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| '''Component''' | '''Developer(s)''' |
| Accessibility | Henrik Nilsen Omma, Luke Yelavich |
| ACPI, power management | Matthew Garrett |
| apport | Martin Pitt |
| APT, Synaptic, update-manager, etc. | Michael Vogt |
| Artwork | Ken Wimer |
| Cluster tools | Fabio M. Di Nitto |
| Compiz | Michael Vogt, Travis Watkins |
| Edubuntu | Oliver Grawert |
| Germinate, seeds | Colin Watson |
| GNOME desktop | Sebastien Bacher, Loic Minier, Ted Gould, many others |
| HAL | Martin Pitt |
| Installer (debian-installer, ubiquity, oem-config) | Colin Watson, Evan Dandrea |
| Internationalisation (fonts, input methods, etc.) | Arne Götje |
| KDE desktop | Jonathan Riddell, Sarah Hobbs |
| Language packs | Martin Pitt, Arne Götje |
| Linux kernel | Ben Collins, Matthew Garrett |
| Mobile | Tollef Fog Heen |
| Mozilla (Firefox, Thunderbird) | Alexander Sack |
| Myth``TV | Mario Limonciello |
| Network``Manager | Alexander Sack, Reinhard Tartler |
| Open``Office.org | Chris Cheney |
| Server | Rick Clark |
| Toolchain (GCC, glibc, etc.) | Matthias Klose |
| Ubuntu Studio | Cory Kontros |
| udev | Scott James Remnant |
| Upstart | Scott James Remnant |
| X.org | Bryce Harrington |
| Xubuntu | Lionel de Folgoc |		 ||<rowbgcolor="#FFEBBB">'''Component''' || '''Developer(s) (ircnick)''' ||
|| Accessibility || Henrik Nilsen Omma (heno), Luke Yelavich ||
|| ACPI, power management || Matthew Garrett (mjg59) ||
|| apport || Martin Pitt (pitti) ||
|| APT, Synaptic, update-manager, etc. || Michael Vogt (mvo) ||
|| Artwork || Ken Wimer (kwwii) ||
|| Build daemons || Adam Conrad (infinity) , La``Mont Jones ||
|| Cluster tools || Fabio M. Di Nitto ||
|| Compiz || Michael Vogt (mvo), Travis Watkins (Amaranth) ||
|| Edubuntu || Oliver Grawert (ogra) ||
|| Encrypted file systems || Martin Pitt (pitti), Reinhard Tartler (siretart) ||
|| Germinate, seeds || Colin Watson (cjwatson) ||
|| GNOME desktop || Sebastien Bacher (seb128), Loic Minier (lool), Ted Gould, many others ||
|| HAL/Policy``Kit/Mounting || Martin Pitt (pitti) ||
|| Installer (debian-installer, ubiquity, oem-config) || Colin Watson (cjwatson), Evan Dandrea (evand) ||
|| Internationalisation (fonts, input methods, etc.) || Arne Götje (ArneGoetje) ||
|| Java || Matthias Klose (doko) ||
|| KDE desktop || Jonathan Riddell (Riddell), Sarah Hobbs (Hobbsee) ||
|| Language packs || Martin Pitt (pitti), Arne Götje (ArneGoetje) ||
|| Linux kernel || Ben Collins (BenC), Matthew Garrett (mjg59) ||
|| Mobile || Tollef Fog Heen (Mithrandir) ||
|| Mozilla (Firefox, Thunderbird) || Alexander Sack (asac) ||
|| Myth``TV || Mario Limonciello (mario_limonciell) ||
|| Network``Manager || Alexander Sack (asac), Reinhard Tartler (siretart) ||
|| Open``Office.org || Chris Cheney (calc) ||
|| Printing || Till Kamppeter, Martin Pitt (pitti) ||
|| Python || Matthias Klose (doko) ||
|| Release management || Steve Langasek (slangasek) ||
|| Jockey formally known as Restricted Manager || Martin Pitt (pitti) ||
|| Security || Kees Cook (keescook), Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand) ||
|| Server || Rick Clark (dendrobates) ||
|| Sound || Daniel T. Chen (crimsun) , Martin Pitt (pitti) ||
|| Toolchain (GCC, glibc, etc.) || Matthias Klose (doko) ||
|| Ubuntu Studio || Cory Kontros ||
|| udev || Scott James Remnant (Keybuk) ||
|| Upstart || Scott James Remnant (Keybuk) ||
|| X.org || Bryce Harrington (bryce) ||
|| Xubuntu || Cody Somerville, Lionel de Folgoc (Xfce4 packages) ||

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 <scott@ubuntu.com>

However, sometimes this will just be a generic mailing list. For example: 

$ apt-cache show hal | grep ^Maintainer:
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>

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

Henrik Nilsen Omma (heno), Luke Yelavich

ACPI, power management

Matthew Garrett (mjg59)

apport

Martin Pitt (pitti)

APT, Synaptic, update-manager, etc.

Michael Vogt (mvo)

Artwork

Ken Wimer (kwwii)

Build daemons

Adam Conrad (infinity) , LaMont Jones

Cluster tools

Fabio M. Di Nitto

Compiz

Michael Vogt (mvo), Travis Watkins (Amaranth)

Edubuntu

Oliver Grawert (ogra)

Encrypted file systems

Martin Pitt (pitti), Reinhard Tartler (siretart)

Germinate, seeds

Colin Watson (cjwatson)

GNOME desktop

Sebastien Bacher (seb128), Loic Minier (lool), Ted Gould, many others

HAL/PolicyKit/Mounting

Martin Pitt (pitti)

Installer (debian-installer, ubiquity, oem-config)

Colin Watson (cjwatson), Evan Dandrea (evand)

Internationalisation (fonts, input methods, etc.)

Arne Götje (ArneGoetje)

Java

Matthias Klose (doko)

KDE desktop

Jonathan Riddell (Riddell), Sarah Hobbs (Hobbsee)

Language packs

Martin Pitt (pitti), Arne Götje (ArneGoetje)

Linux kernel

Ben Collins (BenC), Matthew Garrett (mjg59)

Mobile

Tollef Fog Heen (Mithrandir)

Mozilla (Firefox, Thunderbird)

Alexander Sack (asac)

MythTV

Mario Limonciello (mario_limonciell)

NetworkManager

Alexander Sack (asac), Reinhard Tartler (siretart)

OpenOffice.org

Chris Cheney (calc)

Printing

Till Kamppeter, Martin Pitt (pitti)

Python

Matthias Klose (doko)

Release management

Steve Langasek (slangasek)

Jockey formally known as Restricted Manager

Martin Pitt (pitti)

Security

Kees Cook (keescook), Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand)

Server

Rick Clark (dendrobates)

Sound

Daniel T. Chen (crimsun) , Martin Pitt (pitti)

Toolchain (GCC, glibc, etc.)

Matthias Klose (doko)

Ubuntu Studio

Cory Kontros

udev

Scott James Remnant (Keybuk)

Upstart

Scott James Remnant (Keybuk)

X.org

Bryce Harrington (bryce)

Xubuntu

Cody Somerville, Lionel de Folgoc (Xfce4 packages)

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