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 On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 3:24€€€AM Andreas Tille  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 
 > 
 > 
  
 
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On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 
 3:24€€€AM Andreas Tille <ti 
 le@debian.org> wrote:
< 
 blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border- 
 left:1px 
 solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">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
 
  
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