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Opt Green has ended. Long live Opt Green!

As May came to an end, so did KDE Eco's "Opt Green" project. Two activities of the project will help it live on for years to come.

Read here about Opt Green's work with Repair Cafés in #Germany.

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2026-07-22-opt-green-end-part-i-repair-cafes/

#FOSSInsteadOfToss

@kde

@RepairCafeInternational

@repaircafe_de

#KDE #KDEEco #OptGreen #RepairCafe #RightToRepair #Sustainability #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Environment #Reparatur #EndOf10 #LinuxCafe #Linux

Wie würdest du diesen Satz vervollständigen:

Das nachhaltigste Gerät ist …?

Fällt dir nicht sofort eine Antwort ein? Dann schau dir doch mal den Artikel von KDE Eco in der neuesten Ausgabe von @fiff_de an.

*Mit Opt Green und End of 10 zu längerer Hardware-Lebensdauer und Nutzungsautonomie*

Seiten 42–45: https://www.fiff.de/fiff-kommunikation/2026/2/

@kde

#KDE #KDEEco #FIfF #EndOf10 #OptGreen #Nachhaltigkeit #FreieSoftware #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #eWaste #CO2 #digitalesouveranitat

Promote sustainable Free & Open Source Software in your community!

https://eco.kde.org/grow-green/

- Read The Opt Green Support Handbook
- Distribute The Sustainable Software Flyer
- Host Install Parties In Your Community #EndOf10 #DIDay

Together we can make a *more free* and *more sustainable* digital society.

@kde @Endof10

#KDE #KDEEco #OptGreen #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #SustainableSoftware #GreenSoftware #Sustainability #eWaste

Wishing our community a very happy 29th birthday!

14 Oct is not only KDE's birthday, but also International #eWaste Day & the end of "free" support for #Windows10.

KDE is the organization behind #KDEEco with the goal of strengthening sustainability in the development & adoption of #FreeSoftware #OpenSource software.

KDE Eco's #OptGreen put the cross-community campaign #EndOf10 into motion at #SFSCon 2024.

Donate to #KDE today & support our amazing work: https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/

#FOSS #Linux

Products tethered to manufacturer software creates #eWaste.

Free & Open Source Software and Open Hardware are a solution!

"Escaping the chains of tethered products: the #JuiceRescue project"

https://natematias.com/portfolio/2025-08-22-unchaining-from-broken-software-tethers/

Lessons learned:

* Tethered products cheat consumers out of products they paid for
* People can organize in powerful ways
* Governments can reduce the risks

Original toot: https://floss.social/@natematias@social.coop/115084393784224010

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #OpenHardware #OptGreen #KDEEco #FOSS #Juicebox #EV

#OptGreen: Eine nachhaltigere digitale Welt ist möglich

https://www.oekotest.de/sponsored-content/Opt-Green-Eine-nachhaltigere-digitale-Welt-ist-moeglich_15613_1.html

> Laptops, Smartphones und andere Geräte werden schnell "alt". Dabei spielt Software eine große Rolle. Oft bekommst du nach 3-5 Jahren die Meldung, dass dein Gerät die Mindestanforderungen für das neuste Update nicht mehr erfüllt. Oder eine App, die du installieren willst, benötigt ein Update, das dein Gerät nicht unterstützt. Das ist ärgerlich, besonders wenn das Gerät eigentlich noch funktioniert.

#KDEEco #KDE

While you're at it, join tonight (Thursday !!!) at #Ecosia for PyLadies Berlin June Talk evening 🚀 with 3 excellent talks:

1. #OptGreen - End of Windows 10 (Nicole)
2. #Python for KDE Applications (Nicolas)
3. Emulating User Actions with the Python-based Tool KdeGuiTest (Oreoluwa)

* When: Thu. 26 June. 19-21h30 (CEST)
* Where: Ecosia, Gerichtstrasse 23, #Berlin
* Link: https://www.meetup.com/pyladies-berlin/events/307804604/

@berlin_pyladies @kde

#PyLadiesBerlin #KDEEco #KDE #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Win10 #EndOf10

KDE at Fête de la Moritzplatz in Berlin this Saturday 21 June, 14-17h!

Visit the flea market, watch theater pieces, repair your bicycle … and learn how to upcycle your #Windows10 device with KDE and #FreeSoftware #OpenSource.

Fête de la Musique is an annual festival of music on the summer solstice. #KDE is celebrating together with KDE e.V.'s office community in Moritzplatz, #Berlin.

Info (in German): https://www.aufbauhaus.de/veranstaltung/fete-de-la-moritzplatz-10-jahre-aufbau-haus

@Endof10

@kde

#KDEEco #OptGreen #EndOf10 #FeteDeLaMusique

End Of 10 at #FOSDEM!

#KDEEco 's Call To Action against #eWaste driven by Windows

BoF *Sun 2 Feb 14:00* Room H.3242

Global #FreeSoftware campaign to raise awareness of #Windows 10 EoL and how independent software keeps devices in use & out of the landfill!

https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6779-coordinating-a-windows-10-to-linux-upcycling-campaign-across-free-software-communities-worldwide/

Same day just before, learn how #FOSS enables a circular digital economy *11:55-12:05* #Energy #DevRoom H.2214

https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5431-software-licensing-for-a-circular-economy-how-foss-reduces-the-energy-consumption-and-carbon-footprint-of-ict/

#EndOf10 #OptGreen #KDE :kde: #OpenSource #Sustainability #Environment

@kde

Hole ihn zurück ins Leben! Kinder-Edition

#FOSS für #Nachhaltigkeit bei #38C3.

Hast du einen alten Computer in der Schublade? Schenk deinen Kindern in diesem Workshop mit #KDEEco ein „neues“ altes Linux-Spielgerät.

Vermeide CO2 in der Geräteproduktion und hab Spaß dabei!

Bring einen alten Laptop mit und gib ihm ein zweites Leben am Sonntag, 29. Dezember von 12-15 Uhr, GF1 Saal 5.

Für ein richtiges Spielgerät vergiss einen Controller nicht

@kde

#KDE #OptGreen #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Bring it back to life! Kids Edition

#FOSS for #sustainability at #38C3.

Have an old computer in the drawer?

For the holidays give your kids and yourself a “new” old Linux gaming device in this drop-in workshop with #KDEEco.

Avoid CO2 in device production and have fun doing it!

Bring an old laptop and give it a second life on Sunday 29 Dec. from 12-15h, GF1 Saal 5.

If you want to set up a full-on gaming device, don't forget a controller :)

@kde

#KDE #OptGreen #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

At SFSCon in Bolzano/Bozen?

Learn about KDE Eco's new sustainability project today at 11:20 CET in the Open Hardware track:

"Opt out? Opt in? Opt Green! Bringing Free Software To Eco-Consumers"

https://www.sfscon.it/talks/opt-out-opt-in-opt-green-bringing-free-software-to-eco-consumers/

#SFSCon #SFSCon24 #KDE #KDEEco #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Bolzano #Bozen #Sustainability #SustainableSoftware #GreenSoftware

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.

https://www.sfscon.it/workshops/opt-green-coordinating-a-windows-10-to-linux-upcycling-campaign-across-free-software-communities-worldwide/

@kde

#SFSCon #Bolzano #KDE #KDEEco #FOSS #OpenSource #Windows10 #Sustainability

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

🌿✨ #OptGreen: Software sostible para hardware sostible!

🌍 Inspirado no proxecto BE4FOSS e a iniciativa KDE Eco, lanzaron "Opt Green" para prolongar a vida dos teus dispositivos con #SoftwareLibre.

Di adeus á obsolescencia prematura e axuda ao medio ambiente!
🍃💻 #Sostibilidade #EcoConsumo #KDEEco

https://mancomun.gal/novas/opt-green-software-sostible-para-hardware-sostible/

Hole ihn zurück ins Leben!

Erwecke deinen alten Laptop zu neuem Leben und reduziere giftigen Elektro-schrott mit #FreeSoftware #OpenSource in diesem Workshop mit #KDEEco und #RESI (https://resi-ressourcen.org/resi-der-ressourcenladen.html).

Kostenlos. Technische Kenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich!

Wann: Fr. 28.06. 18-21 Uhr

Wo: Moos, Moosdorfstr. 7-9 (S Treptower Park), Berlin

Die Veranstaltung wird zusammen mit Reclaimed Systems im Rahmen einer wochenlangen Ausstellung über digitale Nachhaltigkeit organisiert.

#OptGreen

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.

@kde

#KDEEco #KDE #OptGreen #OpenSource #eWaste

Entdecke KDE und Freie Software, lerne etwas über Elektroschrott und melde dich für "Bring It Back"-Workshop an!

Besuche uns diesen Samstag bei der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften (#LNDW24) in #Berlin.

#KDEEco schließt sich dem Umweltbundesamt (#UBA) und 60 anderen wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen an, die Experimente und Wissenschaftsshows veranstalten.

Wo: Umweltbundesamt, Corrensplatz 1 (U3, #Dahlem).

Wann: Am Sa. 22. Juni von 17-24 Uhr!

#OptGreen #KDE #FreieSoftware #BMUV #Nachhaltigkeit

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!

@kde

#OptGreen #KDE #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #BMUV #Sustainability #eWaste

MacBook Air owner?

2018/2019 models are losing #Apple support.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/the-case-for-and-against-macos-15-sequoia-being-the-final-release-for-intel-macs/

#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.

@kde

#KDE #KDEEco #FOSS #OpenSource #MacBook

:kde: Terminó la #akademyes 2024 en @eslibre, pero la vida sigue. No todo pueden ser findes tan chulos, así que volvemos a traer #KDEexpress con + noticias de la comunidad para compensar un poco.

Algunas de @muylinux como las de #KDEgear, otras de @phoronix con la mejora del HDR en #Plasma6.1, varias del propio proyecto como #optGreen de #KDEeco. O muchas + en las que tratamos @nixos_org :nixos:, @manjarolinux :manjaro:, @alpinelinux :alpine:, @kdenlive.

Un saludo :AntennaPod:

#Akademy_es

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!

@kde

#KDE #FOSS #RightToRepair #Sustainability

KEcoLab in Season of KDE 2024: Energy-Consumption Measurements In The CI/CD Pipeline

#KEcoLab is a tool enabling remote access to KDE's measurement lab in Berlin.

Season of #KDE contributor Aakarsh MJ (@aakarshmj) has worked on integration of KEcoLab into #Okular's pipeline. Thanks to his work, #energy reports can now be created with every new release!

More here:

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-03-28-sok24-energy-measurement-lab/

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

More good news on the day of KDE Plasma 6 megarelease!

#KDEEco is proud to be one of 12 groups of researchers and practitioners (including @a_guldner , @HTW_Berlin , @vuamsterdam , @oekoinstitut) co-authoring a paper published *today* in Future Generation Computer Systems.

The paper describes the main components of software #energy and hardware usage measurements.

More here on this novel #GreenSoftware measurement reference model:

https://www.umwelt-campus.de/en/forschung/projekte/green-software-engineering/news-details/new-article-describes-green-software-measurement-reference-model

#KDE #SustainableSoftware #GreenICT

You may wonder: What does sustainability have to do with software at all? How can something immaterial like software have an environmental footprint?

Find some answers in the KDE handbook "Applying The Blue Angel Criteria To Free Software"!

https://eco.kde.org/handbook/

And watch the #KDEEco talk at #37C3 "Software Licensing For A Circular Economy"

https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12047-software_licensing_for_a_circular_economy

#BlueAngel #BlauerEngel #UBA #BMUV #KDE #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #SustainableSoftware #Sustainability #GreenSoftware

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

KDE Eco at KDE India Conference today!

2 KDE contributors present their work on #sustainability at the 7th conf.kde.in in Pune, Maharashtra, #India.

1) Karanjot Singh: A Layman's Guide to Sustainability with Free Software

https://conf.kde.org/event/7/contributions/167/

2) Rudraksh Karpe: Emulation Tools for Sustainable Software Development: Simulating Real-World Usage Scenarios at KDE-Eco

https://conf.kde.org/event/7/contributions/169/

Here's to a great conference today!

#KDE #KDEEco #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #SustainableSoftware

KDE Eco has 5 new contributors in #SOK24 making the measurement of software's energy consumption easier and better integrated in the CI/CD pipeline!

https://mentorship.kde.org/blog/2024-01-15-sok-24-welcome/

Their work will help make :kde: software more efficient and environmentally friendly, as well as more accessible.

Looking forward to what 2024 brings for KDE Eco. It will be a momentous year, with lots of big steps forward 🚀

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

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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

Learn more about software-driven environmental harm and the #KDEEco initiative today at 14:30 (CEST) on the Bits & Bäume stage!

#cccamp23 #KDE' #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #SustainableSoftware #Sustainability

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