# pg\_tde: our fork is temporary, our commitment to open TDE is … | Percona Community

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**Created:** [July 8, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/pg-tde-our-fork-is-temporary-our-commitment-to-open-tde-is-percona-community/41040 "2026-07-08T11:53:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/pg-tde-our-fork-is-temporary-our-commitment-to-open-tde-is-percona-community/41040/1 "2026-07-08T11:53:51Z")

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Recently we noticed a LinkedIn post promoting [open\_pg\_tde](https://github.com/commandprompt/open_pg_tde), a fork of our [pg\_tde](https://github.com/percona/pg_tde), claiming to be more open. I looked at the repository, and have to disagree with their claim. In this blog post, I’ll explain why.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://percona.community/blog/2026/07/08/pg\_tde-our-fork-is-temporary-our-commitment-to-open-tde-is-not/](https://percona.community/blog/2026/07/08/pg_tde-our-fork-is-temporary-our-commitment-to-open-tde-is-not/)