KDE Eco community meetup | Wed. 13 April 19-20 CEST

[Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss]

The 2nd Wednesday of the month is already this week -- and so is our 
monthly KDE Eco community meetup! :)

_Short Overview_

*When*: Wednesday 13 April 19:00-20:00 CEST (UTC+2) (ics event attached)

*Where*: https://meet.kde.org/b/jos-l59-2i1-9yt

*Topic*: What have we done with KDE Eco so far, and where do we go next!

This will be an opportunity to give input on what is working well and 
what not, and what you would like to see the community achieve in the 
future. I will also include several calls to actions for those who want 
to get more involved (see below)!

_Details_

As we enter the middle phase of the BMUV-funded BE4FOSS project, it is a 
good time to take a look back at what we have done so far, and to take a 
look forward to where we go next. This is an opportunity to give input 
on what is working well and what not, and what you would like to see the 
community achieve in the future.

I will include several calls to actions for those who want to get more 
involved. How can you help? Here are some ideas -- do you have any other 
suggestions?

* Energy Consumption Measurements
   - Join us at the Sprint in May/June to set up KDAB measurement lab
   - Video documentation of the lab set up process for an online course 
(e.g., at openHPI [1])
   - Set up local measurement lab in your region
   - Prepare Standard Usage Scenarios for your KDE/Free Software project 
for coming measure-athon
   - Systematic comparison of budget power meters with professional ones
   - Tooling for automation of measurements in the community lab

* Maximizing Renewable Energy Usage/Reducing CO2 Emissions
   - Encourage low-carbon renewable energy sources for shift-able tasks 
(e.g., system updates) [2,3]

* Efficient Coding
   - Write guidelines for efficient coding (e.g., 10 Dos/Don’ts)

* Blue Angel & Other Eco-Labels
   - Prepare applications for Blue Angel
   - Pursue Green Public Procurement initiatives to encourage adoption 
of eco-certified Free Software
   - Prepare applications for Hong Kong Green Label Scheme "Green IT 
Software" [4]

* Logos/Promo
   - Design KDE Eco Konqi :)
   - Design KDE Eco badge for linking energy measurement data to 
KDE/Free Software products

* Your ideas!

Looking forward to seeing many of you on Wednesday.

Your community organizer,
Joseph

[1] https://open.hpi.de/

[2] See carbon data via European Transmission Operators (hat tip to Sven 
Köhler): https://transparency.entsoe.eu/

[3] See also this clip (00:16:59-00:17:40) about energy supplies for 
data centers (in German): 
https://www.tele-task.de/lecture/video/9108/#t=1019

[4] https://greencouncil.net/hkgls/GL006004_rev0.pdf


Notes from past meetups and Sprints can be found here:

https://invent.kde.org/joseph/be4foss/-/tree/master/community-meetups


-- 
Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss
BE4FOSS Project and Community Manager (KDE Eco)
OpenPGP: 8FC5 4178 DC44 AD55 08E7 DF57 453E 5746 59A6 C06F

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