• pgBackRest will continue

    From LWN.net@618:250/24 to All on Wed May 20 06:40:09 2026

    In April, David Steele, maintainer of the popular pgBackRest backup and restore project for
    PostgreSQL, announced that he had archived
    the project and it would no longer be maintained due to lack of
    sponsorship. On May 18, he announced
    that a number of sponsors have stepped forward to ensure its continued development:

    Over the last few weeks, a coalition of sponsors has come together
    to fund ongoing development. Their support means the project is no
    longer reliant on a single sponsor, giving pgBackRest the stability it
    needs for the long term.

    [...] I'm looking forward to getting back to work. There are
    features and optimizations in the pipeline that I'm excited to share
    in upcoming releases. Thank you to our sponsors for making this
    possible, and thank you to the community for your patience and support
    during this transition.

    Thanks to Paul Wise for the tip.

    https://lwn.net/Articles/1073470/
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