Sebastian Bergmann, PHPUnit maintainer, shares his keynote panel contributions from DrupalCon Europe on the future of the web through 2035. He argues Open Source will become the standard for critical digital infrastructure, drawing parallels to PHP's evolution. Key themes include digital sovereignty (especially Europe's push away from proprietary tech dependence), web standards that prioritize openness and security by design, and ethical responsibility for developers. His bold prediction: proprietary lock-ins for essential systems will be seen as unacceptable risks, with financing models like The PHP Foundation setting precedents for sustainable open source.
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Open Source as the foundation of digital sovereigntyStandards as drivers for openness and securityEthics and responsibility in digital spacesA bold predictionSort: