[KDE Eco discuss] [Announcement] SFSCon 2024 | KDE Eco talk and Windows-10-to-Linux BoF

[Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss]

And if you have ideas for the campaign you'd like me to bring up at the 
BoF, feel free to start a discussion here!

On 04.11.24 3:07 PM, Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss wrote:
> SFSCon is this weekend in Bolzano/Bozen. Watch KDE Eco's Opt Green 
> hybrid talk and join our in-person Windows-10-to-Linux BoF ("Birds of a 
> Feather" brainstorming meetup) afterward!
> 
> The topic of the BoF will be coordinating a global, unified campaign to 
> raise awareness about Windows 10's end of support on 14 October 2025, 
> the role software plays in driving e-waste, and how independent, 
> sustainable Free Software is a solution to keep those devices in use and 
> out of the landfill.
> 
> 
> https://www.sfscon.it/workshops/opt-green-coordinating-a-windows-10-to- 
> linux-upcycling-campaign-across-free-software-communities-worldwide/
> 
> For those who cannot attend in person, I will update the community with 
> some ideas we collect and the next steps in the campaign. We will hold 
> follow-up BoFs online and at Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg at 
> the end of December as well as at FOSDEM in Brussels at the beginning of 
> February.
> 
> BTW 14 October 2025 is KDE's 29th birthday [0] and (you really can't 
> make this up!) International E-Waste Day [1] from the WEEE Forum (Waste 
> Electrical and Electronic Equipment). The stars are aligned for this 
> campaign!
> 
> Cheers,
> Joseph
> 
> [0] https://timeline.kde.org/
> [1] https://weee-forum.org/iewd-about/
> 

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