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Ubuntu Peronistaperon@mastodon.sdf.org
2025-03-21

You may use this #DEC #VT100 #terminal #beep as you wish. :sdf:
#Retrocomputing #feep #pcspeaker

Ubuntu Peronistaperon@mastodon.sdf.org
2024-05-12

Just use this PC Speaker harp chime as you wish. #beep #feep #pcspeaker #retrocomputing

KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2024-04-12

How can we ensure energy data from KEcoLab are stable?

@sthak9 has some ideas.

"Ensuring KEcoLab Stability: Introducing Dedicated CI-Test"

eco.kde.org/blog/2024-04-12-so

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

#KDEEco #SOK24 #FEEP #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability

@kde

Screenshot from the Gitlab pipeline testing the stability of KEcoLab output using Kate usage scenario scripts. The screenshot shows that the test build and energy measurement test passed.
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2024-04-11

Selenium automation for measuring software's energy consumption?

@prady0t wants to guide you!

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

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

eco.kde.org/blog/2024-04-11-so

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

#KDEEco #SOK24 #FEEP #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability

@kde

Screenshot from video guide entitled "Selenium AT-SPI: How Selenium Helps Achieve KDE's Goals", to be released soon. The background image is the KDE Plasma 6 wallpaper showing a colorful pink and purple and orange landscape with a big tree, some clouds, and a lot of sunshine.
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2024-03-28

KEcoLab in Season of KDE 2024: Energy-Consumption Measurements In The CI/CD Pipeline

#KEcoLab is a tool enabling remote access to KDE's measurement lab in Berlin.

Season of #KDE contributor Aakarsh MJ (@aakarshmj) has worked on integration of KEcoLab into #Okular's pipeline. Thanks to his work, #energy reports can now be created with every new release!

More here:

eco.kde.org/blog/2024-03-28-so

#SOK24 #KDEEco #FEEP #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #SustainableSoftware #GreenSoftware #Sustainability

Screenshot from KDE's GitLab instance "Invent" for the measurement process in Okular's pipeline.
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2024-02-23

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:

floss.social/@be4foss/11062121

floss.social/@be4foss/10942150 (see thread)

Interested in getting involved with #KDEEco? eco.kde.org/get-involved/

#KDE #FEEP #BE4FOSS #Sustainability #SustainableSoftware #FOSS

Logo of the KDE Eco initiative. (Image from KDE published under a CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Design by Lana Lutz.)
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2024-02-23

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:

providencejournal.com/story/ne

#KDE #KDEEco #FEEP #BE4FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #SustainableSoftware #Sustainability

In 2016, 44.7 million metric tons of e-waste was generated. This is estimated to be equivalent to 4,500 Eiffel Towers, which, when stacked, is 17 times higher than Mount Everest. Less than 20% of e-waste is collected and recycled. Although e-waste makes up less than 2% of trash in landfills, it contributes to almost 70% of the toxic waste found in them. (Image from KDE published under a CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Eiffel Tower icon by Daniela Baptista, mountain icon by Samy Menai, recycling icon by Kosong Tujuh, Excavator icon by Peter van Driel, Poison icon by Adrien Coquet, all licensed under a CC-BY license. Design by Lana Lutz.) From: "Handbook: Applying The Blue Angel Criteria To Free Software" https://eco.kde.org/handbook/
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2024-02-21

KdeEcoTest on Windows? Yes 🚀

#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:

eco.kde.org/blog/2024-02-20-wi

#SOK24 #KDEEco #FEEP #BE4FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #SustainableSoftware #GreenSoftware #Sustainability

Screenshot of the educational entertainment software for children GCompris running on Windows, with user behavior being emulated by KdeEcoTest. In the GCompris window one sees the text: "Put your favorite activities here by clicking on the sun at the top right of that activity."
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2024-02-20

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:

eco.kde.org/blog/2024-02-20-so

#SOK24 #KDEEco #FEEP #BE4FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #SustainableSoftware #GreenSoftware #Sustainability

libinput workflow: on the left one sees a box labelled "kernel" containing two smaller boxes with "/dev/input/event0" and "/dev/input/event1". From the two smaller boxes two arrows point to another box on the right labelled "Compositor process" containing a smaller box "libinput". From this larger box an arrow points right, over which "Wayland protocol" is written, to the final box labelled "Wayland client".
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2023-12-15

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: discuss.kde.org/t/call-for-pro

SOK website: mentorship.kde.org/sok/

Let's make #FreeSoftware the most efficient software, together!

#KDE #FOSS #OpenSource #BE4FOSS #FEEP #Sustainability #SustainableSoftware #GreenCoding #Environment #Ecology

"Season Of KDE" written on a purple hexagon.
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2023-06-13

#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"

eco.kde.org/blog/2023-06-13-gs

@drquark

#KDE #FEEP #BE4FOSS #FOSS #OpenSource #Sustainability #SustainableSoftware #GreenSoftware #SustainableComputing

Image showing a flow chart for remotely measuring your software's energy consumption. On the left is a drawing of a FOSS developer sitting at a laptop. The text below the images says: "Developer uploading Standard Usage Scenario on the remote portal." The first arrow in the flow chart exits rightward from the laptop and points to the Gitlab logo -- the GitLab Tanuki, which looks like an abstract raccoon dog in red and orange (designed by Ty Wilkins). Above the logo "Gitlab CI" is written. The text "SUS + Application config" is written along the arrow, indicating that the Standard Usage Scenario (SUS) and configuration file for the application being tested are uploaded to Gitlab. A second arrow exits the Gitlab logo and points to an unseen box to the far right of the image. The text "Gitlab jobs running" is written above the arrow, indicating that the energy measurement process has been started. A third arrow in the flow chart appears below the second arrow, but now it points back to the Gitlab logo. "Raw Data sent back" is written along the arrow, indicating that the energy consumption data is being sent back to Gitlab. The fourth and final arrow in the flow chart returns to the developer's computer. The text "Getting Results Back" is written along the arrow, indicating that the developer now has the results of the measurement process. Not shown in the image is the measurement lab setup at the far right of the flow chart. The full image can be seen at the blog post.
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2023-06-08

KDE's #sustainability initiative KDE Eco featured on the "KDE For Activists" page alongside many other excellent #FOSS projects!

kde.org/for/activists/

KDE. Made for activists, by activists.

Made for you, by you!

KDE is developed by a community of passionate people. We develop KDE for everyone, from kids to grandparents and from professionals to hobbyists. Join us:

community.kde.org/Get_Involved

#KDEEco #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FEEP #SustainableSoftware #Ecology #Activism

@kde @carlschwan

The following text is shown on a green background: "KDE Eco: KDE supports the FEEP and BE4FOSS programs to help free and open-source communities produce more environmentally friendly software. The projects provide communities with guidelines and support to optimize software to be more energy efficient and have a longer life-span. Okular Awarded Blue Angel Ecolabel In 2022, KDE's popular multi-platform PDF reader and universal document viewer Okular became the first ever Blue Angel eco-certified computer program! Blue Angel is the German version of the U.S. Energy Star label."
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2023-06-05

Are you working on Green Coding in #FOSS?

Submit your abstract for the Green Coding track at the 37th #EnviroInfo 2023 conference at #Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (Germany)!

Deadline: 12 June

enviroinfo2023.eu/special-trac

Topics:

- #Green platforms, tools, languages
- Methods in measuring & analyzing software's #energy consumption
- Green #coding in universities & industry
- Best practices

And more.

#SustainableSoftware #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability #Environment #KDEEco #FEEP

Image from the "Special Track: Green Coding" website: https://www.enviroinfo2023.eu/special-tracks/green-coding/.
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2023-06-02

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

Image showing a sketch and the text: "Going to Akademy 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece"
Erik Albersdreirik@chaos.social
2023-05-10

Good introduction into "What is #Sustainable #Software, After All?", explaining @kde 's Sustainable Software Goal with links to Concrete Activities and Future Outlook by Cornellius Schumacher at the #KDEEco blog:
eco.kde.org/blog/2023-05-10-wh

#Feep @be4foss

KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2023-05-10

"Sustainable Software" is a strategic goal for KDE, focusing on minimizing resource consumption and strengthening user autonomy. The aim is to create software that uses fewer natural resources, reduces energy consumption, and promotes user choice and privacy.

Read more from Cornelius Schumacher at the #KDEEco blog:

"What is Sustainable Software, After All?"

eco.kde.org/blog/2023-05-10-wh

@kde

@cschum

#KDE #SustainableSoftware #FEEP #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability #Environment

The image shows the KDE Eco logo superimposed on top of a bed of greenery. The KDE Eco is a variation on the classic KDE logo of a blue letter K and a gear around it, but the gear is now green with a leaf sprouting on top.
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2023-04-26

Report from the German Parliament: Cornelius Schumacher writes about the "#Nachhaltig by Design" (Sustainable By Design) conference in March.

Read more here:

eco.kde.org/blog/2023-04-26-su

As Cornelius remarks, there is still a lot to figure out to ensure we minimize the #environmental impact of software, but it is encouraging to see the topic of #green #digitization receiving more attention!

@cschum

#KDE #KDEEco #SustainableSoftware #FEEP #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #sustainability

Screenshot from the "Nachhaltig by Design" website. https://www.gruene-bundestag.de/digitalkonferenz In the image attendees at the event are shown seated around a stage. On the stage are 4 speakers. Behind the speakers is a banner which says "Nachhaltig by Design" with the event logo.
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2023-04-23

@LAS

PeerTube stream for #LAS2023 Room 1, Day 2:

tube.kockatoo.org/w/4fGEuiycXQ

"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

KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2023-04-22

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"

conf.linuxappsummit.org/event/

Link to live streaming on #PeerTube will be shared here tomorrow shortly before the talk.

#EarthDay is every day with Free Software and #KDEEco

@LAS

#LAS2023 #KDE #SustainableSoftware #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Environment #Sustainability #BE4FOSS #FEEP

Screenshot of the beamer presentation for the Linux App Summit 2023 talk "Free & Open Source Software: Software Design For The Environment". In the image there is the title of the talk at the top and below that an image of the KDE Eco logo, which is a blue K with leaves growing out of it, half-hidden behind a bush of green leaves. Under the image it says "Linux App Summit" and the date 23 April 2023. At the bottom of the screenshot there is the Mastodon handle @be4foss@floss.social and the Creative Commons BY-SA symbol. The bottom panel says from left-to-right: "KDE Eco", "FOSS: Software: Software Design For The Environment", and "23 April 2023".
KDE Ecobe4foss@floss.social
2023-04-20

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:

eco.kde.org/blog/2023-04-20-so

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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