Opt out? Opt in? Opt Green! Announcing KDE Eco's new 2-year project

[Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss]

Fresh off the press: A new blog post announcing the KDE Eco project "Opt 
Green: Sustainable Software For Sustainable Hardware" [0].

   https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-05-29_introducing-ns4nh/

50% of consumers buy new devices due to unsupported software, while the 
"tsunami of e-waste" continues to rise. KDE and Free Software can keep 
those devices in use and out of the landfill. Today!

For the next two years, the "Opt Green" initiative will bring 
sustainable Free Software directly to consumers. This is as good a time 
as ever. On 14 October 2025, the end of support for Windows 10 is 
estimated to make e-waste out of 240 million computers ineligible for 
the upgrade to Windows 11 [1]. In 2026 (at the earliest), macOS support 
for Intel-based Apple computers, the last sold in 2020, is expected to 
end [2], rendering even more millions upon millions of functioning 
devices obsolete. By comparison, only in 2022 did Linus Torvalds first 
suggest ending kernel support for Intel 486 processors from 1989. That's 
a whopping 33 years of Linux support! [3]

You don't need new hardware for a secure, up-to-date digital device; you 
just need the right software!

KDE Eco needs /you/ to make this project a success. There are many ways 
to get involved, whether you are a developer, a journalist, a designer, 
or a Free Software enthusiast. See the blog post above for more 
information. Additional ideas are more than welcome and part of the 
project will be figuring out what works. You can reach me at any time at 
joseph at kde.org.

Mastodon toot (please boost): 
https://floss.social/@be4foss/112524056252133429

Cheers,
Joseph

[0] https://invent.kde.org/teams/eco/ns4nh
[1] 
https://www.canalys.com/insights/end-of-windows-10-support-could-turn-240-million-pcs-into-e-waste
[2] 
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/with-macos-sonoma-intel-macs-are-still-getting-fewer-updates-than-they-used-to/
[3] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-i486-Linux-Possible-Drop

FUNDING NOTICE

This project is funded by the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal 
Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and 
Consumer Protection (BMUV1). The funds are made available by resolution 
of the German Bundestag. The publisher is responsible for the content of 
this publication.

-- 
Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss
KDE Eco Project & Community Manager
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Matrix: @joseph:kde.org

Generally available Monday-Thursday from 10-16h CET/CEST. Outside of 
these times it may take a little longer for me to respond.

KDE Eco: Building Energy-Efficient Free Software!
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