[websites/eco-kde-org] content/blog: added contact info and how to start a RC info
Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss <[email protected]>
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Git commit bbdfacb1e5496a0a8f9c535fa8f4a0bedb968e5d by Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss. Committed on 22/07/2026 at 13:39. Pushed by joseph into branch 'master'. added contact info and how to start a RC info M +39 -25 content/blog/2026-07-22-opt-green-end-part-i-repair-cafes.md https://invent.kde.org/websites/eco-kde-org/-/commit/bbdfacb1e5496a0a8f9c535fa8f4a0bedb968e5d 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 dd71405..e2eb063 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 @@ -12,21 +12,21 @@ authors: - SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss <[email protected]> --- [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] I only wish we had another two years! {{< container class="text-center" >}} [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] {{< /container >}} [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] ## Networking With Repair Cafés [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] @@ -41,13 +41,15 @@ Repair Cafés are a place to repair objects used in everyday life, such as cloth 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] [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] -Around 180 Repair Café volunteers participated … and we were pleasantly suprised to learn that a handful of volunteers were already offering FOSS support in their Repair Cafés. +Around 180 Repair Café volunteers participated … and we were pleasantly suprised to learn that a handful of volunteers were already offering FOSS support in their Repair Cafés! [suppressed due to size limit] +The first meetup was such a success that together with anstiftung we organized a [follow-up webinar in May](https://www.reparatur-initiativen.de/post/das-ende-von-windows10-und-wie-man-pcs-und-laptops-danach-noch-nutzen-kann) with End Of 10 contributors Varut & Herbert. A heartfelt thank you to both for presenting! What a joy to see at the second event again over 100 Repair Café volunteers interested to learn how to install and use FOSS on their own devices. + +It seems that software is indeed of interest to repair communities! [suppressed due to size limit] @@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ One End Of 10 contributor came up with a slogan which I feel captures this conne ### Let's Bring FOSS and Repair Communities Together [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] In the workshops a wide range of topics were covered, such as: @@ -82,43 +84,55 @@ And more. Before the workshops, we also held an install event for 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] [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] ### After The Workshops -Since the last of the three workshops in March, several exciting updates have made it into our inbox. +Since 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) to provide community support for Repair Café volunteers. +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) to provide community support for Repair Café volunteers. If you help out at a Repair Café and want some guidance with Linux, this will be an excellent resource! [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] {{< container class="text-center" >}} - + {{< /container >}} [suppressed due to size limit] [suppressed due to size limit] + +FOSS and repair go together—and it is exciting to see FOSS and repair communities connect and grow. I am proud of the work Opt Green did in contributing to this. If there are Repair Cafés in your town or city, reach out to see how you can support their work! + +Keep your eyes on this blog for the second installment about End Of 10, the global campaign started by Opt Green to promote FOSS as a way to prevent e-waste. As some of us in the community are saying: "FOSS instead of toss!" + +### Starting A Linux Repair Cafe + [suppressed due to size limit] + +### Appendix: When Repair Is Not Possible -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! +When you need to buy new hardware, consider buying one of many Linux-supported devices on the market. That way you can use the computer for as long as the hardware keeps working. With devices made for Linux you will have a better out-of-the-box experience, with less tinkering and fewer workarounds needed to get pesky proprietary-software components working. -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. +KDE [supporting members](https://ev.kde.org/supporting-members/) like [Slimbook](https://slimbook.com/), [Kubuntu Focus](https://kfocus.org/), [Tuxedo Computers](https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/), [framework](https://frame.work/) all sell hardware with native Linux support. Many offer hardware replacement parts and repair guides too, so you can easily swap out broken pieces when needed. -As some of us in the community are now saying: "FOSS instead of toss!" +If you instead decide to buy a new computer with Microsoft pre-installed but plan to install Linux instead, check out the [Refund 4 Freedom](https://en.refund4freedom.org/) initiative. Here you can learn how to get a refund for that Windows license you paid for even when you did not want it. -### Appendix: When Repair Is Not Possinle +If you buy used hardware, you may also want to head over to the [h-node project](https://h-node.org) to learn how well that hardware will work with Free & Open Source Software. -If at some point you just need to buy new hardware, consider buying one of many Linux-supported devices on the market. That way, you can use the computer as long as the hardware keeps working. And with devices made for Linux you will have a better out-of-the-box experience, with less tinkering and fewer workarounds to get those pesky proprietary-software components working. +### Contact -KDE [supporting members](https://ev.kde.org/supporting-members/) like [Slimbook](https://slimbook.com/),[Kubuntu Focus](https://kfocus.org/), [Tuxedo Computers](https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/), [framework](https://frame.work/) all sell hardware with native Linux support. Many offer hardware replacement parts and repair guides too, so you can easily swap out broken pieces when needed. +We would love to hear from you! Sign up, say hello, and let us know what you are interested in. -If you instead decide to buy a new computer with Microsoft pre-installled but plan to install Linux instead, check out the [Refund 4 Freedom](https://en.refund4freedom.org/) initiative. Here you can learn how to get a refund for that unused and unwanted Windows license you paid for. +* Repair Café support at "Forum Werkstätten RC-Hip": <https://forum.makes-hacks-hip.de/> +* KDE Eco Matrix room: <https://matrix.to/#/#endof10-en:kde.org> +* End Of 10 working room: <https://matrix.to/#/#endof10:kde.org> -If you buy used hardware, you may also want to head over to the [h-node project](https://h-node.org) to learn how well that hardware will support Free & Open Source Software. +The Code of Conduct for KDE communication channels can be found [here](https://kde.org/code-of-conduct/). #### Funding Notice