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Bring it back to life again!

Revive your old laptop and reduce toxic e-waste with at tomorrow's drop-in workshop in with the KDE Eco and community.

Free of charge. Beginner friendly, no technical knowledge needed!

When: Friday 28 June 2024, 18:00-21:00 CEST

Where: Moosdorfstr. 7-9 (S Treptower Park)

This event is organized with as part of a weeklong exhibition on digital sustainability.

@kde

@be4foss @kde

This is a fantastic project and I wish you the best of luck with it and hope you have lots of attendees.

I do think there is a business opportunity (or perhaps a charitable one) of refurbishing/reselling older machines by doing just what your seminars are doing, but installing Linux and then selling the machine. Many people could use a machine that costs less than say, $200, but is still very functional for everyday usage.

KDE Eco

@MylesRyden @kde

I agree! You may want to check out projects like ComputerTruhe (@computertruhe) and Free Geek.

computertruhe.de

freegeek.org/

They have been active in upcycling hardware with Linux for some time now.

If you know of others, let us know in the replies.

computertruhe.deComputertruhe e. V. | Computer für bedürftige Menschen und gemeinnützige Organisationen