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Reason 3 To Choose Linux 馃槏
It's better for the planet! 馃實
Hardware abandoned by #BigTech is often still supported by #Linux.
Software drives #eWaste, the fastest growing wastestream worldwide. Disposal brings significant risk to the environment, workers and communities.
Further, device production accounts for 75+% of #carbon emissions over its lifecycle. Keeping a functioning device in use longer reduces #CO2.
At scale the savings are huge!
Some resources:
KDE Eco handbook "Applying the #BlueAngel to #FreeSoftware": https://eco.kde.org/handbook/
"Computing and #ClimateChange": https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3483410
"Lean #ICT: Towards #Digital Sobriety": https://theshiftproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Lean-ICT-Report_The-Shift-Project_2019.pdf
"Smarte gr眉ne Welt": https://www.oekom.de/buch/smarte-gruene-welt-9783962380205
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