##= Developer Responsibilities = <> == General advice == For those new to Ubuntu development, it can be difficult to find out who is responsible for particular components. Often, it is sufficient to just file a bug and trust Launchpad to deliver the information to the right people for you. However, it can be useful to talk to people informally first. Many Ubuntu packages do not have maintainers in Ubuntu as such. Since we inherit many packages from Debian unchanged, the responsible person is often the corresponding Debian maintainer. When there is a responsible person in Ubuntu, sometimes the Maintainer field will tell you. For example: {{{ $ apt-cache show upstart | grep ^Maintainer: Maintainer: Scott James Remnant }}} However, sometimes this will just be a generic mailing list. For example: {{{ $ apt-cache show hal | grep ^Maintainer: Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers }}} You can look for consistent contributors in the changelog (`/usr/share/doc/PACKAGE/changelog.Debian.gz`, or `/usr/share/doc/PACKAGE/changelog.gz` for native packages). Remember that the last uploader may just have been making a "drive-by" fix and not have a significant ongoing interest in or knowledge of the package. The list of Launchpad bug contacts for the package (which can be found at `https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/PACKAGE`) may be helpful. However, it may also contain non-developers who registered an interest in bugs filed on the package but do not contribute to it. == Specific responsibilities == Where general techniques do not help, the following list may do. This is not a canonical list of maintainers by any stretch of the imagination, but it may be a useful guideline. Please help to keep this list up to date! Please do not be offended if your name has been omitted, but instead add it where appropriate. ||'''Component''' || '''Developer(s) (ircnick)''' || || Accessibility || [[https://launchpad.net/~henrik|Henrik Nilsen Omma]] (heno), [[https://launchpad.net/~themuso|Luke Yelavich]] (The''''''Muso) || || ACPI, power management || [[https://launchpad.net/~apw|Andy Whitcroft]] (apw), [[https://launchpad.net/~stefan-bader-canonical| Stefan Bader]] (smb) || || apport || [[https://launchpad.net/~pitti|Martin Pitt]] (pitti) || || ARM || [[https://launchpad.net/~lool|Loic Minier]] (lool), [[https://launchpad.net/~ogra|Oliver Grawert]] (ogra), [[https://launchpad.net/~amitk|Amit Kucheria]] (amitk) || || Artwork || [[https://launchpad.net/~kwwii|Ken Wimer]] (kwwii) || || Bug management tools || [[https://launchpad.net/~brian-murray|Brian Murray]] (bdmurray) || || Build infrastructure || [[https://launchpad.net/~lamont|LaMont Jones]] (lamont) || || Checkbox || [[https://launchpad.net/~david-murphy|David Murphy]] (schwuk), [[https://launchpad.net/~cr3|Marc Tardif]] (cr3) || || Cluster tools || [[https://launchpad.net/~zulcss|Chuck Short]] (zul) || || Compiz || [[https://launchpad.net/~mvo|Michael Vogt]] (mvo), [[https://launchpad.net/~amaranth|Travis Watkins]] (Amaranth) || || Desktop testing || [[https://launchpad.net/~jibel | Jean-Baptiste Lallement]] (jibel) || || DMRaid || [[https://launchpad.net/~themuso|Luke Yelvich]] (The''''''Muso) || || Documentation (includes ubuntu-docs, gnome-user-docs) || [[DocumentationTeam/Contact]] or contact MatthewEast (mdke) || || Encrypted file systems || [[https://launchpad.net/~pitti|Martin Pitt]] (pitti), [[https://launchpad.net/~siretart|Reinhard Tartler]] (siretart), [[https://launchpad.net/~kirkland|Dustin Kirkland]] (kirkland), [[https://launchpad.net/~timg-tpi|Tim Gardner]] (rtg) || || Germinate, seeds || [[https://launchpad.net/~cjwatson|Colin Watson]] (cjwatson), [[https://launchpad.net/~robbie.w|Robbie Williamson]] (robbiew) || || GNOME desktop || [[https://launchpad.net/~seb128|Sebastien Bacher]] (seb128), [[https://launchpad.net/~pvillavi|Pedro Villavicencio]] (pedro), [[https://launchpad.net/~pitti|Martin Pitt]] (pitti), many others || || udisks/upower/polkit/Mounting || [[https://launchpad.net/~pitti|Martin Pitt]] (pitti) || || Installer (debian-installer, ubiquity, oem-config) || [[https://launchpad.net/~cjwatson|Colin Watson]] (cjwatson), [[https://launchpad.net/~evand|Evan Dandrea]] (evand) || || Internationalisation (fonts, input methods, etc.) || [[https://launchpad.net/~arnegoetje|Arne Götje]] (Arne''''''Goetje) || || Java || [[https://launchpad.net/~doko|Matthias Klose]] (doko), [[https://launchpad.net/~tcarrez|Thierry Carrez]] (ttx) || || Jockey || [[https://launchpad.net/~pitti|Martin Pitt]] (pitti), [[https://launchpad.net/~albertomilone|Alberto Milone]] (tseliot) || || KDE desktop || [[https://launchpad.net/~jr|Jonathan Riddell]] (Riddell), [[https://launchpad.net/~hobbsee|Sarah Kowalik]] (Hobbsee) || || KVM || [[https://launchpad.net/~kirkland|Dustin Kirkland]] (kirkland) || || Language packs || [[https://launchpad.net/~pitti|Martin Pitt]] (pitti), [[https://launchpad.net/~arnegoetje|Arne Götje]] (Arne''''''Goetje) || || Linux kernel || [[https://launchpad.net/~pgraner|Pete Graner]] (pgraner), [[https://launchpad.net/~timg-tpi|Tim Gardner]] (rtg) || || Mozilla (Firefox, Thunderbird) || Fabien Tassin (U''''''bulette), [[https://launchpad.net/~chrisccoulson|Chris Coulson]] (chrisccoulson) || || MySQL || [[https://launchpad.net/~mathiaz|Mathias Gug]] (mathiaz) || || Myth``TV || [[https://launchpad.net/~superm1|Mario Limonciello]] (superm1) || || Network``Manager || [[https://launchpad.net/mathieu-tl | Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre]] (cyphermox), [[https://launchpad.net/~siretart|Reinhard Tartler]] (siretart) || || Open``Office.org || [[https://launchpad.net/~ccheney|Chris Cheney]] (calc) || || Packaging tools (APT, Synaptic, update-manager, etc.) || [[https://launchpad.net/~mvo|Michael Vogt|Michael Vogt]] (mvo) || || Printing || [[https://launchpad.net/~till-kamppeter|Till Kamppeter]] (tkamppeter) || || Python || [[https://launchpad.net/~doko|Matthias Klose]] (doko) || || Release management || [[https://launchpad.net/~robbie.w|Robbie Williamson]] (robbiew), [[https://launchpad.net/~pitti|Martin Pitt]] (pitti) || || Samba || [[https://launchpad.net/~mathiaz|Mathias Gug]] (mathiaz) || || Security || Please see [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/Contacts|SecurityTeam/Contacts]] || || Sound (ALSA, PulseAudio) || [[https://launchpad.net/~diwic|David Henningsson]] (diwic), [[https://launchpad.net/~crimsun|Daniel T. Chen]] (crimsun), [[https://launchpad.net/~themuso|Luke Yelavich]] (The''''''Muso) || || Toolchain (GCC, binutils, etc.) || [[https://launchpad.net/~doko|Matthias Klose]] (doko) || || Toolchain (glibc, LLVM, etc.) || [[https://launchpad.net/~adconrad|Adam Conrad]] (infinity) || || Translations || [[https://launchpad.net/~dpm|David Planella]] (dpm), <> (ubuntu and canonical addresses whitelisted) || || Ubuntu Studio || [[https://launchpad.net/~coryisatm|Cory Kontros]] (_MMA_), [[https://launchpad.net/~themuso|Luke Yelavich]] (The''''''Muso) || || udev || [[https://launchpad.net/~scott|Scott James Remnant]] (Keybuk), [[https://launchpad.net/~timg-tpi|Tim Gardner]] (rtg), [[https://launchpad.net/~pitti|Martin Pitt]] (pitti) || || Upstart || [[https://launchpad.net/~scott|Scott James Remnant]] (Keybuk) || || usb-creator || [[https://launchpad.net/~evand|Evan Dandrea]] (evand) || || Virtualization (KVM, Xen, libvirt, ...) || [[https://launchpad.net/~soren|Soren Hansen]] (soren) || || X.org || RAOF, [[https://launchpad.net/~tjaalton|Timo Aaltonen]] (tjaalton) || || Xubuntu || [[https://launchpad.net/~cody-somerville|Cody Somerville]], [[https://launchpad.net/~mrpouit|Lionel de Folgoc]] (Xfce4 packages) || == Fallback == If there is no contact listed above, try one of these general contacts: || Desktop || [[https://launchpad.net/~jasoncwarner| Jason Warner]] (jasoncwarner) || || Server || [[https://launchpad.net/~robbie.w|Robbie Williamson]] (robbiew) || || Mobile || [[https://launchpad.net/~davidm|David Mandala]] (davidm) || || Kernel || [[https://launchpad.net/~pgraner|Pete Graner]] (pgraner) || || QA || [[https://launchpad.net/~pgraner|Pete Graner]] (pgraner) || || Foundations (plumbing) || [[https://launchpad.net/~vorlon|Steve Langasek]] (vorlon) || ---- CategoryProcess