GRUB repository moved to freedesktop

Marta Lewandowska via Grub-devel <[email protected]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:59:33 +0100
Newsgroups org.gnu.grub-devel
Message-ID <CA+tGYp7ijT6xv_ufj1vcDfjATSnGu9Q9tM+B4SJg9+A1WQbqGg@mail.gmail.com>
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Dear grub-devel,

As you are all aware, after many years of great work, Daniel Kiper has
stepped
down as the main GRUB maintainer.

With his prior approval, as well as that of the other maintainers, Vladimir
and
Alex, GRUB is moving to freedesktop, where it will benefit from modern
development tools like MRs and CI for every merge request, as well as clear
patch tracking.

You can find the repo at: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gnu-grub/grub/ and
the
new main website at: https://gnu-grub.freedesktop.org/ (still a WIP). We
will
update the gnu website, etc., in the coming days.

Leo will be taking over Daniel's technical duties, and Marta will help with
organization, communication, etc. Both of us have added our PGP keys to the
SECURITY file, and are therefore available as security contacts in case a
potential vulnerability is found.

We plan to work closely with GRUB maintainers from other distros as well as
all unaffiliated GRUB enthusiasts. Please reach out with questions, issues,
thoughts, and ideas. :)

Effective immediately, you can open MRs on gitlab instead of sending patches
here. We will continue to monitor this list for about a month, but encourage
all GRUB contributors to use the new workflow instead.

In order to contribute, you will need to have a gitlab account, and you will
additionally need to have your account verified, as described here:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freedesktop/freedesktop/-/wikis/home This is
a
minor inconvenience, but you should get verified quickly.

We will automatically create MRs from patch sets that were already sent to
this
mailing list. If you don't wish to have your prior unmerged contribution
automatically converted, please reply with "I am opting out of automated
patch
processing."

Thank you for your contributions to GRUB so far, and please join us on this
exciting next step!

Leo Sandoval
Marta Lewandowska

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Dear grub-devel,<br><br>As you are all aw=
are, after many years of great work, Daniel Kiper has stepped<br>down as th=
e main GRUB maintainer.<br><br>With his prior approval, as well as that of =
the other maintainers, Vladimir and<br>Alex, GRUB is moving to freedesktop,=
 where it will benefit from modern<br>development tools like MRs and CI for=
 every merge request, as well as clear<br>patch tracking.<br><br>You can fi=
nd the repo at: <a href=3D"https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gnu-grub/grub/">h=
ttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gnu-grub/grub/</a> and the<br>new main websit=
e at: <a href=3D"https://gnu-grub.freedesktop.org/">https://gnu-grub.freede=
sktop.org/</a> (still a WIP). We will<br>update the gnu website, etc., in t=
he coming days.<br><br>Leo will be taking over Daniel&#39;s technical dutie=
s, and Marta will help with<br>organization, communication, etc. Both of us=
 have added our PGP keys to the<br>SECURITY file, and are therefore availab=
le as security contacts in case a<br>potential vulnerability is found.<br><=
br>We plan to work closely with GRUB maintainers from other distros as well=
 as<br>all unaffiliated GRUB enthusiasts. Please reach out with questions, =
issues,<br>thoughts, and ideas. :)<br><br>Effective immediately, you can op=
en MRs on gitlab instead of sending patches<br>here. We will continue to mo=
nitor this list for about a month, but encourage<br>all GRUB contributors t=
o use the new workflow instead.<br><br>In order to contribute, you will nee=
d to have a gitlab account, and you will<br>additionally need to have your =
account verified, as described here:<br><a href=3D"https://gitlab.freedeskt=
op.org/freedesktop/freedesktop/-/wikis/home">https://gitlab.freedesktop.org=
/freedesktop/freedesktop/-/wikis/home</a> This is a<br>minor inconvenience,=
 but you should get verified quickly.<br><br>We will automatically create M=
Rs from patch sets that were already sent to this<br>mailing list. If you d=
on&#39;t wish to have your prior unmerged contribution<br>automatically con=
verted, please reply with &quot;I am opting out of automated patch<br>proce=
ssing.&quot;<br><br>Thank you for your contributions to GRUB so far, and pl=
ease join us on this<br>exciting next step!<br><br>Leo Sandoval<br>Marta Le=
wandowska</div>
</div>

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