KDE Eco virtual Sprint | 10:30 CET (UTC+1), Saturday 11 December

[Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss]

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On 12/2/21 6:23 PM, Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> due to the current Corona situation we will unfortunately be postponing 
> the in-person Sprint next week. The good news is we will have a virtual 
> Sprint instead ... and you are welcome to join us wherever you are!
> 
> There's a lot we hope to do to move KDE Eco forward -- check out the end 
> of this email for some ideas -- and we'd love to see you there!
> 
> If you are interested in obtaining a power meter and doing some energy 
> consumption measurements on your own, be in touch before the Sprint. We 
> should be able to arrange something.
> 
> _Summary_
> 
> *When*: Saturday 11 December, 10:30 CET (UTC+1), group check-in every 
> two hours
> 
> *Where (BBB)*: https://meet.kde.org/b/jos-l59-2i1-9yt
> 
> *Who*: We + you!
> 
> *Group chat (Matrix)*: 
> https://webchat.kde.org/#/room/#energy-efficiency:kde.org
> 
> *What*: see below for ideas and links
> 
> _Details_
> 
> We will meet as a group at 10:30 CET (UTC+1) and then break off into 
> smaller groups to work on various tasks (see below) together. We'll have 
> no official end time -- no reason to unnecessarily limit ourselves :) 
> Every two hours we will check in as a group to see how things are 
> progressing.
> 
> At the end of the Sprint we will document what was achieved to share our 
> achievements with the larger KDE/Free Software communities.
> 
> Please feel free to send any of your own ideas and/or wishes to me or 
> the group. Your input will help make the event be the best it can be.
> 
> See you Saturday next week (11 December)!
> 
> Cheers,
> Joseph
> 
> Some ideas:
> 
> _Collecting data on your own_
>   * Obtain power meters for individuals (be in touch in advance)
>   * Compare higher-end power meters with cheaper ones (see Volker 
> Krause's blog post: 
> https://volkerkrause.eu/2020/10/17/kde-cheap-power-measurement-tools.html)
> 
> _Measurement lab tools_
>   * Emulation tools
>     * Work on David Hurka's proposal "KVisualWorkflowTester" 
> (https://invent.kde.org/davidhurka/kvisualworkflowtester)
>     * Other tools?
>   * Standard Usage Scenario scripts (please join our meetup on 8 
> December: 
> https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/energy-efficiency/2021-December/000040.html)
>     * Work on Nicolas Fella's Kate xdotool/bash script specifically for 
> BE measurements (may need to run for more time; 
> https://invent.kde.org/-/snippets/1937)
>     * Prepare scripts for Kate/GCompris/etc. for BE measurements
>   * Data analysis tools
>     * Improve/update OSCAR (see 
> https://gitlab.rlp.net/a.guldner/OSCAR-public)
>     * Other statistical tools/scripts?
>   * Automate measurement process (e.g., start SUS script, collect and 
> analyze data, and then generate report)
> 
> _Blauer Engel applications_
>   * Complete Okular/Kmail submissions (see 
> https://invent.kde.org/cschumac/blue-angel-application)
>   * Prepare Krita submission (see measurement data at 
> https://invent.kde.org/cschumac/feep/-/tree/master/measurements/krita)
>   * Plan other submissions (Kate, GCompris)
>   * Prepare user autonomy documentation for KDE software (see 
> https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/energy-efficiency/2021-September/000025.html) 
> 
>   * Automate BE application process (e.g., extract log file of actions 
> from Standard Usage Scenario scripts)
> 
> The above ideas are also here: 
> https://invent.kde.org/joseph/be4foss/-/issues/26
> 

-- 
KDE Eco: Building Energy-Efficient Free Software!

Website: https://eco.kde.org
Mailing list: 
https://mail.kde.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/energy-efficiency
Matrix: https://webchat.kde.org/#/room/#energy-efficiency:kde.org
Forum: https://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=334

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Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss
BE4FOSS Project and Community Manager (KDE Eco)
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