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Party like it's the End Of 10!

Linux install party in Berlin on Saturday with PyLadies Berlin @berlin_pyladies & KDE Eco at Ecosia :party_sparkles:

* What: #EndOf10 Install Party 😎
* Where: Ecosia, Gerichtstrasse 23, #Berlin
* When: Sat. 28 June, 13-17h30 (CEST)
* Link: https://www.meetup.com/pyladies-berlin/events/308461732/

Please sign up or DM us to attend!

#Ecosia search engine puts 100% of its profits into climate initiatives!

@kde

#PyLadiesBerlin #KDEEco #KDE #FOSS #Linux #GNULinux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Win10

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

*Nachhaltiger mit Open Source, gefördert vom Bund: KDE Eco*

https://www.linux-magazin.de/ausgaben/2025/01/kde-eco/

"Nachhaltigkeit und Langlebigkeit: Was Windows 11 schwer fällt, macht Open-Source-Software beispielhaft vor. Okular, der KDE-PDF-Viewer ist mit dem Blauen Engel zertifiziert, und das KDE-Eco-Projekt will helfen, noch mehr alte Hardware zu unterstützen."

#KDE #KDEEco #Nachhaltigkeit #Umwelt #BlauerEngel #SOK #Okular #FOSS #FreieSoftware #OpenSource

@kde

@mfeilner

Let's make Windows 10 the last version ever used!

*Sat. 28 Dec. 11h* Stage YELL #KDEEco 's Call To Action against e-waste driven by #Windows10.

https://events.ccc.de/congress/2024/hub/en/event/opt-green-coordinating-a-windows-10-to-linux-upcycling-campaign-across-free-software-communities-worldwide/

*Mon. 30 Dec. 13-15h* B&B habitat join the BoF to organize a global #FreeSoftware campaign to raise awareness of Windows 10's EoL in 2025, the role of software in #eWaste, and how independent, sustainable #FOSS is a solution to keep devices in use & out of the landfill.

https://fahrplan.alpaka.space/jugend-hackt-38c3-2024/talk/ST8NJA/

#38C3 #KDE #OpenSource

@kde

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

It's #BlueFriday and let's celebrate by doing something good for the planet. The most eco-friendly device is still the one you already own!

Install GNU/Linux and run new & old HW more efficiently and for longer, reducing the disproportionate #carbon footprint from device production.

Donate the savings to #KDE and #FOSS projects to show your love for all the amazing things we achieve when we work together:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/

@kde

#SupportGoodPeople #fundraiser #BlackFriday #OptGreen

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

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

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