[websites/eco-kde-org] content/blog: updated blog post
Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss <[email protected]>
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Git commit 91fc255d2da2550b8cc8985679dd841c182551e5 by Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss. Committed on 22/07/2026 at 13:39. Pushed by joseph into branch 'master'. updated blog post M +44 -37 content/blog/2026-07-22-opt-green-end-part-i-repair-cafes.md A +- -- content/blog/images/2026-07-22-anstiftung.png https://invent.kde.org/websites/eco-kde-org/-/commit/91fc255d2da2550b8cc8985679dd841c182551e5 diff --git a/content/blog/2026-07-22-opt-green-end-part-i-repair-cafes.md b/content/blog/2026-07-22-opt-green-end-part-i-repair-cafes.md index b7ddc38..64fe6d2 100644 --- a/content/blog/2026-07-22-opt-green-end-part-i-repair-cafes.md +++ b/content/blog/2026-07-22-opt-green-end-part-i-repair-cafes.md @@ -12,91 +12,98 @@ authors: - SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss <[email protected]> --- -As May came to an end, so did the "Opt Green: Sustainable Software For Sustainable Hardware" (German: *Nachhaltige Software Für Nachhaltige Hardware*) project. Read the [announcement](https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-05-29_introducing-ns4nh/) from 2024 at the project's start. [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] +I only wish we had another two years! {{< container class="text-center" >}} - license. Design by Anita Sengupta.)](/blog/images/2026-07-22_ad-werde.png) + license. Design by Anita Sengupta.)](/blog/images/2026-07-22-ad-werde.png) {{< /container >}} -Here I will not attempt to write a retrospective of everything the project did. (The links included above are just to provide some examples.) Instead, this post, published in two parts, will focus on just two aspects of the project. These, I believe, will result in the project's main goals not only continuing, but thriving well beyond 2026. - -In Part I, I will present Opt Green's activities in networking and collaborating with Repair Cafés. - -In Part II, to be published soon, I will take a closer look at the End Of 10 campaign, and what comes next after an unexpected two-year extension of Windows 10 support. [suppressed due to size limit] ## Networking With Repair Cafés [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] -### From Skepticism, To Support +{{< container class="text-center" >}} + + website. Those little sunny dots on the right show the location of Repair Cafés around Germany.](/blog/images/2026-07-22-anstiftung.png) + +{{< /container >}} -The project started outreach to Repair Cafés in Germany at the end of 2024 and early 2025. We were initially met with some skepticism. Software was simply not seen as being of interest to repair communities. Hardware, yes. Anything related to real physical objects, sure. But software, not so much. [suppressed due to size limit] +### From Skepticism, To Support + +The project's outreach to Repair Cafés in Germany started at the end of 2024 and early 2025. We were initially met with some skepticism. Software was simply not seen as being of interest to repair communities. Hardware, yes. Anything related to real physical objects, sure. But software, not so much. [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] -We were pleasantly suprised to learn that some volunteers were already offering FOSS support in their Repair Cafés! [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] +Around 180 Repair Café volunteers participated … and we were pleasantly suprised to learn that some volunteers were already offering FOSS support in their Repair Cafés! [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] -It seems that software is in fact of interest to the repair community! [suppressed due to size limit] -One End Of 10 contributor came up with a slogan which captures the connection between Repair Cafés and software perfectly: "FOSS Instead Of Toss!" +One End Of 10 contributor came up with a slogan which I feel captures this connection between repair and Free Software beautifully: "FOSS Instead Of Toss!" {{< container class="text-center" >}} - license. Redesign by Aaron Rainbolt.)](/blog/images/2026-06-22-foss-instead-of-toss.png) + license. Redesign by Aaron Rainbolt.)](/blog/images/2026-06-22-foss-instead-of-toss.png) {{< /container >}} -### Bringing FOSS and Repair Communities Together +### Let's Bring FOSS and Repair Communities Together [suppressed due to size limit] In the workshops a wide range of topics were covered, such as: -* How can the FOSS community support Repair Cafés and vice versa? -* What online platforms are there for Repair Café volunteers to exchange tips and support each other? -* What are the barriers to adoption of FOSS? What are the risks? What do new users need to succeed? -* How much post-installation support can Repair Cafés offer? Should very technical issues be directed to local FOSS groups? -* How can Linux be promoted in local communities? Etc. +* How can the FOSS community support Repair Cafés, and vice versa? +* What are the barriers to adoption of FOSS? What do new users need to succeed? +* After installation, how much support can Repair Cafés realistically offer? Should more technical problems be directed to collaborators in FOSS groups? +* How can Linux be promoted in local communities? +* What platforms are there for Repair Café volunteers to exchange tips and support each other? + +And more. + +Before the workshops, we also held install parties for Repair Café volunteers new to Linux. That way they could roll their sleeves up and get some hands-on experience. -You can read the minutes for all 3 workshops [here](https://invent.kde.org/teams/eco/opt-green/-/work_items/175#note_1364833) (Hannover), [here](https://invent.kde.org/teams/eco/opt-green/-/work_items/183) (Nürnberg), and [here](https://invent.kde.org/teams/eco/opt-green/-/work_items/184#note_1446930) (Dessau). Before the workshops, we also held install parties for the Repair Café volunteers new to Linux. That way they could roll their sleeves up and get some hands-on experience. [suppressed due to size limit] -Since March, several exciting updates have made it into our inbox. [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] +### After The Workshops -Moreover, [*Repair Café Hilpoltstein*](https://www.repaircafe-hilpoltstein.de/), one of the groups that was already offering Linux support—their website is full of helpful information—has launched a [Discourse forum](https://forum.makes-hacks-hip.de/) in German specifically for Repair Cafés offering FOSS support. +Since the last of the three workshops in March, several exciting updates have made it into our inbox. [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] + +What is more, [*Repair Café Hilpoltstein*](https://www.repaircafe-hilpoltstein.de/), one of the groups that was already offering Linux support (their website is full of helpful information), has launched a [Discourse forum](https://forum.makes-hacks-hip.de/) (in German) for Repair Cafés to exchange tips and tricks and provide community support. + [suppressed due to size limit] {{< container class="text-center" >}} - + {{< /container >}} [suppressed due to size limit] - -It is exciting to see the FOSS and repair networks grow and connect. If you live in one of these areas, or know of Repair Cafés in your town or city, reach out to see how you can support their work! [suppressed due to size limit] -### The "Opting Green" Handbook +FOSS and repair go together, and it is exciting to see FOSS and repair communities connect and grow. If there are Repair Cafés in your town or city, reach out to see how you can support their work! -Discussions from the workshops also informed the newly published handbook "[Opting Green: Sustainable Software For Sustainable Hardware—And How Repair Collectives Can Bring Free & Open Source Software To Communities](https://eco.kde.org/opt-green-handbook/)". The handbook provides an overview of environmental harm driven by software and how Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) provides a solution. Check it out! +Keep your eyes on this blog for the second installment about the End Of 10 campaign and the global outreach to promote FOSS as a way to prevent e-waste. -Keep your eyes on this blog for the second installment of this blog post "Opt Green Has Ended. Long Live Opt Green!". +As some of us in the community are now saying: "FOSS instead of toss!" #### Funding Notice diff --git a/content/blog/images/2026-07-22-anstiftung.png b/content/blog/images/2026-07-22-anstiftung.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..faa3c86 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/blog/images/2026-07-22-anstiftung.png differ