When pgBackRest's future became uncertain due to maintainership challenges, Percona and the broader PostgreSQL ecosystem coordinated a collaborative response. Rather than seeking replacements or forks, the community focused on sustaining the existing project through coordinated funding, expanded maintainer participation, and engineering contributions from multiple organizations. The post frames this as a model for how open source ecosystems should handle critical infrastructure sustainability, and calls for stronger long-term structures — such as an ecosystem foundation — to protect community-relied-upon projects.
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Supporting continuity, not fragmentationA healthier future for pgBackRestThe role of trusted open source partners2 Impressions