BE4FOSS (KDE Eco)

@BE4FOSS
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The BE4FOSS project advances eco-certification for resource efficient software in the FOSS community.
Was wir durch den Blauen Engel über nachhaltiges Software-Design gelernt haben

Wie lässt sich technische Entwicklung mit einem Anspruch auf soziale und politische Nachhaltigkeit verbinden? In diesem Jahr wurde der Op...

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Serious question: Do you REALLY need a new phone every 3 years? 🤔

The longer you keep your phone, the smaller its CO2 footprint. We design for easy repair, but that doesn't let you off the hook entirely. Here are our 6 tips to help keep your phone going as long as possible! 💚

Congratulations to #Okular & @[email protected]
for the official recognition of your outstanding work!

Okular officially celebrated being the 1st application awarded the Blue Angel ecolabel.

Read more here: https://eco.kde.org/blog/2022-09-28_okular_blue-angel-award-ceremony/

2 KDE community members, Alexander Lohnau and Harri Porten, joined Joseph De Veaugh-Geiss to receive the award on behalf of Okular and the KDE community at the EnviroInfo conference in Hamburg.

#KDEEco #BMUV #GermanEnvAgency #EnviroInfo #Sustainability #Environment #FOSS

Blue Angel Award Ceremony At EnviroInfo Conference: Okular Officially Receives Eco-Label, First Ever For Software Product

On Wednesday 28 September Okular celebrated becoming the first Blue Angel eco-certified software product together with the German Environment Agency (‘Umweltbundesamt’), the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld (‘Umwelt Campus Birkenfeld’), and the EnviroInfo conference researchers and attendees.

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One of the most captivating #opensource talks this year has to be one done by Joseph De Veaugh-Geiss about #energy #conservation & efficiency in software engineering. The talks happened at Linux #App #Summit & #Fedora Project's #Nest. Another talk is happening at #KDE Akademy! 👏👏 https://youtu.be/VzLi-_PI02M
Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency with Free Software

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Find out the latest updates after last week's problem-solving Sprint here:

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

The most important news:

> As a result of the Sprint, I am happy to announce that the measurement lab now has a working Python script to read output from the GUDE power meter.

Now the exciting part begins!

Measurement Lab Follow-Up: Sprint Achievements And To-dos

On Saturday 16 July 2022 KDE Eco held the second in-person Sprint for the community measurement lab. This is what we achieved… and what we still have to do! [Updated on Friday, 2 September 2022 after second follow-up Sprint.]

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A broad alliance of 13 organisations from the fields of environmental protection, digital policy, development cooperation and academia publishes a catalog of demands to show political solutions towards a more sustainable digital society. This as a prelude to the upcoming conference for digitization and sustainability "Bits & Bäume".

https://fsfe.org/news/2022/news-20220905-01.html
#bitsundbaeume22

Broad alliance demands: Digitization must serve social and ecological change - FSFE

A broad alliance of 13 organisations from the fields of environmental protection, digital policy, development cooperation and academia publishes a catalog ...

FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
Measurement Lab Follow-Up: Sprint Achievements And To-dos

On Saturday 16 July 2022 KDE Eco held the second in-person Sprint for the community measurement lab. This is what we achieved… and what we still have to do! [Updated on Friday, 2 September 2022 after second follow-up Sprint.]

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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

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

On Saturday 21 May 2022 KDE Eco held the first of several in-person Sprints for the community lab to measure the energy consumption of Free Software.

KDE Eco