Open Source

Open source software has moved closer to the centre of Europe’s technology sovereignty agenda. Reflecting on the European Commission’s newly released European Technological Sovereignty Package, Dries Buytaert highlights proposed funding, procurement measures, and a growing policy recognition that open source infrastructure requires sustained investment. His analysis frames the package as a meaningful step, while noting that the proposed funding remains small compared with Europe’s annual spending on largely American proprietary software and services. ...more

PHPverse 2026 will bring PHP ecosystem contributors together for a free online programme on 9 June 2026. The agenda includes sessions on Drupal, Symfony project governance, Composer and Packagist supply chain security, PHP RFCs, The PHP Foundation, WordPress, Laravel, and AI-assisted development. For Drupal readers, Mike Herchel’s session situates recent Drupal developments within a broader discussion of modern PHP workflows and platform adoption. ...more

DrupalCamp Italy 2026 will take place on 22 October 2026 at Savoia Hotel Regency in Bologna, with ticketing, sponsorship, venue, and call-for-papers information now available on the event website. The event follows the 2025 Rome edition, which organisers describe as part of renewed efforts to rebuild Italy’s national Drupal community. Stefano Mainardi has called for wider participation from companies, developers, and contributors through sponsorships, talks, case studies, attendance, and contribution. ...more

John Locke of Freelock describes Argo, a parent-directory workflow for managing AI-assisted development across related repositories. The approach uses shared instruction files, repository-specific guidance, and context markers to help coding agents operate with clearer project boundaries while keeping implementation work focused within individual codebases. ...more

A proposal to introduce “Module Families” on Drupal.org aims to help users compare contributed modules that solve similar problems through structured comparison pages and ecosystem signals. The proposal argues that Drupal’s challenge is not excessive choice but insufficient context, an issue that becomes more important as Drupal CMS introduces curated module selections and opinionated workflows. ...more

WordCamp Europe 2026 is set to bring together thousands of contributors, developers, agencies and publishers in Kraków from 4–6 June. The event follows the release of WordPress 7.0 and is expected to feature discussions spanning artificial intelligence, accessibility, security, enterprise publishing and open-source governance. ...more

LocalGov Drupal contributor Mark Conroy has published a summary of his work during May 2026, covering maintenance, bug fixes, testing improvements and release preparation across multiple projects. The update spans the Modules List project, LocalGov Microsites and core LocalGov Drupal initiatives, highlighting ongoing efforts to improve stability and support future development. ...more

Salesforce's planned acquisition of Contentful has prompted renewed discussion about digital sovereignty and long-term technology control. In a blog post, Drupal founder Dries Buytaert argues that the deal demonstrates the limits of treating vendor nationality as a sovereignty guarantee, contending that ownership changes can quickly alter the legal and governance frameworks under which software platforms operate. ...more

Drupal AI 1.4.0 introduces a range of framework-level improvements focused on guardrails, automation, routing, and developer extensibility. Released two months after version 1.3.0, the update adds streaming-aware safeguards, failover foundations, Views Bulk Operations integration for AI Automators, and new tooling intended to support more scalable AI workflows in Drupal. ...more

A blog post by Amber Matz examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping trust, expertise, and stewardship in open source software projects. Drawing on a conversation with DDEV maintainer Randy Fay, the article argues that hesitation around AI-assisted contributions often stems less from code quality than from questions about long-term responsibility, project knowledge, and the human relationships that sustain open source communities. ...more

Joost de Valk argues that “Open Source First” procurement mandates alone cannot deliver digital sovereignty if the infrastructure and governance systems underpinning open-source ecosystems remain concentrated in a small number of organisations. Drawing on experiences from the WordPress ecosystem and the FAIR project, the essay calls for public investment in neutral, federated infrastructure alongside procurement reforms. The article also highlights similar arguments made by Drupal founder Dries Buytaert regarding long-term funding for open-source commons infrastructure. ...more

Planning has begun for the inaugural DrupalCan Summit, with organisers launching a survey to gather community feedback on potential host cities and ticket pricing. The initiative aims to involve Drupal community members in key decisions ahead of the 2027 event. ...more