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
[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.
Aaron Ucko ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ucko all packages])
[:?AdamBorowski: Adam Borowski] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=kilobyte@angband.pl all packages])
[:Tolimar:Alexander Schmehl] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=tolimar all packages])
[:AdrianBridgett:Adrian Bridgett] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=bridgett all packages])
[:AlexandreFayolle: Alexandre Fayolle] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=afayolle all packages])
[:AmayaRodrigo:Amaya Rodrigo] (all packages - except those already co-maintained) - Comaintainers welcome
- 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
[:AndreasFester: Andreas Fester] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=Andreas.Fester@gmx.de all packages])
[:AndreasTille: Andreas Tille] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=tille all packages])
[:AndrewPollock:Andrew Pollock] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=apollock all packages])
[:AnibalMonsalveSalazar:Anibal Monsalve Salazar] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=anibal all packages])
[:AngusLees:Angus Lees] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=gus all packages])
[:AnttiJuhaniKaijanaho:Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ajk all packages])
[:AriPollak:Ari Pollak] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ari all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:ArjanOosting:Arjan Oosting] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=arjan@debian.org all packages])
[:AsheeshLaroia:Asheesh Laroia] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=asheesh@asheesh.org all packages])
[:BarakPearlmutter:Barak Pearlmutter] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=bap@debian.org all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:BaruchEven:Baruch Even] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=baruch@debian.org all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:BenArmstrong:Ben Armstrong] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=synrg@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:BenjaminMakoHill:Benjamin Mako Hill] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=mako@debian.org all packages])
[: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])
- Ben Pfaff (all packages, except autoconf and autoconf2.13)
[:ChangwooRyu:Changwoo Ryu] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=cwryu@debian.org all packages])
Chris Butler ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=chrisb@debian.org all packages])
Christian Aichinger ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=Greek0@gmx.net all packages])
Christoph Berg ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=myon@debian.org all packages])
Christopher Cramer ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=crayc@dapac.org all packages])
Christine Spang ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=spang@mit.edu all non-team-maintained packages])
Clément Stenac ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=zorglub all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:ColinWatson:Colin Watson] (all packages except base-passwd) - Comaintainers welcome including base-passwd
[:CyrilBrulebois:Cyril Brulebois] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=cyril.brulebois@enst-bretagne.fr all packages])
Daniel Burrows ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=dburrows@debian.org all packages])
Daniel Ruoso ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=daniel@ruoso.com all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[: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])
[:DavidWeinehall:David Weinehall] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=tao@debian.org all packages])
[:DecklinFoster:Decklin Foster] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=decklin@red-bean.com all packages])
- Denis Barbier (all packages where I am listed as Maintainer) - Comaintainers welcome
[:DonArmstrong:Don Armstrong] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=don all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:EduardBloch:Eduard Bloch] (all packages except on strategic upstream issues where I am (defacto) upstream of a package) - Comantainers welcome
[:EmanueleRocca:Emanuele Rocca] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ema all packages] except those maintained by the [http://pkg-xfce.alioth.debian.org Debian Xfce Group])
[:EnricoZini:Enrico Zini] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=enrico all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:ErichSchubert:Erich Schubert] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=erich all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:ErinnClark:Erinn Clark] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=erinn all packages])
[:FabioTranchitella:Fabio Tranchitella] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=kobold all packages], check with comaintainers where appropriate) - Comaintainers welcome
[:FaidonLiambotis:Faidon Liambotis] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=paravoid all packages])
Falk Hueffner ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=falk all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:FilippoGiunchedi:Filippo Giunchedi] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=filippo all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:FlorianErnst:Florian Ernst] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=florian&comaint=no all packages where I am listed as Maintainer]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:FrankThomas:Frank S. Thomas] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=frank@thomas-alfeld.de all packages])
[:FranzPletz:Franz Pletz] ([[http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=fpletz@franz-pletz.org all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:FredericPeters:Frederic Peters] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=fpeters all packages])
[:GanesanRajagopal:Ganesan Rajagopal] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=rganesan all packages])
[:GaudenzSteinlin:Gaudenz Steinlin] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=gaudenz all packages], advance notices for me to comment welcome) - Comaintainers welcome
Geert Stappers ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=stappers all packages])
George Danchev ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=danchev@spnet.net all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:goneri:Gonéri Le Bouder] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=goneri@rulezlan.org all packages])
Guido Günther ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=agx@sigxcpu.org all packages], advance notices for me to comment welcome) - Comaintainers welcome
Guilherme de S. Pastore ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=gpastore all packages])
[:GunnarWolf:Gunnar Wolf] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=gwolf all packages])
[:GustavoFranco:Gustavo Franco] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=stratus all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
Gustavo Noronha ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=kov all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:ChristianHammers:Christian Hammers] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ch@debian.org all packages]) - Please no NMUs for mysql and quagga; Comaintainers welcome for all
[:HolgerLevsen:Holger Levsen] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=debian@layer-acht.org all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:IanWienand:Ian Wienand] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ianw@debian.org all packages])
[:IvanKohler:Ivan Kohler] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ivan-debian@420.am all packages] where I am listed as Maintainer) - Comaintainers welcome
[:JaldharVyas:Jaldhar Vyas] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jaldhar@debian.org all packages except dovecot])
[:JamesWestby:James Westby] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jw%2Bdebian@jameswestby.net&comaint=no all packages] except co-maintained) - Co-maintainers welcome
- [:jbailey:Jeff Bailey] (all packages except glibc) - Comaintainers welcome
[:JeremieCorbier:Jeremie Corbier] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jeremie.corbier@resel.enst-bretagne.fr all packages])
[:JeremyBobbio:Jérémy Bobio] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=lunar@debian.org all packages] - but most of them are already team maintained)
[:Jeroen:Jeroen van Wolffelaar] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jeroen@wolffelaar.nl all packages])
[:JoachimBreitner:Joachim Breitner] (all packages except gaim-thinklight)
Joachim Reichel ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=joachim.reichel@gmx.de all packages])
Joe Wreschnig ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=piman all packages])
[:JoeyHess:Joey Hess] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=joeyh all packages])
JonasSmedegaard ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=dr@jones.dk all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome, and please change from anything to cdbs!
[:JonDowland:Jon Dowland] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jon@alcopop.org all packages])
[:JoostDamad:Joost Damad] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=joost@lumatec.be all packages])
[http://mdcc.cx/ Joost van Baal] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=joostvb all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[: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.
Josselin Mouette (all packages but python-support; for GNOME ask on #gnome-debian@?GimpNet or debian-gtk-gnome@lists.d.o first)
[:JuanDiaz:Juan A. Diaz] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=juan@linux.org.ar all packages]) -
[:JulienDanjou:Julien Danjou] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=acid all packages])
[:KalleKivimaa:Kalle Kivimaa] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=killer all packages])
[:KarlBartel:Karl Bartel] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=karlb@gmx.net all packages])
[:kartikmistry:Kartik Mistry] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=kartik.mistry@gmail.com all non-team-maintained packages])
[: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.
[:KumarAppaiah: Kumar Appaiah] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=akumar@ee.iitm.ac.in all packages])
[:LarsWirzenius:Lars Wirzenius] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=liw@iki.fi all packages])
- Lionel Elie Mamane (All non-comaintaineed packages, scsh family, asterisk-chan-capi. For Horde family, please consult with comaintainers first.)
- Loïc Minier (packages with no Uploaders: i.e. not team maintained)
[:LucaCapello: Luca Capello] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=luca@pca.it all packages]) if possible please send darcs patches
Marc Brockschmidt ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=he all packages])
Marcus Better ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=marcus@better.se all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
Marco Presi ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=zufus all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome - before modifying python-scipy or python-numpy, *please* checkout the ([http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/deb-scipy svn repository])
[:Marga:Margarita Manterola] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=marga all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:madduck: Martin F. Krafft] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=madduck@debian.org all packages], check with comaintainers where approriate) - Comaintainers welcome.
Mark Howard ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=mh all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
Martin Pitt ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=mpitt all packages], but please be extra conservative about PostgreSQL)
Martin Wuertele ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=maxx all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
Martin Zobel-Helas ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=zobel all packages], 48h pre-notice for package DCC please)
Matej Vela ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=vela all packages])
Matt Brubeck ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=mbrubeck all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:MattKraai:Matt Kraai] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=kraai all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
Matthew Garrett ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=mjg59@srcf.ucam.org all packages])
[:MatthewJohnson: Matthew Johnson] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=debian@matthew.ath.cx all packages])
[:MicahAnderson: Micah Anderson] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=Micah+Anderson all packages])
[:MichaelBanck: Michael Banck] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=mbanck all packages])
[:MichaelHanke: Michael Hanke] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=michael.hanke@gmail.com all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:?MichaelJanssen: Michael Janssen] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jamuraa all packages])
Miguel Gea Milvaques ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=xerakko all packages])
Mohammed Adnène Trojette ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=adn%2Bdeb@diwi.org all packages])
Moray Allan ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=moray all packages])
Morten Hustveit ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=morten all packages])
Moritz Muehlenhoff ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jmm@inutil.org all packages])
[:Werner:Morten Werner Olsen] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=werner all packages])
[:NathanaelNerode:Nathanael Nerode] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=neroden@gcc.gnu.org all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:NeilMcGovern:Neil ?McGovern] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=neilm all packages])
[:NelsonOliveira:Nelson A. de Oliveira] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=Nelson+A.&comaint=yes all packages]) - Comaintainers are welcome
Nicolas Duboc ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=nduboc all packages])
[:OsamuAoki:Osamu Aoki] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=osamu all packages]) - Comaintainers are welcome
[:OtavioSalvador:Otavio Salvador] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=otavio all packages]) - Comaintainers are welcome
[:PaulWise:Paul Wise] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=Paul+Wise all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:PerOlofsson:Per Olofsson] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=pelle all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:PetterReinholdtsen:Petter Reinholdtsen] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=pere all packages unless already comaintained]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:PierreHabouzit:Pierre Habouzit] (all non KDE packages, for KDE ones, ask debian-qt-kde@lists.debian.org) - Comaintainers welcome
Pierre Machard ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=pmachard all packages])
[:PeterVanEynde: Peter Van Eynde] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=pvaneynd all packages]) if possible please send darcs patches
[:PhilippHug:Philipp Hug] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=debian@hug.cx all packages]) - Comaintainers are welcome
[:QingningHuo:Qingning Huo] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=qhuo@mayhq.co.uk all packages])
[:RafaelLaboissiere: Rafael Laboissiere] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=rafael all non group-maintained packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:RaphaelHertzog:Raphael Hertzog] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=hertzog all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:Roktas:Recai Okta_] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=roktas@debian.org all packages])
[:ReinhardTartler:Reinhard Tartler] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=siretart@tauware.de all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:RicardoMones:Ricardo Mones] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=mones all packages unless already comaintained]) - Comaintainers welcome
- [:nchip:Riku Voipio] (all packages which are not already groupmaintained)
Robert Jordens ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jordens all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
Robert Lemmen ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=robertle@semistable.com all packages])
[:RobertMcQueen:Robert ?McQueen] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=robot101 all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:RobertoSanchez:Roberto C. Sanchez] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=roberto@connexer.com all packages not already group maintained], [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)
Rodrigo Gallardo ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=rodrigo@nul-unu.com all packages])
Roger Leigh ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=rleigh all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:RogerSo:Roger So] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=rogerso all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
Ross Burton ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ross all packages])
[:RyszardLach:Ryszard Aach] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=rla all packages])
[:RudyGodoy:Rudy Godoy] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=rudy all non comaintained packages]) - Comaintainers welcome.
[:RussAllbery:Russ Allbery] (all packages not group-maintained, heads-up welcome so that I can comment)
[: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
[:SamMorris:Sam Morris] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=sam@robots.org.uk all packages])
[:SantiagoRuanoRincón:Santiago Ruano Rincón] (all packages not co-maintained)
[:SergioTalensOliag:Sergio Talens-Oliag] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=sto all packages])
Søren Boll Overgaard ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=boll all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
Stefan Fritsch ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=sf@sfritsch.de all packages])
Stefan Potyra ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=sistpoty@ubuntu.com all packages])
[:StefanoZacchiroli:Stefano Zacchiroli] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=zack all packages] except those already team-maintained)
Steffen Joeris ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=white all packages, except debian-edu*])
[:SteinarGunderson:Steinar H. Gunderson] (all packages except the ones I'm also upstream for, ie. pkgsync and amoeba)
[: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
Steve Robbins ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=smr all packages unless already comaintained]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:SvenMueller:Sven Müller] [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=sven all packages] not team-maintained already - Comaintainers also welcome
Ted Percival ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ted@midg3t.net all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome.
[:ThadeuCascardo:Thadeu Cascardo] [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=cascardo@minaslivre.org all packages]
Thijs Kinkhorst ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=thijs all packages])
Thom May [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=thom all packages] not team or co-maintained already
Thomas Viehmann ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=tviehmann all packages])
[:ToddTroxell:Todd Troxell] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=ttroxell all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:TorstenWerner:Torsten Werner] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=twerner all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[:VictorSeva:Victor Seva] ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=linuxmaniac@torreviejawireless.org all packages]) - Comaintainers welcome
[: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?
W. Borgert ([http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=debacle all packages]) - co-maintainers welcome
Wookey - Yes, please fix my packages
[: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.)