Opt out? Opt in? Opt Green!

50% of consumers buy new devices due to unsupported software, while the “tsunami of #eWaste” continues to rise.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource can keep those devices in use and out of the landfill. Today!

Say hello to the new #KDEEco project “#OptGreen: #SustainableSoftware For Sustainable Hardware”.

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-05-29_introducing-ns4nh/

You don’t need new hardware for a secure, up-to-date device; you just need the right software!

@kde

#KDE #FOSS #RightToRepair #Sustainability

  • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
    3·
    6 months ago

    They are not pricey but have the specs of a phone 1/3 the price. But I still find them worth the price.

    • where_am_i@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      6 months ago

      Because: 1) fairtrade, 2) less revenue from selling you a new device in two years once this one gets obsolete, 3) costs of long-term maintenance, 4) small volumes.

      You ever compared a price of fairtrade coffee vs normal one? Yeah, x2. Why? No slave labor, no burned forests, sustainable water usage. But ofc, why would you buy it? It’s double the price.

      • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
        3·
        6 months ago

        As I said: they are worth the price. Did you read half my comment and and jumped to mansplain my own phone to me?