community meet-up early September? | KDE Eco

[Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss]

Hi all,

>From the Dudle *Thursday 9 September 16:00 CEST* (UTC+2) is a good date/time 
for most people.

Here is the BigBlueButton room where we will meet:

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

All are welcome -- and please join even if you did not fill out the Dudle!

For a list of possible discussion topics see the original email below, and 
feel free to email me with further suggestions.

I look forward to meeting you and working together toward a digitally 
sustainable FOSS future!

All the best,
Joseph

* Join the conversation
Energy Efficiency mailing list: https://mail.kde.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/
energy-efficiency
Matrix room: https://webchat.kde.org/#/room/#energy-efficiency:kde.org

* FEEP
GitLab: https://invent.kde.org/cschumac/feep

* BE4FOSS
GitLab: https://invent.kde.org/joseph/be4foss
Phabricator promotion: https://phabricator.kde.org/T14785

* Blauer Engel applications
GitLab: https://invent.kde.org/cschumac/blue-angel-application

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Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss
BE4FOSS Project and Community Manager

On Friday, August 20, 2021 12:51:37 PM CEST Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss wrote:
> My apologies for cross-posting!
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> Interested in working toward environmentally friendly software and energy
> efficiency in FOSS? I would like to invite you to an online community
> meet-up!
> 
> Let's find a suitable date and time during the first/second week of
> September at this Dudle:
> 
>   https://dudle.inf.tu-dresden.de/be4foss-community/
> 
> Preliminary topics for the meet-up include:
> 
>  - Presenting the FEEP/BE4FOSS projects.
>  - Continuing the conversation from the BoF on energy efficiency at Akademy
> 2021 (notes:
> https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/energy-efficiency/2021-June/000003.html). -
> Discussing how to measure energy consumption of software (e.g., dedicated
> measurement labs, automation, etc.).
>  - Certifying FOSS/KDE software with the Blauer Engel eco-label.
>  - Your ideas!
> 
> KDE Eco is the umbrella term for the two KDE programs (i) "Free & open
> source Energy Efficiency Project" (FEEP) and (ii) "Blauer Engel for Free &
> Open Source Software (BE4FOSS)". The projects aim to provide guidelines and
> support to KDE/FOSS communities in the development of eco-friendly
> software. This includes  optimization of software so it uses less energy
> when running, for example, or  so that it can run on older or less powerful
> hardware, thus generating less waste.
> 
> Work on energy efficiency in FOSS has already started:
> 
>  - The energy consumption for the KDE applications KMail, Okular, and Krita
> has been measured and analyzed.
>  - KMail is currently under evaluation for Blauer Engel certification,
> others to follow soon (namely Okular).
>  - KDAB is planning to open a dedicated measurement lab in Berlin, Germany.
>  - Students and researchers at various universities continue working on
> energy efficiency in software.
> 
> Software efficiency means resource efficiency: let's work together to
> support a resource-efficient, free software future.
> 
> You can get involved by helping with the following:
> 
>  - Developing automation tools for measurements and analysis.
>  - Getting KDAB Berlin and other community measurement labs set up.
>  - Squashing 'efficiency' bugs (CPU spikes, delays, hangs, etc.).
>  - Submitting your software for Blauer Engel certification.
>  - Your ideas!
> 
> Looking forward to meeting many of you soon!
> 
> Best,
> Joseph
> 
> * Join the conversation
> Energy Efficiency mailing list:
> https://mail.kde.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ energy-efficiency
> Matrix room: https://webchat.kde.org/#/room/#energy-efficiency:kde.org
> 
> * FEEP
> GitLab: https://invent.kde.org/cschumac/feep
> 
> * BE4FOSS
> GitLab: https://invent.kde.org/joseph/be4foss
> Phabricator promotion: https://phabricator.kde.org/T14785
> 
> * Blauer Engel applications
> GitLab: https://invent.kde.org/cschumac/blue-angel-application
> 
> 
> Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss
> BE4FOSS Project and Community Manager

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