Rust Foundation welcomes Astral and adorsys as Silver Members Feb 21 2026

The Rust Foundation announced that Astral and adorsys have joined as Silver-level members, saying the organizations have demonstrated “their commitment to the health of Rust through their membership.” The release frames Silver membership as an active role in stewarding the language and its global community and lists Astral and adorsys among its newest corporate partners.

DOVER, DELAWARE, February 21st, 2026 –The Rust Foundation, an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the performance, safety, and sustainability of the Rust programming language, is pleased to welcome two new member organizations at the Silver level, the announcement states. The release includes the line: “Please join us in welcoming the following new Silver Member organizations to the Rust Foundation:” followed by entries for Astral and adorsys.

adorsys provided a full statement in the announcement through John Zeller, with the release attributing this comment to “John Zeller, Manager Director with adorsys Ireland”: “Rust represents the future of secure, efficient, and sustainable software development. Joining the Rust Foundation reflects our belief in its transformative power to reshape the industry. Whether addressing security vulnerabilities, cutting carbon emissions, or fostering innovation in emerging markets, we see Rust as a catalyst for positive change.”

The Astral entry in the announcement is headed and attributed but the supplied excerpt does not include a full Astral quote. The page shows the Astral section heading followed by the attribution line “– Charlie Marsh, Founder & CEO” immediately after the announcement heading; no further Astral statement text was provided in the excerpt.

This member update builds on recent Silver-level activity: Doulos became a Silver Member in January 2026, and Doulos’ CEO Jonathan Burden said in that announcement, “Doulos is delighted to be a Silver Member of the Rust Foundation. We have seen growing interest from our customers in our Rust training courses, which teach the language in the context of embedded software development. Our training supports wider adoption of Rust by preparing engineers to effectively transition their projects to Rust. We look forward to contributing to the growth of the Rust ecosystem through our customers, partners, and our membership of the Rust Foundation.”

Governance context for the Foundation remains active after the October 15, 2025 Rust-lang blog post that completed the annual Project Director elections. The blog listed the new Project Directors as David Wood, Jack Huey, and Niko Matsakis, noting they join Ryan Levick and Carol Nichols to make up the five members of the Rust Foundation Board of Directors who represent the Rust Project. The post also thanked outgoing Project Directors Jakob Degen, Santiago Pastorino, and Scott McMurray, and noted that “The board is made up of Project Directors, who come from and represent the Rust Project, and Member Directors, who represent the corporate members of the Rust Foundation. Both of these director groups have equal voting power.” The blog also “share[d] our appreciation for Tomas Sedovic for facilitating the election process.”

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The announcement closed with the Foundation’s expression of appreciation: “The Rust Foundation thanks Astral and adorsys for their membership, which will contribute to our continued stewardship of the Rust programming language ecosystem.”