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

  • Zephod Beeblebrox
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    21 month ago

    @be4foss @kde

    Yeah, tell that to the phone companies. I have a perfectly good iPhone 6s that I can only use for the one game that still works. Apple killed that phone for everything else through lack of support. Some for my iPad Mini. My Android phones are all made with flimsy USB connectors that always break and sometimes within literally weeks. The phones are still good but killed by bad USB ports.

        • @Bro666MA
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          11 month ago

          Probably. I would imagine they look to help you do that, though.

          • Zephod Beeblebrox
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            31 month ago

            @Bro666 The annoying thing is most phones would work really well if it wasnt for the flimsy usb and the spyware. Most phones are truly bogged down with it, straight from the Chinese manufacturer

    • @floofloof@lemmy.ca
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      11 month ago

      The trick with Android phones, I’ve found, is to charge wirelessly whenever you can. Otherwise the USB port does wear out quickly.

      • Zephod Beeblebrox
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        11 month ago

        @floofloof Yes - if you phone has wireless charging. Most do not. My current phone has an almost totally broken USB port. I’m considering cracking it open to add wireless charging capability. Or I could just find another cheap phone.