KDE Eco

The KDE Eco project advances sustainable software design in Free & Open Source Software.

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2026-08-11 12:33:59 UTC

What's good for hardware is good for the budget … and environment! 🌻
LliureX #Linux with #KDEPlasma in Valencian schools saves the public administration *3.5 million euros a year* for 110,000 computers. [1]
* School HW has lifespan up to 18 years while running up-to-date software [2]
* Cheap easy-to-manage "light clients" ideal for very old upcycled HW [3]
* LliureX-Shutdowner saves energy by turning off unused computers school-wide [4]
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#KDE #KDEEco #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Valencia
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2025-10-14 11:33:57 UTC

Wishing our community a very happy 29th birthday!
14 Oct is not only KDE's birthday, but also International #eWaste Day & the end of "free" support for #Windows10.
KDE is the organization behind #KDEEco with the goal of strengthening sustainability in the development & adoption of #FreeSoftware #OpenSource software.
KDE Eco's #OptGreen put the cross-community campaign #EndOf10 into motion at #SFSCon 2024.
Donate to #KDE today & support our amazing work: https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/
#FOSS #Linux
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2025-06-26 07:09:19 UTC

Party like it's the End Of 10!
Linux install party in Berlin on Saturday with PyLadies Berlin @nprofile…pm29 & 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!
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#PyLadiesBerlin #KDEEco #KDE #FOSS #Linux #GNULinux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Win10
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2025-06-19 13:00:20 UTC

KDE at Fête de la Moritzplatz in Berlin this Saturday 21 June, 14-17h!
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.
Visit the flea market, watch theater pieces, repair your bicycle … and learn how to upcycle your #Windows10 device with KDE and #FreeSoftware #OpenSource.
Info (in German): https://www.aufbauhaus.de/veranstaltung/fete-de-la-moritzplatz-10-jahre-aufbau-haus
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#KDEEco #OptGreen #EndOf10 #FeteDeLaMusique
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2025-03-26 17:41:00 UTC

Emulating user behavior is a crucial part of energy consumption measurements.
Check out Oreoluwa Oluwasina's work (@nprofile…wngs) in Season of KDE improving #KdeGuiTest, a tool for usage scenario scripting. Her work includes adding a new user interface!
*KdeGuiTest (KdeEcoTest) in SoK25: Debugging, Building an Interactive User Interface, and More*
https://eco.kde.org/blog/2025-03-14_sok25-kguitest/
#KDE #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #SOK25 #Sustainability
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2024-12-29 10:48:34 UTC

*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
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2024-12-25 11:15:31 UTC

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
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2024-12-24 14:58:36 UTC

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 :)
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#KDE #OptGreen #FreeSoftware #OpenSource
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