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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!

@kde

#KDE #FOSS #OptGreen

Two ninth graders are shown using the Bazzite gaming distribution (built from Fedora Kinoite with KDE Plasma): https://bazzite.gg/. The students flashed the USB drive and installed the operating system all by themselves.
A group of students are shown installing GNU/Linux on discarded computers. The students have just learned about how software can be responsible for environmental harm. In the background the slides used in the presentation, including the KDE Eco logo, are visible.
The Akademie der Spiele logo, which is a red circle on a blue background with Akademie written in yellow and all other text in white. The location of the event is written at the bottom: "In den Herrenhäuser Gärten".
A group photo of the 200+ students at the Akademie der Spiele.
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #KDE #KDEEco #environmental #hannover #eWaste #optgreen @KDE

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
đź“Ť StraĂźe 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 :)

@kde

#KDE #BMUV #UBA #GermanEnvAgency #OpenSource

Text covering an image of a green forest. The text says: "Umwelt Fesival, 28. April 2024, Brandenburger Tor 11-19 Uhr. Wir sind dabei!"
#FreeSoftware #opensource #gnome #postmarketos #KDE #fsfe #Berlin #KDEEco #umweltfestival #BMUV #uba #GermanEnvAgency @Free Software Foundation Europe @Bits&Bäume Berlin @KDE

With #FreeSoftware you can do something to combat #EWaste!

Production accounts for 75+% of a device's #carbon footprint over its operating life.

Software can determine how long a device remains in use.

Lightweight, up-to-date software, free from bloat and ads, keeps less-powerful #hardware running and out of the bin.

Software freedom means hardware freedom.

Donate to #KDE and other #FOSS projects to support #SustainableSoftware.

kde.org/fundraisers/yearend202…

#KDEEco #OpenSource #Sustainability

Image of a group of colorful Konqis, the KDE mascot, carrying a blue KDE flag in front of a melange of icons for KDE apps.

You Make KDE Possible

Your donation allows KDE to continue developing the spectacular Plasma desktop and all the apps you need for education, productivity, and creative work.
You Make KDE Possible
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #sustainability #KDE #hardware #carbon #KDEEco #sustainablesoftware #eWaste

#FreeSoftware developer? Looking to measure the #energy consumption of your software in a dedicated lab? Can't make the trip to #Berlin to do so?

Karanjot Singh is working to change that!

This summer remote access to the #KDAB measurement lab will become a reality. Read more at the #KDEEco blog:

"#KEcoLab: Remote Energy Measurement Lab"

eco.kde.org/blog/2023-06-13-gs…

@drquark

#KDE #FEEP #BE4FOSS #FOSS #OpenSource #Sustainability #SustainableSoftware #GreenSoftware #SustainableComputing

Image showing a flow chart for remotely measuring your software's energy consumption. On the left is a drawing of a FOSS developer sitting at a laptop. The text below the images says: "Developer uploading Standard Usage Scenario on the remote portal." The first arrow in the flow chart exits rightward from the laptop and points to the Gitlab logo -- the GitLab Tanuki, which looks like an abstract raccoon dog in red and orange (designed by Ty Wilkins). Above the logo "Gitlab CI" is written. The text "SUS + Application config" is written along the arrow, indicating that the Standard Usage Scenario (SUS) and configuration file for the application being tested are uploaded to Gitlab. A second arrow exits the Gitlab logo and points to an unseen box to the far right of the image. The text "Gitlab jobs running" is written above the arrow, indicating that the energy measurement process has been started. A third arrow in the flow chart appears below the second arrow, but now it points back to the Gitlab logo. "Raw Data sent back" is written along the arrow, indicating that the energy consumption data is being sent back to Gitlab. The fourth and final arrow in the flow chart returns to the developer's computer. The text "Getting Results Back" is written along the arrow, indicating that the developer now has the results of the measurement process. Not shown in the image is the measurement lab setup at the far right of the flow chart. The full image can be seen at the blog post.

KEcoLab: Remote Energy Measurement Lab

In this post I start my journey in Google Summer of Code (GSoC) with KDE Eco by describing progress made on the exciting project of making remote access to the Energy Measurement Lab a reality.
KEcoLab: Remote Energy Measurement Lab
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #sustainability #KDE #Berlin #energy #feep #be4foss #KDEEco #sustainablesoftware #kdab #kecolab #greensoftware #sustainablecomputing @K-ran

Learn about software-driven #environmental harm and how to combat it with #FreeSoftware!

Come to đź“Ť Room AW1.126 (#energy devroom) at #FOSDEM from đź•ź 16:30-17 (CET).

Or 🖥️ watch online.

More information here: fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event…

#KDE #KDEEco #BE4FOSS #FEEP #FOSS #OpenSource #sustainability #environment #ecology

Two pie charts comparing (left) the greenhouse gas emissions of the aviation industry in blue with the ICT sector in green, and (right) projected estimates for emissions from the ICT sector by 2050 if nothing changes. Data is from ACM's 2021 Technology Policy Council report.

FOSDEM 2023 - Combatting Software-Driven Environmental Harm With Free Software

fosdem.org
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #sustainability #fosdem #KDE #environment #Ecology #energy #feep #be4foss #KDEEco #environmental

#KDE #software is many things: free, beautiful, performant, customizable. How about all of that plus #sustainable?

KDE adopts #SustainableSoftware as one of 3 overarching goals to focus on!

> Software has an impact on our future. It has an affect on #energy and #resource usage. KDE can deliver software which does this in a way which preserves #environment and society for us and future generations.

community.kde.org/Goals/Sustai…

#KDEEco #BE4FOSS #FEEP #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #ClimateCrisis

KDE Eco logo of KDE gear with a green leaf growing out of it.

Goals/Sustainable Software - KDE Community Wiki

community.kde.org
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #software #Climatecrisis #KDE #environment #energy #feep #be4foss #KDEEco #resource #sustainablesoftware #sustainable

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