It is sometimes claimed that the strong ownership of packages by their maintainers is detrimental to Debian's progress in cases when a maintainer can't, for whatever reason, fix a problem speedily. The ["NMU"] procedure takes a long time, at least about two weeks, depending on the value of "some".

The maintainers and maintainer groups listed below declare that their packages (all, or the ones listed specifically below) may be fixed and uploaded without delay, at any time, as long as the NMU procedure in the Debian Developer's Reference is otherwise followed. You don't need to contact the maintainers beforehand, and you don't need to use a delayed upload queue. If the package maintainer or maintainer group is active, it is polite to let them have a stab at fixing the problem first.

Every change should be to fix a reported bug. Changes should not be frivolous. For example, don't change from debhelper to cdbs just because you prefer it that way; if you really want to make such big changes to the package, talk with the maintainer or maintainer group first, and maybe offer to adopt the package.

This list is utterly and totally opt-in. The above relaxation of time limits does not apply to anyone else's packages.

Groups

  1. [http://pkg-perl.alioth.debian.org Debian Perl Group] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=pkg-perl-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org&comaint=yes all packages])

Individual Maintainers

Please keep the alphabetical according to first and last name.

  1. Aaron Ucko ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ucko all packages])

  2. [:?AdamBorowski: Adam Borowski] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=kilobyte@angband.pl all packages])

  3. [:Tolimar:Alexander Schmehl] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=tolimar all packages])

  4. [:AdrianBridgett:Adrian Bridgett] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=bridgett all packages])

  5. [:AlexandreFayolle: Alexandre Fayolle] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=afayolle all packages])

  6. [:AmayaRodrigo:Amaya Rodrigo] (all packages - except those already co-maintained) - Comaintainers welcome

  7. Andi Barth (all except the "basic ones", i.e. libapache-mod-dav, for mgetty please ask first, for netpbm-free please make sure you don't do copyright violations as upstream is a bit lazy, for dpkg-sig that's HE's domain) - Comaintainers welcome
  8. [:AndreasFester: Andreas Fester] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=Andreas.Fester@gmx.de all packages])

  9. [:AndrewPollock:Andrew Pollock] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=apollock all packages])

  10. [:AnibalMonsalveSalazar:Anibal Monsalve Salazar] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=anibal all packages])

  11. [:AnttiJuhaniKaijanaho:Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ajk all packages])

  12. [:AriPollak:Ari Pollak] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ari all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  13. [:ArjanOosting:Arjan Oosting] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=arjan@debian.org all packages])

  14. [:BaruchEven:Baruch Even] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=baruch@debian.org all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  15. [:BenArmstrong:Ben Armstrong] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=synrg@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  16. [:BenHutchings:Ben Hutchings] (all packages not co-maintained; see [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ben@decadent.org.uk here] and [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ben@decadentplace.org.uk here])

  17. Ben Pfaff (all packages, except autoconf and autoconf2.13)
  18. Chris Butler ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=chrisb@debian.org all packages])

  19. Christian Aichinger ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=Greek0@gmx.net all packages])

  20. Christoph Berg ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=myon@debian.org all packages])

  21. Christine Spang ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=spang@mit.edu all non-team-maintained packages])

  22. Clément Stenac ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=zorglub all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  23. [:ColinWatson:Colin Watson] (all packages except base-passwd) - Comaintainers welcome including base-passwd

  24. [:CyrilBrulebois:Cyril Brulebois] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=cyril.brulebois@enst-bretagne.fr all packages])

  25. [:DavidNusinow:David Nusinow] (all packages not maintained by the ["XStrikeForce"] or [http://pkg-ruby-extras.alioth.debian.org/ libruby-extras team] [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=dnusinow@debian.org here])

  26. Daniel Ruoso ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=daniel@ruoso.com all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  27. [:DavidWeinehall:David Weinehall] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=tao@debian.org all packages])

  28. Denis Barbier (all packages where I am listed as Maintainer) - Comaintainers welcome
  29. [:DonArmstrong:Don Armstrong] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=don all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  30. [:EduardBloch:Eduard Bloch] (all packages except on strategic upstream issues where I am (defacto) upstream of a package) - Comantainers welcome

  31. [:EnricoZini:Enrico Zini] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=enrico all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  32. [:ErichSchubert:Erich Schubert] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=erich all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  33. [:ErinnClark:Erinn Clark] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=erinn all packages])

  34. [:FabioTranchitella:Fabio Tranchitella] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=kobold all packages], check with comaintainers where appropriate) - Comaintainers welcome

  35. Falk Hueffner ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=falk all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  36. [:FlorianErnst:Florian Ernst] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=florian all packages])

  37. [:FrankThomas:Frank S. Thomas] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=frank@thomas-alfeld.de all packages])

  38. [:FranzPletz:Franz Pletz] ([[http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=fpletz@franz-pletz.org all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  39. [:FredericPeters:Frederic Peters] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=fpeters all packages])

  40. [:GaudenzSteinlin:Gaudenz Steinlin] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=gaudenz all packages], advance notices for me to comment welcome) - Comaintainers welcome

  41. George Danchev ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=danchev@spnet.net all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  42. [:goneri:Gonéri Le Bouder] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=goneri@rulezlan.org all packages])

  43. Guido Günther ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=agx@sigxcpu.org all packages], advance notices for me to comment welcome) - Comaintainers welcome

  44. Guilherme de S. Pastore ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=gpastore all packages])

  45. [:GunnarWolf:Gunnar Wolf] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=gwolf all packages])

  46. [:GustavoFranco:Gustavo Franco] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=stratus all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  47. Gustavo Noronha ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=kov all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  48. [:HolgerLevsen:Holger Levsen] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=debian@layer-acht.org all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  49. [:IanWienand:Ian Wienand] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ianw@debian.org all packages])

  50. [:IvanKohler:Ivan Kohler] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ivan-debian@420.am all packages] where I am listed as Maintainer) - Comaintainers welcome

  51. [:JaldharVyas:Jaldhar Vyas] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jaldhar@debian.org all packages except dovecot])

  52. [:JamesWestby:James Westby] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jw%2Bdebian@jameswestby.net&comaint=no all packages] except co-maintained) - Co-maintainers welcome

  53. [:jbailey:Jeff Bailey] (all packages except glibc) - Comaintainers welcome
  54. [:JeremieCorbier:Jeremie Corbier] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jeremie.corbier@resel.enst-bretagne.fr all packages])

  55. [:Jeroen:Jeroen van Wolffelaar] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jeroen@wolffelaar.nl all packages])

  56. [:JoachimBreitner:Joachim Breitner] (all packages except gaim-thinklight)

  57. Joachim Reichel ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=joachim.reichel@gmx.de all packages])

  58. Joe Wreschnig ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=piman all packages])

  59. [:JoeyHess:Joey Hess] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=joeyh all packages])

  60. JonasSmedegaard ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=dr@jones.dk all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome, and please change from anything to cdbs!

  61. [:JonDowland:Jon Dowland] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jon@alcopop.org all packages])

  62. [:JoostDamad:Joost Damad] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=joost@lumatec.be all packages])

  63. [http://mdcc.cx/ Joost van Baal] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=joostvb all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  64. [:JoseSogo:Jose Carlos Garcia Sogo] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jsogo@debian.org all packages]) - Please check with different teams before uploading a NMU of those packages hold by a team.

  65. Josselin Mouette (all packages but libpng and python-support; for GNOME ask on #gnome-debian@?GimpNet first)

  66. [:JulienDanjou:Julien Danjou] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=acid all packages])

  67. [:KevinMcCarty:Kevin ?McCarty] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=kmccarty all packages]) - For Cernlib-related packages (cernlib, paw, geant321, mclibs, mn-fit) please try to check with me first if possible.

  68. [:LarsWirzenius:Lars Wirzenius] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=liw@iki.fi all packages])

  69. Lionel Elie Mamane (All non-comaintaineed packages, scsh family, asterisk-chan-capi. For Horde family, please consult with comaintainers first.)
  70. Loïc Minier (packages with no Uploaders: i.e. not team maintained)
  71. [:LucaCapello: Luca Capello] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=luca@pca.it all packages]) if possible please send darcs patches

  72. Marc Brockschmidt ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=he all packages])

  73. Marcus Better ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=marcus@better.se all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  74. [:Marga:Margarita Manterola] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=marga all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  75. [:madduck: Martin F. Krafft] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=madduck@debian.org all packages], check with comaintainers where approriate) - Comaintainers welcome.

  76. Martin Wuertele ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=maxx all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  77. Martin Zobel-Helas ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=zobel all packages], 48h pre-notice for package DCC please)

  78. Matej Vela ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=vela all packages])

  79. Matt Brubeck ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=mbrubeck all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  80. [:MattKraai:Matt Kraai] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=kraai all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  81. Matthew Garrett ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=mjg59@srcf.ucam.org all packages])

  82. [:MichaelBanck: Michael Banck] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=mbanck all packages])

  83. [:MichaelHanke: Michael Hanke] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=michael.hanke@gmail.com all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  84. [:?MichaelJanssen: Michael Janssen] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jamuraa all packages])

  85. Miguel Gea Milvaques ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=xerakko all packages])

  86. Mohammed Adnène Trojette ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=adn%2Bdeb@diwi.org all packages])

  87. Moray Allan ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=moray all packages])

  88. Moritz Muehlenhoff ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jmm@inutil.org all packages])

  89. [:Werner:Morten Werner Olsen] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=werner all packages])

  90. [:NathanaelNerode:Nathanael Nerode] - Comaintainers welcome

  91. [:NeilMcGovern:Neil ?McGovern] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=neilm all packages])

  92. [:NelsonOliveira:Nelson A. de Oliveira] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=Nelson+A.&comaint=yes all packages]) - Comaintainers are welcome

  93. Nicolas Duboc ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=nduboc all packages])

  94. [:OsamuAoki:Osamu Aoki] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=osamu all packages]) - Comaintainers are welcome

  95. [:OtavioSalvador:Otavio Salvador] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=otavio all packages]) - Comaintainers are welcome

  96. [:PaulWise:Paul Wise] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=Paul+Wise all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  97. [:PerOlofsson:Per Olofsson] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=pelle all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  98. [:PetterReinholdtsen:Petter Reinholdtsen] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=pere all packages unless already comaintained]) - Comaintainers welcome

  99. [:PierreHabouzit:Pierre Habouzit] (all non KDE packages, for KDE ones, ask debian-qt-kde@lists.debian.org) - Comaintainers welcome

  100. Pierre Machard ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=pmachard all packages])

  101. [:PeterVanEynde: Peter Van Eynde] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=pvaneynd all packages]) if possible please send darcs patches

  102. [:RaphaelHertzog:Raphael Hertzog] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=hertzog all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  103. [:Roktas:Recai Okta_] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=roktas@debian.org all packages])

  104. [:RicardoMones:Ricardo Mones] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=mones all packages unless already comaintained]) - Comaintainers welcome

  105. [:nchip:Riku Voipio] (all packages which are not already groupmaintained)
  106. Robert Jordens ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jordens all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  107. Robert Lemmen ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=robertle@semistable.com all packages])

  108. [:RobertMcQueen:Robert ?McQueen] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=robot101 all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  109. [:RobertoSanchez:Roberto C. Sanchez] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=roberto@familiasanchez.net all packages not already group maintained], please file a bug including a diff with the source changes)

  110. Roger Leigh ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=rleigh all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  111. Ross Burton ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ross all packages])

  112. [:RyszardLach:Ryszard Aach] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=rla all packages])

  113. [:RudyGodoy:Rudy Godoy] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=rudy all non comaintained packages]) - Comaintainers welcome.

  114. [:RussAllbery:Russ Allbery] (all packages not group-maintained, heads-up welcome so that I can comment)

  115. [:SamHocevar:Sam Hocevar] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=sam%2bdeb@zoy.org all non group-maintained packages]) - things that will cause utter retaliation if you break them more than needed: vlc, ffmpeg, yasm

  116. [:SergioTalensOliag:Sergio Talens-Oliag] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=sto all packages])

  117. Søren Boll Overgaard ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=boll all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  118. Stefan Potyra ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=sistpoty@ubuntu.com all packages])

  119. [:StefanoZacchiroli:Stefano Zacchiroli] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=zack all packages] except those already team-maintained)

  120. [:SteinarGunderson:Steinar H. Gunderson] (all packages except the ones I'm also upstream for, ie. pkgsync and amoeba)

  121. [:SteveMcIntyre:Steve ?McIntyre] [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=93sam all packages] except those already team or co-maintained: cvs, cdrtools, debian-cd; more comaintainers welcome

  122. Steve Robbins ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=smr all packages unless already comaintained]) - Comaintainers welcome

  123. [:SvenMueller:Sven Müller] [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=sven all packages] not team-maintained already - Comaintainers also welcome

  124. Ted Percival ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ted@midg3t.net all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome.

  125. [:ThadeuCascardo:Thadeu Cascardo] [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=cascardo@minaslivre.org all packages]

  126. Thijs Kinkhorst ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=thijs all packages])

  127. Thom May [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=thom all packages] not team or co-maintained already

  128. Thomas Viehmann ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=tviehmann all packages])

  129. [:ToddTroxell:Todd Troxell] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ttroxell all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  130. [:TorstenWerner:Torsten Werner] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=twerner all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  131. [:VictorSeva:Victor Seva] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=linuxmaniac@torreviejawireless.org all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome

  132. [:VinceMulhollon:Vince Mulhollon] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=vlm@debian.org all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome but be careful to remove copyright violations from the upstream of simh, ok?

  133. W. Borgert ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=debacle all packages]) - co-maintainers welcome

  134. [:ZakElep:Zak Elep] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=zakame@spunge.org all packages])

(Reminder: Please keep the alphabetical according to first and last name.)