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Cloudflare’s 2025 web trends reveal a decline in open source CMS market share, even as infrastructure around Drupal strengthens. As digital sovereignty becomes a European priority, advocates call for procurement reforms to fund the builders of public code. ...more

Droptica has released a new Messenger module for its Open Intranet system, enabling organisations to send SMS and email notifications to employees without user accounts. The feature enhances communication with field staff and non-desk workers, all within a free, open-source Drupal platform. ...more

Dries Buytaert warns that AI tools are increasing pressure on Open Source maintainers. Drawing on the curl project and Drupal’s own experience, he calls for measured, contributor-led AI adoption rooted in real-world results. ...more

Symfony has officially released version 0.1.0 of its Symfony AI packages, marking the first tagged release in its AI initiative. The milestone includes over 70 packages and introduces powerful components for AI model integration, vector search, agent orchestration, and persistent chat contexts within Symfony applications. ...more

NTEN has opened applications for the 2026 Pizzigati Prize, which awards $10,000 to open source developers or teams whose software advances nonprofit impact. The prize recognizes tools that exemplify collaboration, accessibility, and real-world benefit for communities. ...more

Symfony 7.4 and 8.0 were released simultaneously in November 2025. While both share the same feature set, they differ in deprecation handling and support timelines, offering developers distinct upgrade strategies. ...more

Dries Buytaert’s latest blog post outlines a major shift in software architecture: orchestration platforms are becoming foundational infrastructure. Citing his investment in Activepieces, Buytaert emphasizes the need for truly open alternatives and sees Drupal evolving from integration hub to a key node in a broader automation network. ...more

Coder, the foundational coding standards tool for Drupal, has entered a new development phase with version 9.0.0-alpha1. Maintainer Klaus Purer is updating the module for compatibility with PHP CodeSniffer 4 and is actively seeking community feedback on API-breaking changes. Developers are encouraged to test the release and contribute to the ongoing refinement. ...more

FLOSS/fund, the open global initiative launched by Zerodha in 2024, has completed its first year by allocating $1 million to critical Free and Open Source Software projects worldwide. Supported projects include Blender, FFmpeg, KDE, and OpenStreetMap. The fund operates through a transparent open-directory model and now advocates for India to launch a sovereign FOSS fund to bolster national tech sovereignty. ...more

Irina Zaks highlights the Enabled Modules Report Recipe, a Backdrop CMS configuration tool that helps site builders view enabled modules by type. Developed by Timothy Erickson and sponsored by Simplo, the recipe adds an administrative report that distinguishes between core, contrib, and custom modules. ...more

DrevOps explains how open source software supports enterprise IT needs through vendor independence, transparent security, and scalable innovation. Drupal and CivicTheme are highlighted as examples of long-term, community-driven solutions. ...more