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The most environmentally-friendly device is the one you already own!

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource let's you use your devices until the end of the hardware's life cycle, not the software's!

See these previous posts about the environmental harm of #eWaste and the role of Free Software in combatting it:

https://floss.social/@be4foss/110621217725970868

https://floss.social/@be4foss/109421504418938343 (see thread)

Interested in getting involved with #KDEEco? https://eco.kde.org/get-involved/

#KDE #FEEP #BE4FOSS #Sustainability #SustainableSoftware #FOSS

The power of Free Software: Turning trash into treasure!

The Cape Verdean American Community Development (#CACD) group has been reviving otherwise-obsolete computers with KDE #Plasma (#Kubuntu).

"The result? Less #eWaste and more control over the functioning of personal devices. That means not having to buy new when your software becomes unusable over time."

Read more:

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/02/22/rhode-island-teens-are-fixing-junked-computers-and-learning-valuable-tech-skills/72340312007/

#KDE #KDEEco #FEEP #BE4FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #SustainableSoftware #Sustainability

KdeEcoTest on Windows? Yes 🚀

#KdeEcoTest is used for creating replicable scripts for measuring software's #energy consumption.

Season of #KDE contributor Amartya Chakraborty has extended its support to Windows.

KdeEcoTest creates scripts without requiring access to source code. Soon we can compare energy profiles of Okular vs. Acrobat!

Read more here:

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-02-20-windows-kdeecotest-support/

#SOK24 #KDEEco #FEEP #BE4FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #SustainableSoftware #GreenSoftware #Sustainability

Making way for Wayland in KdeEcoTest!

#KdeEcoTest is an automation and testing tool. It is used for creating usage scenario scripts to measure the #energy consumption of software.

Season of #KDE contributor Athul Raj K has added #Wayland support to the tool. Now it is possible to compare the energy demands of software on Wayland vs. X11!

Read more here:

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-02-20-sok24-wayland_support_kdeecotest/

#SOK24 #KDEEco #FEEP #BE4FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #SustainableSoftware #GreenSoftware #Sustainability

There's no time like now to start contributing to the #KDEEco sustainable #software initiative!

Submit a proposal for one of 3 sustainability projects in KDE's #mentorship program Season Of KDE 2024.

Details about submitting to #SOK24 found here: https://discuss.kde.org/t/call-for-proposals-want-to-start-contributing-to-kde-its-time-to-submit-proposals-for-our-mentorship-program-sok24-deadline-8-jan/8772

SOK website: https://mentorship.kde.org/sok/

Let's make #FreeSoftware the most efficient software, together!

#KDE #FOSS #OpenSource #BE4FOSS #FEEP #Sustainability #SustainableSoftware #GreenCoding #Environment #Ecology

#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"

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2023-06-13-gsoc23-energy-measurement-lab/

@drquark

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

Learn about #SustainableSoftware at KDE's #Akademy 2023.

Join in person or online!

Sat. 15 July
- 11:15-12:25: Panel "KDE Goals" (with Sustainable Software)
- 12:30-13:00: Talk "Measuring energy consumption of software", Volker Krause [1]

Sun. 16 July
- 14:30-15:10: Talk "Selenium GUI Testing", Harald Sitter [2] (for energy tests, among others)

Timezone EEST (UTC+03:00)

@akademy @VolkerKrause @sitter

#KDE #KDEEco #BE4FOSS #FEEP #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability #Environment

@LAS

PeerTube stream for #LAS2023 Room 1, Day 2:

https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/4fGEuiycXQRqMtS6RSGPPe

"Free & Open Source Software: Software Design For The Environment" presentation starts at 8:00 UTC (in about 1h30m).

See you shortly!

#LinuxAppSummit #KDE #KDEEco #SustainableSoftware #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Environment #Sustainability #BE4FOSS #FEEP #Transparency #UserAutonomy

Learn about how #Transparency and #UserAutonomy relate to sustainable software design at #LinuxAppSummit talk tomorrow (Sunday) 8:00 UTC.

Title: "Free & Open Source Software: Software Design For The Environment"

https://conf.linuxappsummit.org/event/5/contributions/164/

Link to live streaming on #PeerTube will be shared here tomorrow shortly before the talk.

#EarthDay is every day with Free Software and #KDEEco

@LAS

#LAS2023 #KDE #SustainableSoftware #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Environment #Sustainability #BE4FOSS #FEEP

Nitin Tejuja (@nitintejuja) created the foundation for what could be the future of energy consumption measurements with #Selenium ... not to mention UI and accessibility testing!

Read more at the #KDEEco blog here:

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2023-04-20-sok23-kde-eco-selenium-project-3/

The work is based on the excellent selenium-at-spi developed by Harald Sitter (@sitter ).

Thank you, Nitin, for your great work with Season of #KDE!

#BE4FOSS #FEEP #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #SoK23 #SustainableSoftware #Sustainability

Rudraksh Karpe (@rudrakshkarpe) wraps up his journey as a mentee in Season of #KDE 2023.

Among other topics, read about problems and solutions to sharing usage scenarios across systems, and progress on the KDE-SUS Log Formatter.

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2023-04-19-sok23-kde-eco-be-2/

Thank you, Rudraksh, for your great work with #SoK23!

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

Exciting Season of #KDE 2023 updates from Mohamed Ibrahim (@hemasonus)!

Many new features added to #KdeEcoTest, a tool used when measuring software's #energy consumption!

"Season Of KDE 2023 With KDE Eco: Improvements To KdeEcoTest"

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2023-04-14-sok23-eco-tester/

Read about the new CLI and repeat actions, modal window support, #OSCAR formatting & runtime logs, keyboard support, and mouse drag.

Great work, Mohamed!

#KDEEco #BE4FOSS #FEEP #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #SoK23

Fresh from the blog!

Read updates from Season of KDE 2023 mentee @nitintejuja.

This work is focused on preparing scenario scripts in Selenium for energy consumption measurements.

"Season Of KDE 2023 With KDE Eco: Writing Scripts In Selenium To Reproduce KdeEcoTest Script"

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2023-04-05-sok23-kde-eco-selenium-project/

> My experience writing scripts in Selenium for GCompris activities and reproducing the GCompris KdeEcoTest script.

#KDE #KDEEco #BE4FOSS #FEEP #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Selenium #SoK23

Rudraksh Karpe has blogged about his experience with Season Of KDE 2023. Read more at the #KDEEco blog:

"Adapting Standard Usage Scenario Scripts For KDE Applications: My Journey As A Season Of KDE Mentee"

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2023-03-15-sok23-kde-eco_be/

#KDE #BE4FOSS #FEEP #FOSS

Season of KDE student Nitin Tejuja gives the community an update on using #Selenium for energy consumption measurements!

Read more about this exciting work at the KDE Eco blog:

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2023-03-06-sok23-kde-eco/

Thank you for you contributions to the #KDEEco initiative, @nitintejuja !

#KDE #BE4FOSS #FEEP #FOSS #sustainability #environment #ecology #SoK23 #GCompris

How can something immaterial like software have an #environmental footprint? What do ecolabels have to do with software design? Why do we ❤ Free Software today and every day ... also because it is sustainable software?

We explore these and other questions in #KDEEco's new measurement handbook "Applying The #BlueAngel Criteria To Free Software: A Handbook To Certify Software As #Sustainable".

Learn more: https://eco.kde.org/blog/2023-02-14_handbook-announcement

#KDE #BE4FOSS #FEEP #FOSS #BMUV #UBA #GermanEnvAgency #ilovefs

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

Come to 📍 Room AW1.126 (#energy devroom) at #FOSDEM from 🕟 16:30-17 (CET).

Or 🖥️ watch online.

More information here: https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/energy_combatting_software_driven_environmental_harm/

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

Want to join the #FreeSoftware sustainability initiative and open doors to KDE / FOSS communities?

Season of KDE 2023 (#SoK2023):

https://dot.kde.org/2022/12/14/join-season-kde-2023

Measure #energy consumption of software & apply for software eco-certification! Info:

https://community.kde.org/SoK/Ideas/2023

Deadline: 15 Jan 2023

Did you know that you too make #KDE possible? Consider a donation this holiday season: https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2022/

Image: @drquark

#KDEEco #BE4FOSS #FEEP #FOSS #environment #ecology #software #sustainability

#KDEEco at the House of Lords! Read more about the 2022 #OpenUK Awards for sustainability:

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2022-12-02_guest_openuk_awards/

@jriddell discusses the 3 #sustainability nominations and the winning project "Carbon Aware SDK"!

Did you know? KDE is a non-profit supported by people like you. A donation to KDE allows us to continue our work toward software sustainability: https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2022/

#OpenUK #HouseOfLords #KDE #CarbonAwareSDK #BE4FOSS #FEEP #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #environment #ecology

#KDE & many #FreeSoftware #OpenSource apps like kid's #eLearning tool #GCompris thrive from #donations by users like you.

#GivingTuesday is today: support your favorite #FOSS app!

GCompris: "Improved Data Efficiency Conserves Network Bandwidth, Saves Energy"

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2022-04-13-gcompris-data-efficiency/

2019 report: 16% #digital energy consumption from #network use [1]

Increased #data #efficiency = less #bandwidth & less #energy consumption in network

#sustainability #ecology #environment #BE4FOSS #FEEP #KDEEco

Today #KDE celebrated #Okular receiving #BlueAngel #ecolabel at #Akademy22 ... with an incredible sugar-free cake!

#KDEco #BlauerEngel #FOSS #BE4FOSS #FEEP #BMUV #GermanEnvAgency #Sustainability #Environment

#KDEEco #energy measurement lab update. Sprint achievements and to-dos!

Can the #FOSS community make software #updates less #CO2 intensive?

Read here to find out more:

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2022-07-25-sprint-lab-follow-up

#KDE #BE4FOSS #FEEP #KDAB #BMUV #GermanEnvAgency #Sustainability #Environment #BlauerEngel #BlueAngel #GreenUpdates #GridIntensityGo #Discover #LabPlot @labplot

First steps for #KDEEco measurement lab a success! What did we achieve? Read more here:

**#Energy Consumption Lab Is Ready For #FOSS Community! Dispatch From The Sprint**

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2022-05-30-sprint-lab-setup

> On 21 May the first of several Sprints to measure the energy consumption of #FreeSoftware was held. The Sprint had been postponed twice, but the third time was a charm.

Join us at KDE Eco: https://eco.kde.org/get-involved/

#BE4FOSS #FEEP #KDAB #BMUV #GermanEnvAgency #Sustainability #Environment #BlauerEngel

Learn about the first of many KDE Eco Sprints held on 11 December: "2021 KDE Eco Sprint, Community Planning for KDE's Eco Project"

https://dot.kde.org/2021/12/24/2021-kde-eco-sprint

More details in the near future at the eco.kde.org blog (coming soon)!

#eco #kde #be4foss #feep #sprint2021 #blauer-engel #kdab