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KDE Eco

MacBook Air owner?

2018/2019 models are losing #Apple support.

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/0

#OptGreen with #GNU/#Linux to keep your device in use! These machines will run beautifully for many years to come.

Not only wallet friendly, #upcycling keeps CO2 emissions out of the atmosphere. Ca. 75% of Apple's emissions comes from production alone (details in alt text).

Sustainable, independent #FreeSoftware: Better for users, best for the #environment.

@kde

Title: "The most environmentally-friendly device is the one you already own." The image shows a pie chart with Apple Corporation's CO2 emissions. In the center are the total emissions from 2018: "25.2 million metric tons of CO2". The pie chart illustrates the following (from lowest emissions to highest): - End of life treatment accounts for less than 1% of emissions - Corporate facilities account for 2% of emissions - Product transport accounts for 5% of emissions - Usage accounts for 19% of emissions - Production accounts for 74% of emissions The original report from Apple is: "Environmental Responsibility Report: 2019 Progress Report, covering fiscal year 2018": https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2019.pdf. The full KDE Eco leaflet from which the image was taken is available at: https://invent.kde.org/teams/eco/opt-green/-/blob/master/materials/leaflets/kde-eco-umweltfestival-flyer-EN-8.jpg
#KDE#KDEEco#FOSS
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hayes_

I’m still using my MacBook Air from 2011.

Idk what losing Apple support means, but those 2018/2019 models are good for another ~decade.

:arch: bitterseeds

@hayes_ @be4foss It means you become a security risk. But as long as you don't put that laptop on the Internet with that old version OSX then you should be good, otherwise ... Linux the thing and use it until whenever. ;)

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Karulito

@bitterseeds He didn't say he's not using Linux in it. I doubt anybody uses Mac on 2011 hardware any. That'd be insanely slow.

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:arch: bitterseeds

@Karulito I've run into it several times where folks just keep using the last version released for their hardware. I was just being cheeky but thanks for the explanation. :)

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