Joseph De Veaugh-Geiss
Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss (he/him) is the community manager of the KDE Eco project. The goal of KDE Eco is to strengthen sustainability goals as part of the development and adoption of Free Software.
Session
"Strength in numbers." "Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable." "United we stand, divided we fall." There exist numerous cliches about the importance of working together, and no one knows the value of collaboration more than FOSS contributors. However, when focusing on the goals of one's own community, we may overlook the importance of cross-community collaboration.
In this talk I will take a deeper look at the collaborations which were part of KDE Eco's "Opt Green" project, in particular the "End Of 10" campaign. The focus will be on how building alliances with groups outside of KDE opened doors to new audiences and new opportunities. There are two main types of collaborations that I'll explore, namely (i) those with other FOSS communities such as LibreOffice and (ii) those with adjacent communities such as Repair Cafes and environmental groups. What approaches were taken? What were the advantages? And disadvantages? What other opportunities for collaboration are there looking forward?