is: "In fiscal year 2018, we sold 217,722,000 iPhone devices, 43,535,000 iPad units, and 18,209,000 Mac products."
Explore KDE and Free Software, learn about e-waste, and register for the upcoming "Bring It Back!" workshop!
Visit us this Saturday at "Long Night of the Sciences" (#LNDW24) in #Berlin, Germany.
#KDEEco joins the German Environment Agency #UBA and 60 other scientific institutions hosting exciting experiments and science shows.
Where: Umweltbundesamt, Corrensplatz 1 (U3, #Dahlem)
When: Sat. 22 June, 17h-24h!
#OptGreen #KDE #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #BMUV #Sustainability #eWaste
@GravitySpoiled They may provide security updates for a couple of more years, but as the article points out, Intel Macs in the Apple Silicon era are on their way out.
MacBook Air owner?
2018/2019 models are losing #Apple support.
#OptGreen with #GNU/#Linux to keep your device in use! These machines will run beautifully for many years to come.
Not only wallet friendly, #upcycling keeps CO2 emissions out of the atmosphere. Ca. 75% of Apple's emissions comes from production alone (details in alt text).
Sustainable, independent #FreeSoftware: Better for users, best for the #environment.
Opt out? Opt in? Opt Green!
50% of consumers buy new devices due to unsupported software, while the "tsunami of #eWaste" continues to rise.
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource can keep those devices in use and out of the landfill. Today!
Say hello to the new #KDEEco project "#OptGreen: #SustainableSoftware For Sustainable Hardware".
https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-05-29_introducing-ns4nh/
You don't need new hardware for a secure, up-to-date device; you just need the right software!
Digital sustainability workshop in Berlin 3 June!
KDE Eco and the Berlin groups of #FSFE (@fsfeberlin) and #BitsundBaeume (@bitsundbaeume_berlin) will host an installation workshop from 18-21h CEST at @cbase in #Berlin.
At the workshop we'll dive deeper into the topic of digital #sustainability following our joint table at the #Umweltfestival in April.
To accommodate all participants, contact us to confirm your attendance.
See you there!
FOSS - ensuring even new hardware stays in use when vendor-support eventually ends!
Whether or not you install GNU/Linux on it today, your new #Mac will eventually lose #Apple support. Thanks to the impressive work of #Asahi #Linux project (@AsahiLinux), it will not need to end up in the landfill once it does.
Great to see #KDE #Plasma as the default desktop environment!
@kde
@fedora
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#KDEEco #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #sustainability #Fedora #AsahiLinux
You don't need a new computer for up-to-date software ... just the right software!
Come to #Umweltfestival 2024 in #Berlin to learn about the role of independent #FreeSoftware in the sustainable use of hardware.
🗓️ Sunday 28 April, 11-19h
📍 Straße des 17. Juni (Brandenburg Gate)
#KDEEco together with #FSFE (@fsfe) and Bits & Bäume (@bitsundbaeume_berlin) will be there! Some in the #GNOME and #postmarketOS community may be joining as well :)
How can we ensure energy data from KEcoLab are stable?
@sthak9 has some ideas.
"Ensuring KEcoLab Stability: Introducing Dedicated CI-Test"
https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-04-12-sok24-energy-measurement-lab/
#KEcoLab is a KDE tool for measuring software's #energy consumption, but it needs robust testing to ensure stable functionality after code changes. Sarthak presents his work in Season of #KDE 2024 implementing dedicated test builds with #Kate test scripts.
#KDEEco #SOK24 #FEEP #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability
Per chi parla italiano, date un'occhiata all'articolo su KDE Eco in Edge9 della rivista online Hardware Upgrade.
"SFSCON 2024: la sostenibilità ambientale passa anche dal software. Il progetto OptGreen di Kde Eco"
https://edge9.hwupgrade.it/news/innovazione/sfscon-2024-la-sostenibilita-ambientale-passa-anche-dal-software-il-progetto-optgreen-di-kde-eco_132031.html
> L’8 e il 9 novembre NOI Techpark, il parco scientifico tecnologico di Bolzano, ospiterà la South Tyrol Free Software Conference (SFSCON), un evento interamente dedicato al free software e aperto al pubblico.
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