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victormy commented on MinIO is now in maintenance-mode github.com/minio/minio/co... · Posted by u/hajtom

peterashford · 11 days ago

"open source projects eventually need a path to monetization"

Why?

victormy · 11 days ago

I believe that, at the end of the day, open source enthusiasts still need to make a living.

victormy commented on MinIO is now in maintenance-mode github.com/minio/minio/co... · Posted by u/hajtom

runiq · 11 days ago

They have a CLA that assigns copyright to them: https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/blob/5b0a3a07645364d998e3f5...

So, arguably worse than MinIO.

victormy · 11 days ago

Without a valid CLA and a strong core team, you often end up with fragmentation or legal deadlock. Even the ASF isn't a silver bullet—projects without strong leadership die there all the time. The CLA exists to prevent that friction.

victormy commented on MinIO is now in maintenance-mode github.com/minio/minio/co... · Posted by u/hajtom

cantagi · 12 days ago

They have been removing features from the open source version for a while.

The closest alternative seems to be RustFS. Has anyone tried it? I was waiting until they support site replication before switching.

victormy · 11 days ago

The Good: Single-node is stable, and the team moves fast—most of my reported bugs get patched within a couple of weeks. The Bad: Distributed mode needs work. Bucket replication and lifecycle policies are still WIP (as noted in their roadmap) and not usable yet.

It's promising, but definitely check the roadmap before deploying at scale.

victormy commented on MinIO is now in maintenance-mode github.com/minio/minio/co... · Posted by u/hajtom

victormy · 11 days ago

Big thanks to MinIO, RustFS, and Garage for their contributions. That said, MinIO closing the door on open source so abruptly definitely spooked the community. But honestly, fair play to them—open source projects eventually need a path to monetization.

I’ve evaluated both RustFS and Garage, and here’s the breakdown:

Release Cadence: Garage feels a bit slower, while RustFS is shipping updates almost weekly.

Licensing: Garage is on AGPLv3, but RustFS uses the Apache license (which is huge for enterprise adoption).

Stability: Garage currently has the edge in distributed environments.

With MinIO effectively bowing out of the OSS race, my money is on RustFS to take the lead.

victormy commented on MinIO is now in maintenance-mode github.com/minio/minio/co... · Posted by u/hajtom

bityard · 11 days ago

Garage is a popular alternative to Minio. https://garagehq.deuxfleurs.fr

I hadn't heard of RustFS and it looks interesting, although I nearly clicked away based on the sheer volume of marketing wank on their main page. The GitHub repo is here: https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs

victormy · 11 days ago

Speaking as an open-source enthusiast, I’m actually really digging RustFS. Honestly, anything that can replace or compete with MinIO is a win for the users. Their marketing vibe feels pretty American, actually—they aren't afraid to be loud and proud, haha. You gotta give it to them though, they’ve got guts, and their timing is spot on.

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