Announcing a Maintainer in Residence: Scott Schafer for the Cargo team

Event type: LeadershipPrimary topic: Open Source Infrastructure Also: Developer Tools

First reported SEP 22, 2026 · 00:00 UTC · 32d ago · 1 source

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Summary

The Rust project announced Scott Schafer as a Maintainer in Residence for the Cargo team, funded through the Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund.

Key facts

Scott Schafer joins the Cargo team as a Maintainer in Residence.
The Rust project announced its first Maintainers in Residence at the end of August.
Maintainers in Residence are funded for upstream contributions and maintenance work.
Funding comes from the Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund.
The Rust Leadership Council dedicated more funds from its Project.

Why it matters

Dedicated funding for Cargo maintenance can mean steadier upkeep and development of the package manager that Rust developers rely on to build and ship software.

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Announcing a Maintainer in Residence: Scott Schafer for the Cargo teamSEP 22, 2026 · 00:00 UTC · By Jakub Beránek
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