#OptGreen

2025-10-14

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: kde.org/fundraisers/yearend202

#FOSS #Linux

KDE's mascots Konqi and Katie, the cheerful green dragons, working hard at their computers.

The text at the top of the screenshot says: "Your donations keeps KDE 'in business' and our software sustainable for generations to come."
2025-08-25

Products tethered to manufacturer software creates #eWaste.

Free & Open Source Software and Open Hardware are a solution!

"Escaping the chains of tethered products: the #JuiceRescue project"

natematias.com/portfolio/2025-

Lessons learned:

* Tethered products cheat consumers out of products they paid for
* People can organize in powerful ways
* Governments can reduce the risks

Original toot: floss.social/@natematias@socia

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #OpenHardware #OptGreen #KDEEco #FOSS #Juicebox #EV

Screenshot from juice-rescue.org.

The text reads: "Juice Rescue: A collective effort to save and maintain JuiceBox EV Chargers"
2025-07-24

#OptGreen: Eine nachhaltigere digitale Welt ist möglich

oekotest.de/sponsored-content/

> Laptops, Smartphones und andere Geräte werden schnell "alt". Dabei spielt Software eine große Rolle. Oft bekommst du nach 3-5 Jahren die Meldung, dass dein Gerät die Mindestanforderungen für das neuste Update nicht mehr erfüllt. Oder eine App, die du installieren willst, benötigt ein Update, das dein Gerät nicht unterstützt. Das ist ärgerlich, besonders wenn das Gerät eigentlich noch funktioniert.

#KDEEco #KDE

KDE dragon mascots Konqi and Katie are carrying repair toolkits on their way to fix laptops, tablets, and smartphones.

Green leaves in the shape of the letter K are growing out of the top of the devices, a reference to the KDE Eco logo of a green leaf growing out of the KDE Gear.

Image: CC-BY-SA-4.0 License (by KDE, advertorial design Anita Sengupta, derived from "Konqi e Katie" by Nezumi Cafune)
2025-06-26

While you're at it, join tonight (Thursday !!!) at #Ecosia for PyLadies Berlin June Talk evening 🚀 with 3 excellent talks:

1. #OptGreen - End of Windows 10 (Nicole)
2. #Python for KDE Applications (Nicolas)
3. Emulating User Actions with the Python-based Tool KdeGuiTest (Oreoluwa)

* When: Thu. 26 June. 19-21h30 (CEST)
* Where: Ecosia, Gerichtstrasse 23, #Berlin
* Link: meetup.com/pyladies-berlin/eve

@berlin_pyladies @kde

#PyLadiesBerlin #KDEEco #KDE #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Win10 #EndOf10

Screenshot from the KDE Eco "Opt Green" website: eco.kde.org

In white text on a green, leafy background is the text: "Opt Green. Independent, energy-efficient Free & Open Source Software for long-term hardware use."
2025-06-19

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): aufbauhaus.de/veranstaltung/fe

@Endof10

@kde

#KDEEco #OptGreen #EndOf10 #FeteDeLaMusique

Screenshot (modified) from the official website of Fête de la Musique: https://www.fetedelamusique.de/

The words "Fête de la Musique 2025" are written over an image of a small concert in a Berlin park.
Matija Šukljehook@toot.si
2025-02-21

Vabljeni na c| srečanje №23: KDE in Opt Green & Digital Cleanup Day

Dobimo se 3.3., ob 17.00 v @muzej|u

Tokrat bo Jaka "lynx" Kranjc orisal okoljsko problematiko neučinkovitosti v računalništvu in dve aktualni kampanji, ki sta nastali kot posledica:

• KDE Opt Green, kot odgovor na ukinitev Win10
• Očistimo Slovenijo digitalnih odpadkov

dogodki.kompot.si/events/b0993
👆 več info & pofočkaj se

#Kiberpipa #Cyberpipe #KDE #OptGreen #DigitalCleanUpDay #Ekologija

2025-01-31

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!

fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event

Same day just before, learn how #FOSS enables a circular digital economy *11:55-12:05* #Energy #DevRoom H.2214

fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event

#EndOf10 #OptGreen #KDE :kde: #OpenSource #Sustainability #Environment

@kde

Screenshot of BoF announcement on FOSDEM website.

On the top left is FOSDEM'25.

Under this the text reads:

"""
Coordinating a Windows 10-to-Linux upcycling campaign across Free Software communities worldwide

Track: BOF - Track B
Room: H.3242
Day: Sunday
Start: 14:00
End: 15:00
"""
Torsten Römerdode@floss.social
2025-01-01

Running KDE Plasma 6.2 with Debian on a 13 year old Lenovo ThinkPad L420, my main PC, and I have absolutely no reason to get another (new) laptop. Everything works fine and runs at a decent speed, no issues, and even that 3 yr old battery still provides a good 2-3 hours life.

So many Windows-using colleagues are complaining about awful performance - with latest high-end hardware.
I just don't get it.

#BringItBack #OptGreen #KDEEco

2024-12-30

Liest das zufällig jemand mit #Fedora41 Skills und Erfahrung mit Steam auf Febdora? Gestern im Rahmen des #38c3 und #optgreen aufgesetzt, da machte Steam schon Probleme, eine liebe Person aus Berlin hat mir beim Fixen dieser geholfen, dann ging alles und jetzt zuhause das gleiche Problem. Steam ist an, versucht selbstständig immer und immer wieder ein Fenster zu öffnen, das bleibt aber schwarz und verschwindet direkt wieder. Jemand Ideen? Ich bin absolute Noob 😅

2024-12-24

Hole ihn zurück ins Leben! Kinder-Edition

#FOSS für #Nachhaltigkeit bei #38C3.

Hast du einen alten Computer in der Schublade? Schenk deinen Kindern in diesem Workshop mit #KDEEco ein „neues“ altes Linux-Spielgerät.

Vermeide CO2 in der Geräteproduktion und hab Spaß dabei!

Bring einen alten Laptop mit und gib ihm ein zweites Leben am Sonntag, 29. Dezember von 12-15 Uhr, GF1 Saal 5.

Für ein richtiges Spielgerät vergiss einen Controller nicht

@kde

#KDE #OptGreen #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Screenshot der Workshop-Ankündigung auf der 38C3-Website.

Der Text lautet:

Youth Operating Center / Bits und Bäume 38C3.

Hole ihn zurück ins Leben! Kinder-Edition / Bring it back to life! Kids Edition

29.12, 12:00–15:00 (Europe/Berlin), GF1 Saal 5

Sprache: Deutsch

Schenk deinen Kindern in diesem Workshop mit KDE Eco ein „neues“ altes Linux-Spielgerät. / Give your kids a “new” old Linux gaming device in this drop-in workshop with KDE Eco. Bring your own device.
2024-12-24

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

Screenshot of workshop announcement at 38C3 website.

The text reads: 

Youth Operating Center / Bits und Bäume 38C3. 

Hole ihn zurück ins Leben! Kinder-Edition / Bring it back to life! Kids Edition

29.12, 12:00–15:00 (Europe/Berlin), GF1 Saal 5

Sprache: Deutsch

Schenk deinen Kindern in diesem Workshop mit KDE Eco ein „neues“ altes Linux-Spielgerät. / Give your kids a “new” old Linux gaming device in this drop-in workshop with KDE Eco. Bring your own device.
2024-11-29

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:

kde.org/fundraisers/yearend202

@kde

#SupportGoodPeople #fundraiser #BlackFriday #OptGreen

Screenshot from https://eco.kde.org/be-green/.

On the left is a picture from above of hands typing on a laptop.

On the right is the following text:

"""
Set Free Your Old Hardware

Installing a Free & Open Source operating system takes just 3 steps and the time needed to enjoy a couple cups of tea.

    1. Download a FOSS Operating System: Download the FOSS operating system you want to install. For devices less than 10 years old, Fedora Linux with KDE spin is our recommendation.
    
    2. Flash Operating System to a USB Stick: With one of several easy-to-use tools, flash the operating system to a USB stick. This will overwrite all data on the USB stick, so make sure to back up the files you want to keep.
    
    3. Boot and Install on Computer: Boot your computer from USB – you will need to know the correct keyboard combination beforehand. Click "Install" and follow the instructions. Voila! You have set your computer free. Make sure you have backed up any data you want to keep first.
"""
Tristan Nitot✓nitot@framapiaf.org
2024-11-08

J'apprends que la fin de Windows 10, qui va mener des centaines de millions de PC à la décharge va tomber... la date de la journée internationale du déchet électronique !!! Le foutage de gueule est ultime !

#OptGreen est une campagne de communication encourageant les gens à passer de Windows 10 à GNU/Linux à cette occasion.
sfscon.it/workshops/opt-green-

J'adore l'idée !

2024-11-04

SFSCon is this weekend in Bolzano/Bozen!

Watch KDE Eco's #OptGreen talk and join our BoF afterward. Let's begin organizing a global, unified campaign to raise awareness about Windows 10's end of support on 14 October 2025, the role software plays in driving #eWaste, and how independent, sustainable #FreeSoftware is a solution to keep those devices in use and out of the landfill.

sfscon.it/workshops/opt-green-

@kde

#SFSCon #Bolzano #KDE #KDEEco #FOSS #OpenSource #Windows10 #Sustainability

Screenshot from the BoF (Birds of a Feather) announcement with the title "Opt Green: Coordinating a Windows-10-to-Linux upcycling campaign across Free Software communities worldwide". To the right of the screenshot is a QR code for the link included in the toot.
2024-08-27

Supporting children learning digital sustainability!

Why one company in #Hannover donated time/hardware to support a GNU/Linux workshop at Akademie der Spiele:

"If Germany is to create an economically and environmentally sustainable economy [...], we have to encourage our children to take control of their digital world. They must see it as something they can shape and make decisions about, not just something to be consumed."

engineering.upvest.co/posts/sp

Thanks for your support #Upvest!

#OptGreen

Photo of the trunk of a car packed with donated PCs to be transported to the workshop location.Photo of the backseat of a car packed with donated PCs, cables, and monitors to be transported to the workshop location.The Akademie der Spiele logo, which is an orange circle with Akademie written in yellow and all other text in white. The location of the event is written at the bottom: "In den Herrenhäuser Gärten".Logo of the Leonore Goldschmidt School. The logo shows four colored boxes (green, orange, red, blue) with the outline of a person holding their hands up in celebration in the middle.
2024-08-21

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

Two ninth graders are shown using the Bazzite gaming distribution (built from Fedora Kinoite with KDE Plasma): https://bazzite.gg/.

The students flashed the USB drive and installed the operating system all by themselves.A group of students are shown installing GNU/Linux on discarded computers. The students have just learned about how software can be responsible for environmental harm. In the background the slides used in the presentation, including the KDE Eco logo, are visible.The Akademie der Spiele logo, which is a red circle on a blue background with Akademie written in yellow and all other text in white. The location of the event is written at the bottom: "In den Herrenhäuser Gärten".A group photo of the 200+ students at the Akademie der Spiele.
MancomúnMancomun_gal
2024-07-04

🌿✨ : Software sostible para hardware sostible!

🌍 Inspirado no proxecto BE4FOSS e a iniciativa KDE Eco, lanzaron "Opt Green" para prolongar a vida dos teus dispositivos con .

Di adeus á obsolescencia prematura e axuda ao medio ambiente!
🍃💻

mancomun.gal/novas/opt-green-s

Cartel da campaña:
Think global, compute local
Reduce e-waste with sustainable software
2024-06-27

Hole ihn zurück ins Leben!

Erwecke deinen alten Laptop zu neuem Leben und reduziere giftigen Elektro-schrott mit #FreeSoftware #OpenSource in diesem Workshop mit #KDEEco und #RESI (resi-ressourcen.org/resi-der-r).

Kostenlos. Technische Kenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich!

Wann: Fr. 28.06. 18-21 Uhr

Wo: Moos, Moosdorfstr. 7-9 (S Treptower Park), Berlin

Die Veranstaltung wird zusammen mit Reclaimed Systems im Rahmen einer wochenlangen Ausstellung über digitale Nachhaltigkeit organisiert.

#OptGreen

Flyer:

"""
Hole ihn zurück ins Leben!
Freitag, 28. Juni 2024
18:00-21:00

Moos Moosdorfstr. 7-9 (S Treptower Park)

Erwecke deinen alten Laptop zu neuem Leben und reduziere giftigen Elektro-schrott mit Free & Open Source Software in diesem Drop-In Workshop mit KDE Eco (eco.kde.org). Kostenlos! 

Lade mich herunter:
https://invent.kde.org/teams/eco/opt-green/-/raw/master/workshops/2024-06-28_flyer_moos_berlin_workshop-bring-it-back-DE.pdf

Das nachhaltigste Gerät ist das, das du bereits besitzt! 

Anfängerfreundlich, technische Kenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich.

18:00 Willkommen / Einführung
19:00 Laptop-Upgrade-Workshop. Bring einen beliebigen Laptop mit und lass dir Schritt für Schritt helfen. (Hast du ein altes Android-Smartphone*? Schreib uns!)

Noch Fragen? E-Mail:

alistair@reclaimed.systems or joseph@kde.org

*Apples Richtlinien bedeuten, dass iPhones nicht funktionieren werden.
"""
2024-06-27

Bring it back to life again!

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

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

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

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

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

@kde

#KDEEco #KDE #OptGreen #OpenSource #eWaste

The image shows the flyer for the event. The text reads:

"""
Bring it Back to Life!
Friday 28 June 2024
18:00-21:00

Moos Moosdorfstr. 7-9 (S Treptower Park)

Revive your old laptop and reduce toxic e-waste with Free & Open Source Software at this drop-in workshop with the KDE Eco community (eco.kde.org). Free of charge!

Download me: https://invent.kde.org/teams/eco/opt-green/-/raw/master/workshops/2024-06-28_flyer_moos_berlin_workshop-bring-it-back-EN.pdf

The most environmentally-friendly device is the one you already own!

Beginner friendly, no technical knowledge is necessary.

18:00 Welcome / Introduction
19:00 Laptop upgrade workshop. Bring any laptop for step-by-step help. (Have an old Android smartphone†? Write us!)

Questions? Email:

alistair@reclaimed.systems or joseph@kde.org

†Apple’s policies mean iPhones will not work.
"""
2024-06-20

Entdecke KDE und Freie Software, lerne etwas über Elektroschrott und melde dich für "Bring It Back"-Workshop an!

Besuche uns diesen Samstag bei der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften (#LNDW24) in #Berlin.

#KDEEco schließt sich dem Umweltbundesamt (#UBA) und 60 anderen wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen an, die Experimente und Wissenschaftsshows veranstalten.

Wo: Umweltbundesamt, Corrensplatz 1 (U3, #Dahlem).

Wann: Am Sa. 22. Juni von 17-24 Uhr!

#OptGreen #KDE #FreieSoftware #BMUV #Nachhaltigkeit

Offizielles Banner. Der Text lautet: "N8 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften. 22.06.2024. 17-24 Uhr. Website: Tickets & Program (with Qr code). Berlin #LNDW24. langenachtderwissenschaften.de"

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