#sustainablesoftware — Public Fediverse posts

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

🌟 The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative awards funds to rOpenSci for sustainable research software development with focus in Latin America. 🌎

This support will help us to foster open science and research software in particular, by building community and capacity across the region. Learn more in our latest blog post:

🔗 https://ropensci.org/blog/2024/10/10/czi-latam-grant/

#OpenScience #CZI #LatinAmerica #SustainableSoftware #rOpenSci #OSS #RStats #RSE

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 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

Excellent talk about how Sentry Software was able to reduce Carbon emissions by tweaking the cooling system in their data centers.

https://grafana.com/about/events/grafanacon/2023/session/grafana-opentelemetry-to-reduce-electricity-usage-at-sentry-software/

#sustainablesoftware #GreenSoftware #climate #GreenOps

#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

KDE's #sustainability initiative KDE Eco featured on the "KDE For Activists" page alongside many other excellent #FOSS projects!

https://kde.org/for/activists/

KDE. Made for activists, by activists.

Made for you, by you!

KDE is developed by a community of passionate people. We develop KDE for everyone, from kids to grandparents and from professionals to hobbyists. Join us:

https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved

#KDEEco #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FEEP #SustainableSoftware #Ecology #Activism

@kde @carlschwan

Are you working on Green Coding in #FOSS?

Submit your abstract for the Green Coding track at the 37th #EnviroInfo 2023 conference at #Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (Germany)!

Deadline: 12 June

https://www.enviroinfo2023.eu/special-tracks/green-coding/

Topics:

- #Green platforms, tools, languages
- Methods in measuring & analyzing software's #energy consumption
- Green #coding in universities & industry
- Best practices

And more.

#SustainableSoftware #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability #Environment #KDEEco #FEEP

Are you working on Green Coding in #FOSS?

Submit your abstract for the Green Coding track at the 37th #EnviroInfo 2023 conference at #Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (Germany)!

Deadline: 12 June

https://www.enviroinfo2023.eu/special-tracks/green-coding/

Topics:

- #Green platforms, tools, languages
- Methods in measuring & analyzing software's #energy consumption
- Green #coding in universities & industry
- Best practices

And more.

#SustainableSoftware #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability #Environment #KDEEco #FEEP

Are you working on Green Coding in #FOSS?

Submit your abstract for the Green Coding track at the 37th #EnviroInfo 2023 conference at #Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (Germany)!

Deadline: 12 June

https://www.enviroinfo2023.eu/special-tracks/green-coding/

Topics:

- #Green platforms, tools, languages
- Methods in measuring & analyzing software's #energy consumption
- Green #coding in universities & industry
- Best practices

And more.

#SustainableSoftware #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability #Environment #KDEEco #FEEP

Are you working on Green Coding in #FOSS?

Submit your abstract for the Green Coding track at the 37th #EnviroInfo 2023 conference at #Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (Germany)!

Deadline: 12 June

https://www.enviroinfo2023.eu/special-tracks/green-coding/

Topics:

- #Green platforms, tools, languages
- Methods in measuring & analyzing software's #energy consumption
- Green #coding in universities & industry
- Best practices

And more.

#SustainableSoftware #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability #Environment #KDEEco #FEEP

Are you working on Green Coding in #FOSS?

Submit your abstract for the Green Coding track at the 37th #EnviroInfo 2023 conference at #Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (Germany)!

Deadline: 12 June

https://www.enviroinfo2023.eu/special-tracks/green-coding/

Topics:

- #Green platforms, tools, languages
- Methods in measuring & analyzing software's #energy consumption
- Green #coding in universities & industry
- Best practices

And more.

#SustainableSoftware #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability #Environment #KDEEco #FEEP

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

"Sustainable Software" is a strategic goal for KDE, focusing on minimizing resource consumption and strengthening user autonomy. The aim is to create software that uses fewer natural resources, reduces energy consumption, and promotes user choice and privacy.

Read more from Cornelius Schumacher at the #KDEEco blog:

"What is Sustainable Software, After All?"

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2023-05-10-what-is-sustainable-software/

@kde

@cschum

#KDE #SustainableSoftware #FEEP #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability #Environment

How to hit 3 KDE goals with one proverbial stone!

1. #SustainableSoftware
2. #KDEForAll
3. Automate And Systematize Internal Processes

Learn how Nitin's exciting work on Selenium-AT-SPI in Season of KDE 2023 (#SOK23) made progress in all 3 of KDE's goals at the #KDEEco blog:

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

Automated testing is crucial for the continued quality of #KDE software. The #Selenium webdriver automates such tests. Selenium-AT-SPI does the same but for #Qt programs.

@nitintejuja

@allon

Report from the German Parliament: Cornelius Schumacher writes about the "#Nachhaltig by Design" (Sustainable By Design) conference in March.

Read more here:

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2023-04-26-sustainable-by-design/

As Cornelius remarks, there is still a lot to figure out to ensure we minimize the #environmental impact of software, but it is encouraging to see the topic of #green #digitization receiving more attention!

@cschum

#KDE #KDEEco #SustainableSoftware #FEEP #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #sustainability

@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

#serverhop #Introduction post to connect with some people. Work edition.

I'm a #physicist. I work at the BESSYII #synchrotron playing with #magnets in the #undulator group. I like to code in #python. I sometimes have to interact with #fortran and #perl. I'm interested in #sustainablesoftware , but I struggle to keep to best practice.

#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.

https://community.kde.org/Goals/Sustainable_Software

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

#Introduction post to connect with some people. Work edition.

I'm a #physicist. I work at the BESSYII #synchrotron playing with #magnets in the #undulator group. I like to code in #python. I sometimes have to interact with #fortran and #perl. I'm interested in #sustainablesoftware , but I struggle to keep to best practice 😜

I forgot to tag this poll! Here we go: #sustainablesoftware #softwareengineering #climatechange #ITforFuture #infrastructureasaservice #infrastructure

@carcinopithecus @z428 @freedcreative

Heck, Ethical Software even

^^^ #CircularSoftware #RenewableSoftware #SustainableSoftware #RegenerativeSoftware

#ethicalSoftware