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  1. KDE Eco @[email protected] ·

    Promote sustainable Free & Open Source Software in your community!

    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

    #endof10 #diday #kde #kdeeco #optgreen #freesoftware
  2. Yuna @[email protected] ·

    TECHNICAL DEBT is like a ROTTING ROOF

    On rainy days, it's too wet to fix it.
    On sunny days, there's no leak… so you ignore it.
    Then one day, boom, ceiling caves in, buckets everywhere, and you're duct taping production at 2am.

    That's technical debt.
    Not just messy code. Not just bad practices.
    It's what you chose not to fix when you could have.

    The missing tests.
    The config you hardcoded "just for now".
    The abstraction you skipped because "it works".
    The one extra iteration after the ticket was marked as "done".

    And now it's slowing you down.
    It's holding your future hostage.
    You're spending engineering cycles bailing water, not shipping value.

    We love to say we're "building", but half the time we're just… leak managers.
    You can't scale rot.

    So next time the sun's out, fix the roof.
    Because when the rain hits, it's too late.

    #TechnicalDebt #SoftwareEngineering #Minimalism #DevEx #LegacyCode #BuildRight #PragmaticEngineering #TechLeadership #CodeQuality #DeveloperExperience #SustainableSoftware #TeamVelocity #FixTheRoof

    #technicaldebt #softwareengineering #minimalism #devex #legacycode #buildright
  3. KDE Eco @[email protected] ·

    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".

    eco.kde.org/blog/2024-05-29_in

    You don't need new hardware for a secure, up-to-date device; you just need the right software!

    @kde

    #KDE #FOSS #RightToRepair #Sustainability

    #ewaste #freesoftware #opensource #kdeeco #optgreen #sustainablesoftware