Re: [PATCH 2/2] MAINTAINERS: update new GRUB git repository and mailing list
Leo Sandoval via Grub-devel <[email protected]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:20:15 -0600
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--===============1673716223858314912== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000009fd2d2064ce968f1" --0000000000009fd2d2064ce968f1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Andrew for collecting all these names. We are in contact with most of them, except Richard (whom I worked with previously) and Thomas. The plan is to CC them on the incoming mail to make the transition as smooth as possible.. Leo On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 2:53=E2=80=AFPM Andrew Hamilton <[email protected]= > wrote: > For Buildroot it looks like they have a DEVELOPERS file in the root of th= e > repo ( > https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot/blob/master/DEVELOPERS > ) and the following is associated with GRUB > [email protected] > > Yocto appears to have GRUB in the open embedded-core layer per: > > https://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/branch/master/layer/openembedd= ed-core/ > The maintainer is listed as > [email protected] > > For distros it appears Redhat is covered. > Debian might be > [email protected] > Per > https://salsa.debian.org/grub-team/grub/-/commits/master?ref_type=3DHEADS > > I saw something from Gentoo on this topic earlier so they seem covered > > For Suse I found maybe > [email protected] from > > https://build.opensuse.org/projects/openSUSE:Factory/packages/grub2/files= /0001-00_header-Omit-loading-efi_uga-on-non-x86-EFI-platfo.patch?expand=3D1 > > > For Arch I found [email protected] > Per > https://archlinux.org/packages/core/x86_64/grub/ > > There are more variants I know but those are the biggest ones I could > think of, but feel free to double check me. > > Thanks > Andrew > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 2:00=E2=80=AFPM Leo Sandoval <[email protected]= > wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 11:21=E2=80=AFAM Andrew Hamilton <adhamilt@gmail= .com> >> wrote: >> >>> Will this info be updated on the >>> https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ >>> site? >>> >> >> Yes, that is the plan. In fact, not just the above but also these >> >> >> - ML https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-mailinglist.html >> - Bugs https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=3Dgrub/ >> - lore https://lore.kernel.org/grub-devel/ >> >> These may take some time but volunteers are welcome to speed up the >> process. >> >> >>> Do you think this patch post will get the attention from all the key >>> users of Grub (like distribution maintainers, Buildroot, Yocto, etc.) t= o >>> start planning to update their build tools to point to a new place? >>> >> >> I do not think so. >> >> What do you think is the best way to reach the outside >> distro/buildroot/YP community? >> >> BTW, We will send an email soon with migration details as mentioned in >> the commit description. >> >> >>> >>> Will some pointer be left in place from the current Git and mailing lis= t >>> to the new location, and archive of the current list for future referen= ce? >>> >> >> Good points, I'm not sure of the best path but at least you pointed out >> what is needed. Let me talk to the team about it. >> >> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Andrew >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 12:31=E2=80=AFPM Leo Sandoval via Grub-devel < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> We are announcing the new place where the GRUB repository [1] will be >>>> hosted >>>> and its corresponding mailing list [2]. The repository at freedesktop >>>> [1] would >>>> become soon the upstream repository, so new contributions will need to >>>> be done through merge-requests. >>>> >>>> The decision to migrate to a more modern repository system (freedeskto= p >>>> is >>>> indeed a gitlab instance) is clear and based on several proposed >>>> options, freedesktop turned out to be the best option. More >>>> information about this migration is comming soon. >>>> >>>> [1] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gnu-grub/grub/ >>>> [2] >>>> https://lists.freedesktop.org/postorius/lists/grub-devel.lists.freedes= ktop.org/ >>>> >>>> Signed-off-by: Marta Lewandowska <[email protected]> >>>> Signed-off-by: Leo Sandoval <[email protected]> >>>> Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper <[email protected]> >>>> --- >>>> MAINTAINERS | 10 ++++------ >>>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) >>>> >>>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS >>>> index eeef70f42f..2d7dcc2073 100644 >>>> --- a/MAINTAINERS >>>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS >>>> @@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ file to get more information how to properly report >>>> this kind of bugs to >>>> the maintainers. >>>> >>>> The GRUB development happens on the grub-devel mailing list [1]. The >>>> latest >>>> -GRUB source code is available at Savannah git repository [2]. >>>> - >>>> -Users can ask for help on the help-grub mailing list [3]. >>>> +GRUB source code is available at freedesktop git repository [2]. >>>> >>>> +Users can also ask for help on the same grub-devel mailing list [1]. >>>> >>>> List of past GRUB maintainers and people who strongly contributed to >>>> the project >>>> >>>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >>>> @@ -32,6 +31,5 @@ strongly contributed to the project: >>>> - Yoshinori K. Okuji. >>>> >>>> >>>> -[1] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel >>>> -[2] >>>> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=3Dgrub.git&view=3Dview+git+repo= sitory >>>> -[3] >>>> <https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=3Dgrub.git&view=3Dview+git+rep= ository-[3]> >>>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-grub >>>> +[1] >>>> https://lists.freedesktop.org/postorius/lists/grub-devel.lists.freedes= ktop.org/ >>>> +[2] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gnu-grub/grub/ >>>> -- >>>> 2.52.0 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Grub-devel mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel >>>> >>> --0000000000009fd2d2064ce968f1 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks Andrew for collecting all these names. We are in co= ntact with most of them, except Richard (whom I worked with previously) and= Thomas.<div><br></div><div>The plan is to CC them on the incoming mail to = make the transition as smooth as possible..</div><div><br></div><div>Leo</d= iv></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"l= tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 2:53=E2=80=AFPM Andrew Ham= ilton <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> = wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0= px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div= ><div dir=3D"auto">For Buildroot it looks like they have a DEVELOPERS file = in the root of the repo ( <div style=3D"font-size:inherit"><a href=3D"https= ://github.com/buildroot/buildroot/blob/master/DEVELOPERS" style=3D"font-siz= e:inherit" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot/blob/ma= ster/DEVELOPERS</a></div>) and the following is associated with GRUB<br></d= iv><div dir=3D"auto"><div style=3D"font-size:inherit"><a href=3D"mailto:tho= [email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</= a></div><br></div></div><div><div dir=3D"auto">Yocto appears to have GRUB i= n the open embedded-core layer per:=C2=A0<div style=3D"font-size:inherit"><= a href=3D"https://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/branch/master/layer/op= enembedded-core/" style=3D"font-size:inherit" target=3D"_blank">https://lay= ers.openembedded.org/layerindex/branch/master/layer/openembedded-core/</a><= /div><div style=3D"font-size:inherit" dir=3D"auto">The maintainer is listed= as=C2=A0<div style=3D"font-size:inherit" dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"mailto:ri= [email protected]" style=3D"font-size:inherit" target=3D"_bl= ank">[email protected]</a></div></div></div><div dir=3D"au= to"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">For distros it appears Redhat is covered.= =C2=A0<br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Debian might be <div style=3D"font-size:i= nherit" dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" style=3D"f= ont-size:inherit" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a></div>=C2= =A0Per=C2=A0<div style=3D"font-size:inherit"><a href=3D"https://salsa.debia= n.org/grub-team/grub/-/commits/master?ref_type=3DHEADS" style=3D"font-size:= inherit" target=3D"_blank">https://salsa.debian.org/grub-team/grub/-/commit= s/master?ref_type=3DHEADS</a></div><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I saw someth= ing from Gentoo on this topic earlier so they seem covered</div></div></div= ><div><div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">For Suse I found m= aybe=C2=A0<div style=3D"font-size:inherit" dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"mailto:m= [email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> from=C2=A0<div style= =3D"font-size:inherit"><a href=3D"https://build.opensuse.org/projects/openS= USE:Factory/packages/grub2/files/0001-00_header-Omit-loading-efi_uga-on-non= -x86-EFI-platfo.patch?expand=3D1" style=3D"font-size:inherit" target=3D"_bl= ank">https://build.opensuse.org/projects/openSUSE:Factory/packages/grub2/fi= les/0001-00_header-Omit-loading-efi_uga-on-non-x86-EFI-platfo.patch?expand= =3D1</a></div><div style=3D"font-size:inherit" dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div = style=3D"font-size:inherit" dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div>For Arch I found = =C2=A0<span style=3D"font-size:inherit"><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= rg" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a></span><br><span style=3D"font= -size:inherit">=C2=A0Per=C2=A0</span><div style=3D"font-size:inherit"><a hr= ef=3D"https://archlinux.org/packages/core/x86_64/grub/" style=3D"font-size:= inherit" target=3D"_blank">https://archlinux.org/packages/core/x86_64/grub/= </a></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">There are mor= e variants I know but those are the biggest ones I could think of, but feel= free to double check me.<br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"= auto">Thanks<br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Andrew</div><div><br><div class=3D"= gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at = 2:00=E2=80=AFPM Leo Sandoval <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" tar= get=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote clas= s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid r= gb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></d= iv><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On = Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 11:21=E2=80=AFAM Andrew Hamilton <<a href=3D"mailto= :[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br= ></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;= border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">= Will this info be updated on the=C2=A0<div style=3D"font-size:inherit"><a h= ref=3D"https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/" style=3D"font-size:inherit" targ= et=3D"_blank">https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/</a></div>=C2=A0site?</div>= </blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes, that is the plan. In fact, not just t= he above but also these</div><div><br></div><div><br>- ML <a href=3D"https:= //www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-mailinglist.html" target=3D"_blank">https:= //www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-mailinglist.html</a><br>- Bugs <a href=3D"= https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=3Dgrub/" target=3D"_blank">https://sav= annah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=3Dgrub/</a><br>- lore <a href=3D"https://lore.ker= nel.org/grub-devel/" target=3D"_blank">https://lore.kernel.org/grub-devel/<= /a><br></div><div><br></div><div>These may take some time but volunteers ar= e welcome to speed up the process.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class=3D= "gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(2= 04,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"= >Do you think this patch post will get the attention from all the key users= of Grub (like distribution maintainers, Buildroot, Yocto, etc.) to start p= lanning to update their build tools to point to a new place?</div></blockqu= ote><div><br></div><div>I do not think so.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>W= hat do=C2=A0you think is the best way to reach the outside distro/buildroot= /YP community?</div><div><br></div><div>BTW, We will send an email soon wit= h migration details as mentioned in the commit description.</div><div>=C2= =A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8e= x;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto= "><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Will some pointer be left in place from the c= urrent Git and mailing list to the new location, and archive of the current= list for future reference?</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Good poin= ts, I'm not sure of the best path but at least you pointed out what is = needed. Let me talk to the team about it.</div></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"= ><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo= te" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204= );padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Thanks,</= div><div dir=3D"auto">Andrew</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div = dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 12:31=E2=80=AFPM L= eo Sandoval via Grub-devel <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target= =3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D= "gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(2= 04,204,204);padding-left:1ex">We are announcing the new place where the GRU= B repository [1] will be hosted<br> and its corresponding mailing list [2]. The repository at freedesktop [1] w= ould<br> become soon the upstream repository, so new contributions will need to<br> be done through merge-requests.<br> <br> The decision to migrate to a more modern repository system (freedesktop is<= br> indeed a gitlab instance) is clear and based on several proposed<br> options, freedesktop turned out to be the best option. More<br> information about this migration is comming soon.<br> <br> [1] <a href=3D"https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gnu-grub/grub/" rel=3D"norefe= rrer" target=3D"_blank">https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gnu-grub/grub/</a><b= r> [2] <a href=3D"https://lists.freedesktop.org/postorius/lists/grub-devel.lis= ts.freedesktop.org/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.fre= edesktop.org/postorius/lists/grub-devel.lists.freedesktop.org/</a><br> <br> Signed-off-by: Marta Lewandowska <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"= target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>><br> Signed-off-by: Leo Sandoval <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" targ= et=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>><br> Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" = target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>><br> ---<br> =C2=A0MAINTAINERS | 10 ++++------<br> =C2=A01 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)<br> <br> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS<br> index eeef70f42f..2d7dcc2073 100644<br> --- a/MAINTAINERS<br> +++ b/MAINTAINERS<br> @@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ file to get more information how to properly report this= kind of bugs to<br> =C2=A0the maintainers.<br> <br> =C2=A0The GRUB development happens on the grub-devel mailing list [1]. The = latest<br> -GRUB source code is available at Savannah git repository [2].<br> -<br> -Users can ask for help on the help-grub mailing list [3].<br> +GRUB source code is available at freedesktop git repository [2].<br> <br> +Users can also ask for help on the same grub-devel mailing list [1].<br> <br> =C2=A0List of past GRUB maintainers and people who strongly contributed to = the project<br> =C2=A0=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br> @@ -32,6 +31,5 @@ strongly contributed to the project:<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0- Yoshinori K. Okuji.<br> <br> <br> -[1] <a href=3D"https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel" rel=3D"n= oreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-de= vel</a><br> -[2] <a href=3D"https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=3Dgrub.git&view= =3Dview+git+repository-[3]" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://gi= t.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=3Dgrub.git&view=3Dview+git+repository<br> -[3]</a> <a href=3D"https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-grub" rel= =3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/he= lp-grub</a><br> +[1] <a href=3D"https://lists.freedesktop.org/postorius/lists/grub-devel.li= sts.freedesktop.org/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.fr= eedesktop.org/postorius/lists/grub-devel.lists.freedesktop.org/</a><br> +[2] <a href=3D"https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gnu-grub/grub/" rel=3D"noref= errer" target=3D"_blank">https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gnu-grub/grub/</a><= br> -- <br> 2.52.0<br> <br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> Grub-devel mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]<= /a><br> <a href=3D"https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel" rel=3D"norefe= rrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel</= a><br> </blockquote></div></div> </blockquote></div></div> </blockquote></div></div> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> --0000000000009fd2d2064ce968f1-- --===============1673716223858314912== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX18KR3J1Yi1kZXZl bCBtYWlsaW5nIGxpc3QKR3J1Yi1kZXZlbEBnbnUub3JnCmh0dHBzOi8vbGlzdHMuZ251Lm9yZy9t YWlsbWFuL2xpc3RpbmZvL2dydWItZGV2ZWwK --===============1673716223858314912==--