Blogpost on pgBackRest being Back #1187
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| The crisis unfolded over the course of a couple of weeks since 27 April, 2026 and the [announcement](https://pgbackrest.org/news.html): |
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I didn't start hugo locally, but will this type of start look good on the index page?
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See the pdf attached in the msg above. IMHO it looks ok. Added here as well..
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should be fixed now
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| This is the “[Nebraska guy problem](https://xkcd.com/2347/)” in action: software used by a large part of the industry, sustained by a very small number of people. | ||
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| Yes, [anyone can fork the project](https://github.com/pgbunker/pgbunker), but: |
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do we want to single out one fork? there are multiple
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From my PoV this was the first one but good catch.. TBH it makes sense not to. I will update!
…y where there have been more
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| > how do we name our fork? |
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should be "what do we name our fork?" rather than "how", right?
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| - **Percona** has [coordinated with multiple companies](https://pgbackrest.org/news.html#will-continue) to [secure funding for the original maintainer](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/19/3297383/0/en/open-source-stays-open-percona-sponsors-pgbackrest-to-keep-postgresql-backups-running.html) |
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Do we want to make Percona seem like the main hero here? It can feel a bit self serving for a reader. Maybe focus on the coalition of companies as a whole?
I would personally stop reading here if I wasn't at percona. But I might not be the target audience :)
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I specifically link the message from David and mention that we have coordinated with multiple companies. On the other hand, while this is not a race, I also want to show what else do we do...
But I get your PoV. It makes sense that it may be taken as stealing the light from others... Reworked it!
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adding a blogpost with Community perspective on how the things have rolled out.