unsubscribe On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 3:24 AM Andreas Tille <ti...@debian.org> wrote:
> Dear fellow developers, > > As per Debian Constitution §8, I hereby appoint the following developers > as FTP Masters: > > - Thorsten Alteholz (alteholz) > - Ansgar Burchardt (ansgar) > - Joerg Jaspert (joerg) > - Luke W. Faraone (lfaraone) > > This delegation reflects the resignation of Mark Hymers from Debian. I > would like to thank Mark for his many years of service, in particular > for his work on point releases, which has been greatly appreciated. > > Any previous Debian Policy delegation not explicitly listed above is > revoked. The delegation is not time-limited and will be effective until > further changes by present or future Project Leaders. > > > Task Description > ---------------- > > FTP Masters, commonly referred to as "ftpmaster", oversee and maintain > the well-being of Debian's official package repositories. FTP Masters > are responsible for tasks that include: > > - Running the archive, maintaining the corresponding infrastructure > (e.g. the tools used for processing uploaded packages and the tools > used to move packages across suites). > > - Supporting the Release Managers, ensuring that packages move across > releases properly, according to the rules defined by the Release > Managers. > > - Accepting and rejecting packages that enter the NEW and byhand queues. > > - Maintaining the state of packages and the archive via priority and > section override files. > > - Maintaining the software used to run the archive, namely the Debian > Archive Kit (dak). > > - Maintaining clear documentation of the team's key processes, > especially those related to releases, to support transparency and > contributor involvement. > > > Appendix > -------- > > - More info about the FTPMaster team can be found on the Debian wiki[1]. > > - The FTP team also includes a number of "FTP assistants" and "FTP > trainees"[2] who have access to a subset of the tasks performed by > full FTP masters. While their contributions are greatly appreciated, > these roles do not require a formal delegation. > > > I'm explicitly thanking the FTPMaster team for their work > > Andreas, Debian Project Leader > > > [1] https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/FTPMaster > [2] https://ftp-master.debian.org/#ftpteam > >
