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KDE Eco

Explore KDE and Free Software, learn about e-waste, and register for the upcoming "Bring It Back!" workshop!

Visit us this Saturday at "Long Night of the Sciences" () in , Germany.

joins the German Environment Agency and 60 other scientific institutions hosting exciting experiments and science shows.

Where: Umweltbundesamt, Corrensplatz 1 (U3, )

When: Sat. 22 June, 17h-24h!

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Official banner. The text reads: "N8 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften. 22.06.2024. 17-24 Uhr. Website: Tickets & Program (with Qr code). Berlin #LNDW24. langenachtderwissenschaften.de"
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KDE Eco

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Old hardware with new software at "Long Night of the Sciences" () with German Environment Agency ().

The oldest: 21 years old with and up-to-date version of for children to play.

The newest: 11 years old with Spin.

In 1st image you can see the handbook (2023) in :

eco.kde.org/handbook/

In the 2nd the e-book "20 Years of KDE (2016) in :

20years.kde.org/book/

Amigurumi dolls and a had fun with us too!

Image from KDE Eco's stand at the "Long Night Of The Sciences" at the German Environment Agency offices. The computer on the left is 21 years old, running Haiku OS. An up-to-date version of GCompris was running on it, which children could play when coming to the booth. The computer on the right is 11 years old, running Fedora KDE Spin. The PDF shown here is the KDE Eco handbook. The left smartphone is a PinePhone running postmarketOS with Plasma-Mobile. The right smartphone is a FairPhone 4 running Ubuntu Touch. "Environmentally-Friendly Software" leaflets and amigurumi Konqi dolls are distributed around the table. A KDE drop cloth can be seen on the table.
A second image from KDE Eco's stand at the "Long Night Of The Sciences" at the German Environment Agency offices. The computer on the left is 17 years and is running Linux Mint. If you look closely, you can see a cat video playing. The computer on the middle is 21 years old, running Haiku OS. An up-to-date version of GCompris was running on it, which children could play when coming to the booth. The computer on the right is 11 years old running Fedora KDE Spin. The e-book shown is the "20 Years Of KDE" book, which was presented on Arianna e-book reader. The smartphone is a FairPhone 4 running Ubuntu Touch. A cuddly stuffed animal Gnu is seen on the far right of the table. "Environmentally-Friendly Software" leaflets and amigurumi Konqi dolls are distributed around the table. A KDE drop cloth can be seen on the table.
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Courtney Mertz

I feel cheerful, warm and fuzzy each time I see an old piece of hardware brought to life again with an open source operating system! They feel new again, and they will always be up to date! In addition, these devices are just as fast as newer hardware for the most part!

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