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Bring it back to life again!

Revive your old laptop and reduce toxic e-waste with at tomorrow's drop-in workshop in with the KDE Eco and community.

Free of charge. Beginner friendly, no technical knowledge needed!

When: Friday 28 June 2024, 18:00-21:00 CEST

Where: Moosdorfstr. 7-9 (S Treptower Park)

This event is organized with as part of a weeklong exhibition on digital sustainability.

@kde

be4foss , (edited ) to KDE
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Explore KDE and Free Software, learn about e-waste, and register for the upcoming "Bring It Back!" workshop!

Visit us this Saturday at "Long Night of the Sciences" () in , Germany.

joins the German Environment Agency and 60 other scientific institutions hosting exciting experiments and science shows.

Where: Umweltbundesamt, Corrensplatz 1 (U3, )

When: Sat. 22 June, 17h-24h!

@kde

Official banner. The text reads: "N8 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften. 22.06.2024. 17-24 Uhr. Website: Tickets & Program (with Qr code). Berlin #LNDW24. langenachtderwissenschaften.de" For more info about the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften: https://www.langenachtderwissenschaften.de/informationen/das-event We will be here: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.44585&mlon=13.28551&zoom=19
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    • be4foss , to KDE
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    MacBook Air owner?

    2018/2019 models are losing support.

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/the-case-for-and-against-macos-15-sequoia-being-the-final-release-for-intel-macs/

    with / to keep your device in use! These machines will run beautifully for many years to come.

    Not only wallet friendly, keeps CO2 emissions out of the atmosphere. Ca. 75% of Apple's emissions comes from production alone (details in alt text).

    Sustainable, independent : Better for users, best for the .

    @kde

    Title: "The most environmentally-friendly device is the one you already own." The image shows a pie chart with Apple Corporation's CO2 emissions. In the center are the total emissions from 2018: "25.2 million metric tons of CO2". The pie chart illustrates the following (from lowest emissions to highest): - End of life treatment accounts for less than 1% of emissions - Corporate facilities account for 2% of emissions - Product transport accounts for 5% of emissions - Usage accounts for 19% of emissions - Production accounts for 74% of emissions The original report from Apple is: "Environmental Responsibility Report: 2019 Progress Report, covering fiscal year 2018": https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2019.pdf. The full KDE Eco leaflet from which the image was taken is available at: https://invent.kde.org/teams/eco/opt-green/-/blob/master/materials/leaflets/kde-eco-umweltfestival-flyer-EN-8.jpg
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    You heard . Deep down you knew this was coming. Now all your art are belong to them. Time to move on to better things...

    Kreative Suite

    • Krita is your new design/painting app
    • Kdenlive will give you video-editing powers
    • glaxnimate adds 2D vector animations to you videos
    • digiKam organises your collection images

    https://kde.org/for/creators/
    Also:

    • Inkscape - create sophisticated vector-graphic designs
    • Scribus - layout like a pro
    • GIMP - need we say more
    • Blender - ditto

    @kde

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    @kde

    We would like to remind you that both @Krita and @kdenlive are currently running fundraisers:

    :

    https://krita.org/en/donations/

    :

    https://kdenlive.org/en/fund/

    be4foss , to KDE
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    Opt out? Opt in? Opt Green!

    50% of consumers buy new devices due to unsupported software, while the "tsunami of " continues to rise.

    can keep those devices in use and out of the landfill. Today!

    Say hello to the new project ": 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

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    Digital sustainability workshop in Berlin 3 June!

    KDE Eco and the Berlin groups of (@fsfeberlin) and (@bitsundbaeume_berlin) will host an installation workshop from 18-21h CEST at @cbase in .

    At the workshop we'll dive deeper into the topic of digital following our joint table at the in April.

    To accommodate all participants, contact us to confirm your attendance.

    See you there!

    @kde

    The flyer for the workshop distributed at Umweltfestival. The text in German says: "Digitalisierung nachhlatig gestalten. Erfahre mehr darüber: 1. wie man alten Smartphones und Computern mit Freier Software ein längeres Leben schenken und damit die Elektroschrottberge reduzieren kann, 2. wie offtene Standards helfen den Lock-In Effekt zu verhindern und was das mit Sozialen Netzwerken zu tun hat. 3.6.2024 ab 18 Uhr c-base, Rungestrasse 20, U+S Bhf Jannowtizbrücke." The English translation is: "Making digitalization sustainable. Learn more about: 1. how to give old smartphones and computers a longer life with Free Software and thus reduce the mountains of electronic waste, 2. how open standards help to prevent the lock-in effect and what this has to do with social networks. 3 June 2024 from 6 pm at c-base, Rungestrasse 20, U+S Bhf Jannowtizbrücke." At the bottom are the logos for Bits & Bäume, FSFE, and KDE Eco.
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    FOSS - ensuring even new hardware stays in use when vendor-support eventually ends!

    Whether or not you install GNU/Linux on it today, your new will eventually lose support. Thanks to the impressive work of project (@AsahiLinux), it will not need to end up in the landfill once it does.

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/fedora-asahi-remix-40-is-another-big-step-forward-for-linux-on-apple-silicon-macs/

    Great to see as the default desktop environment!

    @kde
    @fedora
    @kde

    be4foss , (edited ) to KDE
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    You don't need a new computer for up-to-date software ... just the right software!

    Come to 2024 in to learn about the role of independent in the sustainable use of hardware.

    🗓️ Sunday 28 April, 11-19h
    📍 Straße des 17. Juni (Brandenburg Gate)

    together with (@fsfe) and Bits & Bäume (@bitsundbaeume_berlin) will be there! Some in the and community may be joining as well :)

    @kde

    be4foss OP , (edited )
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    We will have old, otherwise unsupported and for visitors to try, as well as some new ones, all running .

    The oldest, Dell Latitude D600, would have become in 2010. If it were human, today it could legally drink alcohol in the USA ... it is that old and, with a little patience, still quite usable!

    Come by to try it out :)

    @fsfe @kde @bitsundbaeume_berlin

    be4foss , to KDE
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    I wonder how software licensing fits into this new EU right-to-repair directive. It seems pretty critical for repairability!

    Press release: Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appealing to consumers

    https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers

    "Manufacturers [...] will be prohibited from using contractual clauses, hardware or software techniques that obstruct repairs."

    @kde

    (h/t GNOME Berlin)

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    Kremlin-backed hackers exploit critical Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA

    Microsoft didn't disclose the in-the-wild exploits by Kremlin-backed group until now.

    https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/kremlin-backed-hackers-exploit-critical-windows-vulnerability-reported-by-the-nsa/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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    @arstechnica Well don't use products. It is as easy as that...
    Btw and of course no products.

    be4foss , to KDE
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    How can we ensure energy data from KEcoLab are stable?

    @sthak9 has some ideas.

    "Ensuring KEcoLab Stability: Introducing Dedicated CI-Test"

    https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-04-12-sok24-energy-measurement-lab/

    is a KDE tool for measuring software's consumption, but it needs robust testing to ensure stable functionality after code changes. Sarthak presents his work in Season of 2024 implementing dedicated test builds with test scripts.

    @kde

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    Selenium automation for measuring software's energy consumption?

    @prady0t wants to guide you!

    Read about his Season of KDE 2024 work on documentation for AT-SPI, including video guides for the community.

    "How Selenium Helps Build Sustainable Software (And More)"

    https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-04-11-sok24-selenium/

    Keep an eye here for the videos (coming soon)!

    @kde

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    KDE will participate Google Summer of Code 2024 with many new projects

    From frameworks to translations, from Krita to KStars, GSoC recruits will work on improving performance, boosting interoperability, and adding features to a long list of KDE projects.

    https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2024/organizations/kde-community

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    I still don't think that participation of any free project in the is a Good Idea. After all this is a cheap recruitment opportunity for the and drains the source of hackers for all non-monopolists. YMMV

    kde , to KDE
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    KDE e.V. is looking for a project lead and event manager for environmental sustainability project.

    https://ev.kde.org/2024/01/14/2024-01-14-job-project-lead-event-manager/

    @kde @be4foss

    kde , (edited ) to KDE
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    Calling all KDE users and new contributors: Season of KDE has started!

    Work on kool KDE projects, contribute to Free Software, learn new technologies, become part of a team.

    Participating is easy: Check out the ideas page

    https://community.kde.org/SoK/Ideas/2024

    Pick a project, and send a proposal. You have until Monday 8 January 2024!

    For more details and links you need, please read this very carefully:

    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

    @kde

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    Your choice of browser matters — Google's Web DRM and the open internet

    https://grafcube.codeberg.page/blog/2023/08/06/web-drm-api.html

    I wrote this blog post to inform the people I know who aren't as tech savvy or otherwise don't put any thought into their choice of browser. Another goal is to help get enough awareness on the topic and make sure it fails.

    @opensource @privacy

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