Re: [PATCH 2/2] MAINTAINERS: update new GRUB git repository and mailing list
Andrew Hamilton <[email protected]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:58:34 -0500
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--===============7052488629724064432== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000b3c8c6064ce9f15b" --000000000000b3c8c6064ce9f15b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Great thanks! I look forward to the new setup! Reviewed-by: Andrew Hamilton <[email protected]> On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 10:20=E2=80=AFAM Leo Sandoval <[email protected]>= wrote: > 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]= om> > wrote: > >> For Buildroot it looks like they have a DEVELOPERS file in the root of >> the 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/openembed= ded-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=3DHEAD= S >> >> 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/file= s/0001-00_header-Omit-loading-efi_uga-on-non-x86-EFI-platfo.patch?expand=3D= 1 >> >> >> 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]= m> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 11:21=E2=80=AFAM Andrew Hamilton <adhamilt@gmai= l.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.) = to >>>> 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 >>>> list to the new location, and archive of the current list for future >>>> reference? >>>> >>> >>> 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 t= o >>>>> be done through merge-requests. >>>>> >>>>> The decision to migrate to a more modern repository system >>>>> (freedesktop 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.freede= sktop.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 repor= t >>>>> 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+rep= ository >>>>> -[3] >>>>> <https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=3Dgrub.git&view=3Dview+git+re= pository-[3]> >>>>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-grub >>>>> +[1] >>>>> https://lists.freedesktop.org/postorius/lists/grub-devel.lists.freede= sktop.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 >>>>> >>>> --000000000000b3c8c6064ce9f15b Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">Great thanks!<br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div d= ir=3D"auto">I look forward to the new setup!</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></d= iv><div dir=3D"auto">Reviewed-by: Andrew Hamilton <<a href=3D"mailto:adh= [email protected]">[email protected]</a>></div><div><br><div class=3D"gma= il_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fr= i, Mar 13, 2026 at 10:20=E2=80=AFAM Leo Sandoval <<a href=3D"mailto:lsan= [email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote cl= ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;p= adding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks Andrew for collecting all these na= mes. We are in contact with most of them, except Richard (whom I worked wit= h 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><di= v dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div><div>Leo</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_qu= ote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 2:53=E2= =80=AFPM 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(2= 04,204,204);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/bl= ob/master/DEVELOPERS" style=3D"font-size:inherit" target=3D"_blank">https:/= /github.com/buildroot/buildroot/blob/master/DEVELOPERS</a></div>) and the f= ollowing is associated with GRUB<br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div style=3D"f= ont-size:inherit"><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D= "_blank">[email protected]</a></div><br></div></div><div><div di= r=3D"auto">Yocto appears to have GRUB in the open embedded-core layer per:= =C2=A0<div style=3D"font-size:inherit"><a href=3D"https://layers.openembedd= ed.org/layerindex/branch/master/layer/openembedded-core/" style=3D"font-siz= e:inherit" target=3D"_blank">https://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/bra= nch/master/layer/openembedded-core/</a></div><div style=3D"font-size:inheri= t" dir=3D"auto">The maintainer is listed as=C2=A0<div style=3D"font-size:in= herit" dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" s= tyle=3D"font-size:inherit" target=3D"_blank">richard.purdie@linuxfoundation= .org</a></div></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">For= distros it appears Redhat is covered.=C2=A0<br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Deb= ian might be <div style=3D"font-size:inherit" dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"mailt= o:[email protected]" style=3D"font-size:inherit" target=3D"_blank">m= [email protected]</a></div>=C2=A0Per=C2=A0<div style=3D"font-size:inh= erit"><a href=3D"https://salsa.debian.org/grub-team/grub/-/commits/master?r= ef_type=3DHEADS" style=3D"font-size:inherit" target=3D"_blank">https://sals= a.debian.org/grub-team/grub/-/commits/master?ref_type=3DHEADS</a></div><br>= </div><div dir=3D"auto">I saw something from Gentoo on this topic earlier s= o they seem covered</div></div></div><div><div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div>= <div dir=3D"auto">For Suse I found maybe=C2=A0<div style=3D"font-size:inher= it" dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">mchan= [email protected]</a> from=C2=A0<div style=3D"font-size:inherit"><a href=3D"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" style= =3D"font-size:inherit" target=3D"_blank">https://build.opensuse.org/project= s/openSUSE:Factory/packages/grub2/files/0001-00_header-Omit-loading-efi_uga= -on-non-x86-EFI-platfo.patch?expand=3D1</a></div><div style=3D"font-size:in= herit" 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]" 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 href=3D"https://archlinux.org/packages/core= /x86_64/grub/" style=3D"font-size:inherit" target=3D"_blank">https://archli= nux.org/packages/core/x86_64/grub/</a></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></d= iv><div dir=3D"auto">There are more variants I know but those are the bigge= st ones I could think of, but feel free to double check me.<br></div><div d= ir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Thanks<br></div><div dir=3D"auto">A= ndrew</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gm= ail_attr">On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 2:00=E2=80=AFPM Leo Sandoval <<a href= =3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&g= t; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0p= x 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div d= ir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div d= ir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 11:21=E2=80=AFAM An= drew Hamilton <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">a= [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);p= adding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Will this info be updated on the=C2=A0<d= iv style=3D"font-size:inherit"><a href=3D"https://www.gnu.org/software/grub= /" style=3D"font-size:inherit" target=3D"_blank">https://www.gnu.org/softwa= re/grub/</a></div>=C2=A0site?</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes, th= at is the plan. In fact, not just the above but also these</div><div><br></= div><div><br>- ML <a href=3D"https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-mailing= list.html" target=3D"_blank">https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-mailing= list.html</a><br>- Bugs <a href=3D"https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=3Dg= rub/" target=3D"_blank">https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=3Dgrub/</a><br= >- lore <a href=3D"https://lore.kernel.org/grub-devel/" target=3D"_blank">h= ttps://lore.kernel.org/grub-devel/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>These m= ay take some time but volunteers are welcome to speed up the process.</div>= <div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0p= x 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);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 maintainer= s, Buildroot, Yocto, etc.) to start planning to update their build tools to= point to a new place?</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I do not think= so.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>What do=C2=A0you think is the best way = to reach the outside distro/buildroot/YP community?</div><div><br></div><di= v>BTW, We will send an email soon with migration details as mentioned in th= e commit description.</div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot= e" 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">Will some = pointer be left in place from the current Git and mailing list to the new l= ocation, and archive of the current list for future reference?</div></block= quote><div><br></div><div>Good points, I'm not sure of the best path bu= t 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_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bo= rder-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><b= r></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 Leo 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(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">We are a= nnouncing the new place where the GRUB 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> </blockquote></div></div> --000000000000b3c8c6064ce9f15b-- --===============7052488629724064432== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX18KR3J1Yi1kZXZl bCBtYWlsaW5nIGxpc3QKR3J1Yi1kZXZlbEBnbnUub3JnCmh0dHBzOi8vbGlzdHMuZ251Lm9yZy9t YWlsbWFuL2xpc3RpbmZvL2dydWItZGV2ZWwK --===============7052488629724064432==--