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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.

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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. """
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    • be4foss OP ,
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    Have an old Android smartphone*? Come on by! We may be able to upcycle it with an Android/Linux alternative or even a full GNU/Linux OS.

    Friday 28 June 2024, 18:00-21:00 CEST at Moos, Moosdorfstr. 7-9 (S Treptower Park).

    *Apple’s policies mean iPhones will not work.

    @kde

    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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    from
    Matches Worker Donations to and Illegal Settlements, Employees Allege

    In an open letter, a group of Apple workers, former employees, and shareholders are calling on the company to halt donations to nonprofits linked with 's war effort.






    @palestine @israel

    https://theintercept.com/2024/06/11/apple-donations-idf-israel-gaza-illegal-settlements/

    be4foss , to KDE
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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
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