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Open Source

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Can 43% of the web survive the open source governance crisis?

The global software supply chain rests on the uncompensated labor of single maintainers, creating a systemic vulnerability exposed by the 2024 xz backdoor. From…

Technology Business Open Source

Elisabeth Saar · Aug 09, 2026 • 06:18

Will the WMF labor dispute dismantle the digital knowledge commons?

The Wikimedia Foundation faces an unprecedented crisis in 2026 as it battles its first major unionization effort and a strike by 1,100 volunteers. With $300 mil…

Technology Business Wikimedia Foundation

Elisabeth Saar · Aug 03, 2026 • 12:14

Digital Sovereignty: The Engineering Case for Leaving Windows

France and Estonia are leading a 2026 push toward digital sovereignty, replacing proprietary US software with open-source alternatives. This strategic uncouplin…

Politics Technology Digital Sovereignty

Kenji Nakamura · May 15, 2026 • 00:10