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First Oct 2025. Then Oct 2026. Now Oct 2027!?!

#Microsoft 's extensions of #Windows10 EoL shows how arbitrary the decision is.

If you must buy a computer get a #Linux device 🐧 and say enough with premature hardware obsolescence.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource supports HW until it stops working. As it should be!

#KDE supporters @slimbook @kubuntufocus @tuxedocomputers @frameworkcomputer sell HW with #FOSS out-of-the-box. It's repairable HW too!

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2026-07-22-opt-green-end-part-i-repair-cafes/#when-repair-is-not-possible

@kde

#EndOf10 #KDEEco

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Image of KDE mascots Konqi and Katie with laptops and tablets. The devices have a green leaf in the shape of a K growing out of them.

Opt Green has ended. Long live Opt Green!

As May came to an end, so did KDE Eco's "Opt Green" project. Two activities of the project will help it live on for years to come.

Read here about Opt Green's work with Repair Cafés in #Germany.

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2026-07-22-opt-green-end-part-i-repair-cafes/

#FOSSInsteadOfToss

@kde

@RepairCafeInternational

@repaircafe_de

#KDE #KDEEco #OptGreen #RepairCafe #RightToRepair #Sustainability #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Environment #Reparatur #EndOf10 #LinuxCafe #Linux

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Screenshot of the KDE Eco blog post ""Opt Green Has Ended. Long Live Opt Green!"

Peak Desktop Experience 🥺

#KDE

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A screenshot of my Plasma Desktop using the oxygen theme, it shows VLC playing a commercial of Madobe Nanami (Windows 7 OS-tan), Vivaldi open playing music from the Frutiger Aero Archive, and Kolourpaint with a small doodle of Kandalf holding a recently hatched Konqi

Was not happy at all with yesterday's icon for krecord ...redid it from zero #kde #oxygen

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Krecord icon

KDE Plasma 6.7.3 is now available with restored NVIDIA triple buffering, display wake-up fixes, and numerous KWin improvements.
https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-7-3-restores-triple-buffering-for-nvidia-gpus/

#kde #opensource

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KDE Plasma 6.7.3 is now available with restored NVIDIA triple buffering, display wake-up fixes, and numerous KWin improvements.

Starting the week with some Oxygen OCD over a new icon #KDE

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Kommit icon/logo

I'm not entirely sure what the fuck happened, but since this evening, ctrl+alt+t suddenly opens Konsole instead of Terminal?!

I don't recall changing anything about shortcuts or installing any new software?

#Linux #Mint #KDE

Wie würdest du diesen Satz vervollständigen:

Das nachhaltigste Gerät ist …?

Fällt dir nicht sofort eine Antwort ein? Dann schau dir doch mal den Artikel von KDE Eco in der neuesten Ausgabe von @fiff_de an.

*Mit Opt Green und End of 10 zu längerer Hardware-Lebensdauer und Nutzungsautonomie*

Seiten 42–45: https://www.fiff.de/fiff-kommunikation/2026/2/

@kde

#KDE #KDEEco #FIfF #EndOf10 #OptGreen #Nachhaltigkeit #FreieSoftware #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #eWaste #CO2 #digitalesouveranitat

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Titelseite der im Juni 2026 erschienenen Ausgabe von „FIfF Kommunikation“. Auf dem Titelblatt steht „Digitale Souveränität“. Über den Worten „Free and Open Source Software“ scheint die Sonne, während mehrere Big-Tech-Unternehmen wie Microsoft, Apple, TikTok, Tesla, PayPal und so weiter im Dunkeln liegen.

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Screenshot des Artikeltitels und der Zusammenfassung. """ Titel: Mit Opt Green und End of 10 zu längerer Hardware-Lebensdauer und Nutzungsautonomie Software spielt eine entscheidende Rolle für die ökologische Nachhaltigkeit. Das Projekt Opt Green von KDE Eco macht die Öffentlichkeit seit 2024 auf das Problem der vorzeitigen Hardware-Veralterung aufmerksam. Zu den Aktivitäten des Projekts gehört die Kampagne End of 10, deren Ziel es ist, Endgeräte auf Freie Open Source Software (FOSS) umzustellen, um ihre Lebensdauer zu verlängern und zu verhindern, dass sie auf der Mülldeponie landen. Zudem ermöglicht FOSS Transparenz und Benutzungsautonomie. Dieser Artikel gibt einen kurzen Überblick über die durch Software verursachten Umweltschäden und darüber, wie das Projekt und die Kampagne dagegen vorgehen. """

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Abbildung 2 aus dem Artikel: Skulptur „Wertgigant“ von HA Schult, die auf den in Haushalten anfallenden Elektroschrott aufmerksam macht. Foto: Axel Hindemith, CC BY-SA 3.0

@kde
I'd actually like a good retro Motif theme. Oxygen and Air are a bit too modern.

#KDE #Plasma

@kde #Oyxgen and #Air looked so futuristic back in the days. Now they are back as classic look to many but not all of us. Wonder how people see it.
#KDE #linux #Plasma6
#desktop
#FreeSoftware
#OpenSource

After years of community testing and development, Plasma 6 is now part of the official Slackware-current tree alongside the ffmpeg8 transition. Many thanks to Patrick Volkerding, alienBOB, LuckyCyborg, and everyone who contributed code, packaging, testing, and bug reports along the way.

Mon Jun 15 23:27:31 UTC 2026
Well folks, it seems that the stars have aligned to bring us a bunch of long-
awaited updates, including ffmpeg8 and Plasma 6! This has been developed in a
side tree for several weeks, and I'll be happy to get that off my plate and
have a greatly reduced todo list. Many thanks to alienBOB for getting the tree
in good shape, helping when I got stuck, and for being a good manager who
inspires me to do my best work. 🙂 And we both extend our thanks to the
illustrious LuckyCyborg who ported the build scripts to Plasma 6 in the first
place and then maintained Plasma 6 for Slackware users to test for a couple of
years. And thanks to everyone else who helped out with either of the Slackware
Plasma 6 projects that these updates grew out of.
Have fun!

#slackware #kde #plasma6

Promote sustainable Free & Open Source Software in your community!

https://eco.kde.org/grow-green/

- Read The Opt Green Support Handbook
- Distribute The Sustainable Software Flyer
- Host Install Parties In Your Community #EndOf10 #DIDay

Together we can make a *more free* and *more sustainable* digital society.

@kde @Endof10

#KDE #KDEEco #OptGreen #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #SustainableSoftware #GreenSoftware #Sustainability #eWaste

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Landing page for Grow Green. The text reads: """ Advocate for Energy-Efficient Free & Open Source Software Read The Opt Green Support Handbook. Learn about sustainable software and how to support new users with FOSS. Distribute The Sustainable Software Flyer. Spread the word about independent, sustainable FOSS and long-term hardware use. Host Install Parties In Your Community. Join initiatives such as End of 10 and DI.Day to bring FOSS to your community. """

@0x0 @peritia yeah, well, #Gnome and #KDE are becoming more and more dependent on SystemD, and the only distros who would allow you to install those without the latter either have old or non official versions. I theory those SystemD parts that the DEs depend on can be reimplemented outside SystemD, but personally I don't know of any.... but it's not something I'm actively tracking, so grain of salt, yadda yadda.

Digital sustainability at one of #Hannover 's (Germany) largest 🍎 schools!

At a 2-day workshop at the end of May, 10 enthusiastic students learned how software determines the operating life of their devices.

They then rolled up their sleeves and upgraded 5 laptops to make them usable again with #FreeSoftware #OpenSource (#Fedora, #Debian, #MXLinux #KDE #Plasma6).

Now they decide where to donate the laptops: To the school, the library or people in their community 🚀

@kde

#KDEEco #Education

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Group photo of 10 students and 1 teacher. Several of the students are holding up laptops which they upgraded with KDE Plasma 6.

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A student exploring the new operating system.

Become a Supporting Member!

You support #FreeSoftware for the long run, so why not contribute some 💰 and make it official?

https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/

While at it, join KDE's commitment to a more ecologically #sustainable (digital) society by joining the #30for30 campaign.

For our 30th bday, we encourage you to carry out a project to make the planet a better place, for 🐧, , dragons & us all! #KDE contributor Farid is planting 30 🌳 trees. Can you come up with something similar?

@kde

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Screenshot from KDE's "KDE at 30" website. An image of KDE's cute dragon mascots Konqi and Katie are carrying several devices which have been upgraded with KDE Plasma in order to keep them in use and out of the landfill. The text at the top of the screenshot reads: """ KDE contributes to cleaning up the world and you can too. We have expanded our commitments to making a more ecologically sustainable digital society. Become part of this effort joining in our “30 for 30” program. """

Plasma Setup has had its first release, as part of KDE's Plasma 6.6 release! I'm so excited for people to start using it 🎉 😁

https://merritt.codes/blog/2026/02/17/2026/_plasma-setup-release

#kde #plasma #plasmasetup #foss

The highly popular and polished @kde desktop environment is having an end-of-year fundraiser. You can find their high-quality apps on Linux, Mac, and Windows. If you've got some cash to spare, consider donating and adopting an app!

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/

#KDE #Fundraiser

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A badge of the KDE mascot "Konqi". Text is displayed around the character that says "I donated" and "KDE Fundraiser 2025"

Today we have Xaver Hugl on the show to talk about @kde future on Wayland, why they're dropping the X11 session and much more #Linux #KDE #OpenSource

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZgaUtqz2nU

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/The-Future-Of-KDE-Plasma-Is-Wayland--Xaver-Hugl-e3c8jon