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Independent web professional. Open web, open source, fine HTML/CSS/JS. Works with WordPress quite a lot.
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Hello Friends,
Thank you everyone, for everything.
Here is the wrap up.
altctrl.org/basel-2025-w...

We will see you when we see you.
If you need us let us know!
altctrl.org/call-for-org...

The Alt Ctrl Org team
Basel 2025 Wrap-Up - AltCtrl.org
For the love of WordPress The focus of the evening was free speech and governance in Open Source and specifically in the WordPress project: issues were raised and discussed and projects tackling curre...
altctrl.org
June 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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We get to call bad things bad.

If for no other reason than an entire industry is gaslighting us into believing that bad things are good, actually.

The insane amount of money and energy they’re spending to convince us that bad things are good.

So, yeah. Point at it. Call it out.

It’s bad.
June 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Here's my talk on why collective governance can prevent abusive power, and why distributed funding is necessary for collective governance. Thanks to @altctrl.org for inviting me, and to @fairpm.bsky.social for putting these ideas into practice. ❤️
Open Source: Deceptive Power or Collective Governance? | Open Source Pledge
Collective governance prevents abuses of power — but it needs distributed funding in order to survive.
opensourcepledge.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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We are starting Alt Ctrl Org right now and… we have a live stream! 🤞
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June 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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We’re excited to announce that @sarahsavage.bsky.social is joining the Future of WordPress panel, @javiercasares.com will moderate our Open Source discussion, and the evening will be hosted by none other than @takisbouyouris.bsky.social . It’s shaping up to be a great night, see you on Friday!
June 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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My @altctrl.org talk about collective governance in software is happening next week! I'll post a recording in case you can't make it to lovely Basel. ☺️

altctrl.org/schedule/
Will you be in Switzerland's beautiful city of Basel on June 6th for @altctrl.org? Vlad will be there, not only to talk about the Pledge, but also to start a conversation about collective governance of Open Source projects. We hear there will be delicious dumplings too ;)
May 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Ticket registration is open for the most unofficial side event of #WCEU2025 😊 📣
We filled the original venue space on Day 1 with 100+ tickets. Now we’ve secured a bigger space at Klara 13 (200 capacity).
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Tickets are open to the public, don’t wait, get yours now and share this post! altctrl.org/events/6-jun...
6 June 2025 – Basel - AltCtrl.org
Once you claim your free ticket, you’ll receive a confirmation email with a QR code, making it easy and quick to check in on the day. 🍽️ Our event is held at Klara 13 food court. All attendees will re...
altctrl.org
May 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Don't know how Rae does it, writing clear articles in these confusing times. Closing this one with "reclaiming space for open, honest discussion" which sums it up quite perfectly. 👌🙏
April 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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✏️ Another uncalled-for blog post about the ethics of using AI.

Hype, copyright, eugenics, usefulness.

clagnut.com/blog/2440
Another uncalled-for blog post about the ethics of using AI
I read a couple of posts about AI recently, which seemed to hold opposing ideas, but I agreed with them both to some extent. I’m conflicted, but what I do know is that I find LLMs useful on occasion, ...
clagnut.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
#WordPress has apparently been in its own small world for far too long. Let's hear about governance & funding from outside our bubble. #OpenUpWP #FOSSFTW
Will you be in Switzerland's beautiful city of Basel on June 6th for @altctrl.org? Vlad will be there, not only to talk about the Pledge, but also to start a conversation about collective governance of Open Source projects. We hear there will be delicious dumplings too ;)
March 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Get ready for Alt Ctrl Org! 🚀 An amazing lineup of speakers from the WordPress and open-source community… 🧵
March 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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This is why and how companies should pay Open Source maintainers, and why the @opensourcepledge.com and thanks.dev are so important. Featuring fantastic feedback from FOSDEM friends.
Why and How Companies Should Pay Open Source Maintainers — FOSDEM 2025 — Vlad-Stefan Harbuz
YouTube video by Vlad-Stefan Harbuz
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February 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Alt Ctrl Org, an unofficial #WCEU side event, is so happening: a team, fine first speakers & sponsors, and a fantastic venue 🤩.

— Want to join @altctrlorg as a co-organiser, volunteer, speaker, panel member or sponsor? Check out altctrl.org & send us a dm or email! 📨
February 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The WP Community Collective is back! 💪
"supports and funds individual contribution and community-based initiatives for the open-source WordPress project."

And the best news: you too can join (via open collective) 😊
www.thewpcommunitycollective.com/2024/12/17/t...
The WP Community Collective Announces Formal Nonprofit Incorporation - The WP Community Collective
The WP Community Collective has formally incorporated as a membership nonprofit in order to support open source contribution and development.
www.thewpcommunitycollective.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:55 AM
It's time to work together and end this #wpdrama.

This: "This letter is not about picking a side in the case before the courts, rather it is about surfacing the issues—as we see them—to drive the project forward to a better future."
December 13, 2024 at 4:14 PM
I do love the current WordPress drama helps us rediscover blog posts and discussions. 😊💜

"Good discussions about where WordPress should be headed have been lacking from the community for a while."
joost.blog/wordpress-ro...
WordPress, and what should be on its roadmap
I was reading Hendrik Luehrsen’s excellent post “WordPress isn’t WordPress anymore“, and I decided I had to write more about this. I recently spoke at WordCamp NL about “The missing features of WordPr...
joost.blog
December 13, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Supporting @wpmustwin.bsky.social, an appeal for transparent and distributed governance. 💜

Five for the Future, step one: the WordPress Foundation v2. A true foundation for the whole WordPress ecosystem to thrive.

Consider reading and co-signing on wpmustwin.org
A Plea for Unity: Safeguarding the Future of WordPress
This is an open letter to appeal to divert all energy being wasted in fights towards co-creating a fully independent, transparent, and strong WordPress Foundation v2.Let’s invest in an independent gua...
wpmustwin.org
December 13, 2024 at 4:11 PM