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Official status
in Debian, maintainers are people who are allowed to upload packages. There are :
- * Debian Maintainers (DM)
Debian Maintainer is an official status of people, who are allowed to upload specific packages (with a DM field set). It is highly recommended to be a Debian Maintainer before to apply to the Debian New Maintainers process.
- * Debian Developers
Debian Project members who have gone through the Debian New Maintainers process and had their application accepted are called Debian Developers
disambiguation
Here is a list of expressions which use the word "maintainer" :
- * Debian New Maintainer
The Debian New Maintainers process, is the process of becoming an official Debian Developer (DD).