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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20241016T110000
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URL:https://fdm-bb.de/veranstaltungen/combatting-software-driven-environme
 ntal-harm-with-free-software/
SUMMARY:Combatting Software-Driven Environmental Harm With Free Software
DESCRIPTION:Combatting Software-Driven Environmental Harm With Free Softwar
 e\nDigital technology is a major contributor to environmental harm\, wheth
 er in the 'tsunami' of e-waste filling landfills or the CO2 emissions curr
 ently on a par with with aviation industry.\n\nOft overlooked is that soft
 ware plays a crucial role. For instance\, software bloat means less powerf
 ul hardware may stop working and end up as toxic waste in landfills\, whil
 e new devices are manufactured unnecessarily -- the production of which co
 sts far more energy than their actual usage. Moreover\, software bloat and
  inefficient coding result in software that has higher energy demands\, so
 metimes only to achieve the same output. Digital sustainability is in many
  ways a question of software.\n\nThe Blue Angel ecolabel\, the official en
 vironmental label of the German government\, began certifying software in 
 2020. In the award criteria\, sustainability is closely linked with transp
 arency and user autonomy. This connection has been one of the motivations 
 behind the KDE Eco initiative since its beginning in 2021. In this talk I 
 will present the environmental harm driven by software\, with a focus on e
 -waste and energy consumption. I will link the values of Free and Open Sou
 rce software to sustainable software design.\n\nPresentation in English. Q
 uestions/discussion can be in English and German.\n\nYou will receive the 
 BigBlueButton link after registering for this event.
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