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

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.

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. ❤️

We are starting Alt Ctrl Org right now and… we have a live stream! 🤞
youtube.com/live/IOsOAsb...

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!

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/

Ticket registration is open for the most unofficial side event of #WCEU2025 😊 📣

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. 👌🙏

✏️ Another uncalled-for blog post about the ethics of using AI.

Hype, copyright, eugenics, usefulness.

clagnut.com/blog/2440

#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

Get ready for Alt Ctrl Org! 🚀 An amazing lineup of speakers from the WordPress and open-source community… 🧵

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.

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! 📨

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...

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."

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...

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