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Bring it back to life again!
Revive your old laptop and reduce toxic e-waste with #FreeSoftware at tomorrow's drop-in workshop in #Berlin with the KDE Eco and #RESI community.
Free of charge. Beginner friendly, no technical knowledge needed!
When: Friday 28 June 2024, 18:00-21:00 CEST
Where: #Moos Moosdorfstr. 7-9 (S Treptower Park)
This event is organized with #ReclaimedSystems as part of a weeklong exhibition on digital sustainability.
Oh my god this is a great idea. Why is there no more event like this‽
Have an old Android smartphone*? Come on by! We may be able to upcycle it with an Android/Linux alternative or even a full GNU/Linux OS.
Friday 28 June 2024, 18:00-21:00 CEST at Moos, Moosdorfstr. 7-9 (S Treptower Park).
*Apple’s policies mean iPhones will not work.
@kde
#PlasmaMobile #Phosh #postmarketOS #UbuntuTouch #eOS #CalyxOS #LineageOS #Android #iPhone #Apple
Any recommendations for a Galaxy S22 Ultra?
@be4foss @kde
Would you be able to deal with a locked bootloader on Asus ROG Phone 5? I would be so happy to degoogle. Any of the Linux Mobile options would be even better. It's 500km for me though.
@Satiah @kde A quick look online turned up some results (see, e.g., https://www.xda-developers.com/asus-rog-phone-5-bootloader-unlock-tool-kernel-source/), but nothing I can help with.
That's a shame you are so far away. Maybe you'd be interested in organizing an installation event yourself 500kms from Berlin? 🙂
Here's some info about our plans for worldwide events: https://floss.social/@be4foss/112688236048262165
@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.
@MylesRyden @kde
I agree! You may want to check out projects like ComputerTruhe (@computertruhe) and Free Geek.
https://computertruhe.de
https://www.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.
Is this a regular event? It's such short notice!
@be4foss @kde Nice. What are you putting on the laptops?
@Niall @kde
In the project we are embracing and onboarding participants to the many choices one has with Linux, meaning we can tailor the software to the needs of the users themselves!
For newer devices we suggest Fedora (KDE / GNOME) or Linux Mint. For 10+ years old devices Linux Mint XFCE or Lubuntu.
We will try to understand what they want / expect (classic feel? consistent interfaces? newest features? etc.). We will have some demo computers to try out.
Other ideas are welcome! 🙂