The storage community recently received sobering news regarding the discontinuation of maintenance for key projects at MinIO. As the landscape shifts, we understand the anxiety this causes for developers and enterprises who rely on open-source infrastructure for their mission-critical data.
As a maintainer of RustFS, I want to be clear: RustFS is here to stay.
We believe that the foundation of the modern web must be built on code that is transparent, community-driven, and accessible to all. Therefore, we are officially pledging that the RustFS core repository will remain permanently open-source under its current permissive licensing.
Our mission has always been to provide a high-performance, memory-safe object store that operators can run themselves. In light of recent events, we are continuing the roadmap so RustFS stays a practical alternative for teams that want long-term stability without vendor abandonment.
Open source is not just a development model for us; it is a promise. We invite all former MinIO contributors and users to join our community. Together, we will build a future that no single corporate decision can dismantle.