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
Attached: 1 image 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. https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2022/ #KDEEco #OpenSource #Sustainability
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:
#KDE #KDEEco #FEEP #BE4FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #SustainableSoftware #Sustainability
KdeEcoTest on Windows? Yes π
#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
For all of you KDE users and potentially new contributors eager to work on a kool KDE project: We are happy to announce we have several mentoring ideas for Season Of KDE 2024 for you π How do you participate? Itβs easy: Check out the SOK24 ideas page below, find the project that excites you, and plan a proposal with 10-week timeline (mentored work starts 17 January and ends 31 March). Mentoring ideas for SOK24 can be found here: Ideas: SoK/Ideas/2024 - KDE Community Wiki Deadlin...
#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/
#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
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
#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
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