Mastodawn

It's still early, but I see the benefits of this #openSource #CMS by #Cloudflare

But it will take s lot of time to replicate all of the features provided by thousands of #WordPress plugins.

https://blog.cloudflare.com/emdash-wordpress/

Introducing EmDash — the spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security

Today we are launching the beta of EmDash, a full-stack serverless JavaScript CMS built on Astro 6.0. It combines the features of a traditional CMS with modern security, running plugins in sandboxed Worker isolates.

The Cloudflare Blog

Ivan Maljukanović 🏳️‍🌈Mar 7

For the upcoming #internationalWomensDay, I decided to share this list of pure pop genius.

Enjoy!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXtqeLRfgHtQ6aSSttt4i8ND_CQozqh4K&si=i0YbU9l6Enzjm9ag

Women rule!

YouTube

Ivan Maljukanović 🏳️‍🌈Feb 27

I hope #openSource critical for running modern web as we know it, will finally get the sustainable funding it deserves...

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/a-vc-and-some-big-name-programmers-are-trying-to-solve-open-sources-funding-problem-permanently/

A VC and some big-name programmers are trying to solve open source's funding problem, permanently | TechCrunch

A group of well-known open source programmers and a VC have launched the Open Source Endowment. They hope this new method will provide funding for good.

TechCrunch

Ivan Maljukanović 🏳️‍🌈Feb 24

#4thAnniversary #Ukraine ❤️ #FTW

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/23/the-ukraine-war-in-numbers-people-territory-money

The Ukraine war in numbers: People, territory, money

Four years into Russia’s grinding war on Ukraine, Al Jazeera looks at the costs — to people, territory and treasuries.

Al Jazeera

Ivan Maljukanović 🏳️‍🌈Feb 23

Glad to see that #WordPress project has recognized the potential complications of #AI assisted coding.

https://make.wordpress.org/ai/handbook/ai-guidelines/

AI Guidelines

AI tools are now part of how many people write code, tests, and documentation. This guide explains how to use them responsibly when contributing to the WordPress project, so that your contributions…

WordPress AI

Ivan Maljukanović 🏳️‍🌈Jan 21

Erlang Ecosystem Foundation Jan 21

Who will we see at @fosdem? 👋

Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels. Join us!

📅 January 31 & February 1

👉 https://fosdem.org/2026/

FOSDEM 2026 - Home

Ivan Maljukanović 🏳️‍🌈Jan 20

I'm surprised that debate about the length of unskippable ads didn't originate from an European country.

If the access to information is treated like a basic #humanRight (as it should be), then regulation of #ads should definitely be imposed.

The argument that it will affect the already absurdly high revenue of #bigTech, is a poor one.

https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-unskippable-ads-rules-vietnam-3630307/

YouTube's long unskippable ads may have finally met their match

One country is passing new rules that limit platforms like YouTube from running unskippable ads longer than five seconds!

Android Authority

Ivan Maljukanović 🏳️‍🌈Dec 19

Interesting report on the trends related to #openSource projects.

Unfortunately it's not surprising that the dependency on those projects is increasing, while the funding is almost nonexistent.

I wonder how long this paradox will be sustainable.

https://thenewstack.io/open-source-inside-2025s-4-biggest-trends/

Open Source: Inside 2025's 4 Biggest Trends

The biggest open source stories in 2025 clustered around AI, licensing/governance, security and the shift in the “commercial open source” business model.

The New Stack

Ivan Maljukanović 🏳️‍🌈Dec 8

I can definitely relate. Most of the traffic to my website comes from #socialMedia.

I guess it's a modern version of mouth-to-mouth referras that was always crucial for #smallBusiness with a limited marketing budget.

As for #ai, I'm not sure how easy it is to track the data apart from the referral percentage from their individual web locations.

https://searchengineland.com/social-seo-traffic-smb-survey-465661

Social media beats SEO as SMBs' top traffic source, survey says

Social now leads search, SMBs are frustrated by AI summaries, and most visibility still depends on the homepage.

Search Engine Land

Ivan Maljukanović 🏳️‍🌈Dec 6

I'm always for a good #openSource alternative to #bigTech #apps, if it's available.

I hate that #Google has hijacked #android, and I'm waiting for a day when I can delete most of its default apps.

Really interesting list in this article. I'm already using a few, and they're good, but I'll have to try the rest.

https://www.makeuseof.com/open-source-alternative-every-google-app-on-phone/

I found a polished open-source alternative for every Google app on my phone

Going open-source no longer means giving up functionality.

MUO

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