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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!

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Old hardware with new software at "Long Night of the Sciences" () with German Environment Agency ().

The oldest: 21 years old with and up-to-date version of for children to play.

The newest: 11 years old with Spin.

In 1st image you can see the handbook (2023) in :

https://eco.kde.org/handbook/

In the 2nd the e-book "20 Years of KDE (2016) in :

https://20years.kde.org/book/

Amigurumi dolls and a had fun with us too!

A second image from KDE Eco's stand at the "Long Night Of The Sciences" at the German Environment Agency offices. The computer on the left is 17 years and is running Linux Mint. If you look closely, you can see a cat video playing. The computer on the middle is 21 years old, running Haiku OS. An up-to-date version of GCompris was running on it, which children could play when coming to the booth. The computer on the right is 11 years old running Fedora KDE Spin. The e-book shown is the "20 Years Of KDE" book, which was presented on Arianna e-book reader. The smartphone is a FairPhone 4 running Ubuntu Touch. A cuddly stuffed animal Gnu is seen on the far right of the table. "Environmentally-Friendly Software" leaflets and amigurumi Konqi dolls are distributed around the table. A KDE drop cloth can be seen on the table.

Image from KDE Eco's stand at the "Long Night Of The Sciences" at the German Environment Agency offices. The computer on the left is 21 years old, running Haiku OS. An up-to-date version of GCompris was running on it, which children could play when coming to the booth. The computer on the right is 11 years old, running Fedora KDE Spin. The PDF shown here is the KDE Eco handbook. The left smartphone is a PinePhone running postmarketOS with Plasma-Mobile. The right smartphone is a FairPhone 4 running Ubuntu Touch. "Environmentally-Friendly Software" leaflets and amigurumi Konqi dolls are distributed around the table. A KDE drop cloth can be seen on the table.
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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 .

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    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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