I've been perusing the bug catalogs, and I thought it might be useful for others who want to help closing bugs, to see which maintainers need the most help. Here's a list of the oldest bugs (also see the list of bugs more than 2 years old at master.debian.org/~ajt/oldbugs.html). Following that is a list sorted by number of open bugs. Even bugs labeled as having been sent upstream, may be able to be closed now, if someone can verify an upstream change has fixed the bug. Other old bugs can be closed because events have overtaken them.
I noticed the recent mailing to maintainers by Colin Watson in conjunction with the bug-squashing parties. Another idea, for handling old bugs, would be to initiate a message to the *originator*, asking if they think the bug should still be open. I think no- response should be taken as 'No'. But we may also get many 'No' answers, which would allow a maintainer to immediately close the bug with nomore effort. More than 6 years old: <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> More than 5 years old: <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Salzenberg, Chip ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/debian-boot@lists.debian.org";>Debian Install System Team</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Bernd Eckenfels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">James Troup and others <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> More than 4 years old: <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Butler, Chris ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">A, Richard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Huggins-Daines, David ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Yann Dirson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Scheetz, Dale ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Bernd Eckenfels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Eichin, Mark ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Gillespie, Jr.)</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Jordan, Frank ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Martin, Daniel ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">James Troup and others <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Zander, Stephen ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Hecker, Richard A. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Garcia, Hector ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Ingram, Johnie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Listmaster</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Hill, Benjamin ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Marco d'Itri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Christian Meder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Miller, Raul ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Nicolás Lichtmaier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]://bugs.debian.org">[EMAIL PROTECTED]://bugs.debian.org (Darren O. Benham and others)</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Debian QA Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Paul Haggart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Woodcock, Robert ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Alexander Kotelnikov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Vila, Santiago ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Gybas, Stefan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Greenland, Steve ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Lees, Tom ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Work-Needing and Prospective Packages <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Yusuf, Muhammad Hussain ([EMAIL PROTECTED])</a><br> Number of open bugs: 360 kbytes, 835 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 352 kbytes, 874 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Work-Needing and Prospective Packages <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 316 kbytes, 691 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 160 kbytes, 391 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Takuo KITAME <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 148 kbytes, 342 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Nicolás Lichtmaier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 148 kbytes, 326 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 140 kbytes, 315 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Bdale Garbee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 116 kbytes, 275 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">James LewisMoss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 112 kbytes, 254 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Matthew Vernon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 112 kbytes, 261 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ivan E. Moore II)</a><br> 108 kbytes, 255 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 108 kbytes, 253 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Debian QA Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 100 kbytes, 218 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 96 kbytes, 214 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Ryan Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 96 kbytes, 216 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Raphael Bossek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 96 kbytes, 221 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Johnie Ingram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 96 kbytes, 205 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">APT Development Team <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 88 kbytes, 194 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 84 kbytes, 178 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Christian Marillat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> 84 kbytes, 196 bugs <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Ben Gertzfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br> *----------------------------------------------------------------* | .''`. | Debian GNU/Linux: <http://www.debian.org> | | : :' : | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | `. `'` | Chris Tillman | | `- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | *----------------------------------------------------------------*
