Hi all, >From the Dudle *Thursday 9 September 16:00 CEST* (UTC+2) is a good date/time for most people.
Here is the BigBlueButton room where we will meet: https://meet.kde.org/b/jos-l59-2i1-9yt All are welcome -- and please join even if you did not fill out the Dudle! For a list of possible discussion topics see the original email below, and feel free to email me with further suggestions. I look forward to meeting you and working together toward a digitally sustainable FOSS future! All the best, Joseph * Join the conversation Energy Efficiency mailing list: https://mail.kde.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ energy-efficiency Matrix room: https://webchat.kde.org/#/room/#energy-efficiency:kde.org * FEEP GitLab: https://invent.kde.org/cschumac/feep * BE4FOSS GitLab: https://invent.kde.org/joseph/be4foss Phabricator promotion: https://phabricator.kde.org/T14785 * Blauer Engel applications GitLab: https://invent.kde.org/cschumac/blue-angel-application --- Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss BE4FOSS Project and Community Manager On Friday, August 20, 2021 12:51:37 PM CEST Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss wrote: > My apologies for cross-posting! > > Hello everyone, > > Interested in working toward environmentally friendly software and energy > efficiency in FOSS? I would like to invite you to an online community > meet-up! > > Let's find a suitable date and time during the first/second week of > September at this Dudle: > > https://dudle.inf.tu-dresden.de/be4foss-community/ > > Preliminary topics for the meet-up include: > > - Presenting the FEEP/BE4FOSS projects. > - Continuing the conversation from the BoF on energy efficiency at Akademy > 2021 (notes: > https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/energy-efficiency/2021-June/000003.html). - > Discussing how to measure energy consumption of software (e.g., dedicated > measurement labs, automation, etc.). > - Certifying FOSS/KDE software with the Blauer Engel eco-label. > - Your ideas! > > KDE Eco is the umbrella term for the two KDE programs (i) "Free & open > source Energy Efficiency Project" (FEEP) and (ii) "Blauer Engel for Free & > Open Source Software (BE4FOSS)". The projects aim to provide guidelines and > support to KDE/FOSS communities in the development of eco-friendly > software. This includes optimization of software so it uses less energy > when running, for example, or so that it can run on older or less powerful > hardware, thus generating less waste. > > Work on energy efficiency in FOSS has already started: > > - The energy consumption for the KDE applications KMail, Okular, and Krita > has been measured and analyzed. > - KMail is currently under evaluation for Blauer Engel certification, > others to follow soon (namely Okular). > - KDAB is planning to open a dedicated measurement lab in Berlin, Germany. > - Students and researchers at various universities continue working on > energy efficiency in software. > > Software efficiency means resource efficiency: let's work together to > support a resource-efficient, free software future. > > You can get involved by helping with the following: > > - Developing automation tools for measurements and analysis. > - Getting KDAB Berlin and other community measurement labs set up. > - Squashing 'efficiency' bugs (CPU spikes, delays, hangs, etc.). > - Submitting your software for Blauer Engel certification. > - Your ideas! > > Looking forward to meeting many of you soon! > > Best, > Joseph > > * Join the conversation > Energy Efficiency mailing list: > https://mail.kde.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ energy-efficiency > Matrix room: https://webchat.kde.org/#/room/#energy-efficiency:kde.org > > * FEEP > GitLab: https://invent.kde.org/cschumac/feep > > * BE4FOSS > GitLab: https://invent.kde.org/joseph/be4foss > Phabricator promotion: https://phabricator.kde.org/T14785 > > * Blauer Engel applications > GitLab: https://invent.kde.org/cschumac/blue-angel-application > > > Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss > BE4FOSS Project and Community Manager
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