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<title>NetBSD People: Other Groups within the NetBSD Project</title>
</head>

<sect1 id="other-groups">
<title>Other Groups within the NetBSD Project</title>

<para>
The page lists the other groups within NetBSD, their areas of responsibility,
and contact information.  Most <ulink url="../developers.html">NetBSD
Developers</ulink> aren't involved in any of these groups, but still benefit
and contribute substantially to the Project.  Without all of these
people, NetBSD wouldn't exist.  The general groups within the developer
community are:
</para>

<para>
<itemizedlist>
  <listitem><ulink url="../developers.html">NetBSD Developers</ulink></listitem>
  <listitem><ulink url="../core.html">NetBSD Core Group</ulink></listitem>
  <listitem><ulink url="../../foundation/">NetBSD Foundation</ulink></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<anchor id="top" />
<para>
Other groups within the NetBSD Project are:
</para>
<para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<ulink url="#accounts">Accounts - accounts@NetBSD.org</ulink></listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="#admin">Admin - admin@NetBSD.org</ulink></listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="#announce">Announce - announce@NetBSD.org</ulink></listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="#gnats-admin">Entomologist - gnats-admin@NetBSD.org</ulink></listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="#mirrors">Mirrors - mirrors@NetBSD.org</ulink></listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="#packages">Packages - packages@NetBSD.org</ulink></listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="#releng-pkgsrc">pkgsrc Releng - releng-pkgsrc@NetBSD.org</ulink></listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="#pkgsrc-security">pkgsrc Security Team - pkgsrc-security@NetBSD.org</ulink></listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="#releng">Releng - releng@NetBSD.org</ulink></listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="#securityalert">Security Alert - security-alert@NetBSD.org</ulink></listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="#securityofficer">Security-Officer - security-officer@NetBSD.org</ulink></listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="#securityteam">Security Team - security-team@NetBSD.org</ulink></listitem>
<listitem>
<ulink url="#www">WWW - www@NetBSD.org</ulink></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>

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<sect2 id="group">
<title>Groups</title>

<sect3 id="accounts">
<title>Accounts - accounts@NetBSD.org <small>(<ulink url="#top">top</ulink>)</small></title>
<para>
Responsible for creation of project host developer accounts for those
individuals invited to join The NetBSD Project.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis role="string">Members:</emphasis> <ulink url="#admin">NetBSD Admin Group</ulink>
</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="admin">
<title>Admin - admin@NetBSD.org <small>(<ulink url="#top">top</ulink>)</small></title>

<para>
Responsible for changes to NetBSD Project hosts.  This is also an appropriate
contact for reporting account related problems.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">Members:</emphasis>
<groupmembers group="admins"/>
</para>
</sect3>

<sect3 id="announce">
<title>Announce - announce@NetBSD.org <small>(<ulink url="#top">top</ulink>)</small></title>

<para>
Moderates posting to <email>netbsd-announce@NetBSD.org</email>.
&a.hpeyerl; currently is responsible for this task. 
</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="gnats-admin">
<title>Entomologist - gnats-admin@NetBSD.org <small>(<ulink url="#top">top</ulink>)</small></title>

<para>
Keeper of the GNATS database, master of bug classification and statistics.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">Members:</emphasis>
<groupmembers group="gnats-admin"/>
</para>
</sect3>

<sect3 id="mirrors">
<title>Mirrors - mirrors@NetBSD.org <small>(<ulink url="#top">top</ulink>)</small></title>

<para>
This is the group that handles requests and communication with those wishing to
run a mirror.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">Members:</emphasis>
<ulink url="#www">WWW</ulink>.
</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="packages">
<title>Packages - packages@NetBSD.org <small>(<ulink url="#top">top</ulink>)</small></title>
<para>
The people who handle pkgsrc.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">Members:</emphasis>
<groupmembers group="pkgsrc"/>
</para>
</sect3>

<sect3 id="releng-pkgsrc">
<title>pkgsrc Releng - releng-pkgsrc@NetBSD.org <small>(<ulink url="#top">top</ulink>)</small></title>
<para>
The pkgsrc Release Engineering Group.  They manage stable branches, process
pullups and schedule freeze periods.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">Members:</emphasis>
<groupmembers group="releng-pkgsrc"/>
</para>
</sect3>

<sect3 id="pkgsrc-security">
<title>pkgsrc Security Team - pkgsrc-security@NetBSD.org <small>(<ulink url="#top">top</ulink>)</small></title>
<para>
Responsible for handling pkgsrc security issues.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">Members:</emphasis>
<groupmembers group="pkgsrc-security"/>
</para>
</sect3>

<sect3 id="releng">
<title>Releng - releng@NetBSD.org <small>(<ulink url="#top">top</ulink>)</small></title>
<para>
The Release Engineering group. They organize release schedules, 
policies, and pullups.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">Members:</emphasis>
<groupmembers group="releng"/>
</para>
</sect3>

<sect3 id="securityalert">
<title>Security Alert - security-alert@NetBSD.org <small>(<ulink url="#top">top</ulink>)</small></title>
<para>
An emergency contact address for notifying the NetBSD project of
security issues. Less of a formal 'group' than security-officer, below.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">Members:</emphasis>
<groupmembers group="security-alert" endlist='no'/>
<ulink url="../core.html">NetBSD
Core Group</ulink>, and <ulink url="#securityofficer">NetBSD Security-Officer
Group</ulink>.

</para>
</sect3>

<sect3 id="securityofficer">
<title>Security-Officer - security-officer@NetBSD.org <small>(<ulink url="#top">top</ulink>)</small></title>

<para>
Responsible for handling security issue resolution and announcements.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">Members:</emphasis>
<groupmembers group="security-officer"/>

</para>
</sect3>

<sect3 id="securityteam">
<title>Security Team - security-team@NetBSD.org <small>(<ulink url="#top">top</ulink>)</small></title>

<para>
Responsible for assisting to resolve security issues and preparing
announcements.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">Members:</emphasis>
<groupmembers group="security-team" endlist='no'/>
and
<ulink url="#securityofficer">NetBSD Security-Officer</ulink>
</para>
</sect3>


<sect3 id="www">
<title>WWW - www@NetBSD.org <small>(<ulink url="#top">top</ulink>)</small></title>
<para>
A group responsible for maintenance and additions to the NetBSD web site
content (though all developers are encouraged to checkout htdocs and add
anything they see fit).  This group also replies to feedback from the web
page forms and handles submissions to the NetBSD gallery.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">Members:</emphasis>
<groupmembers group="www"/>
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>
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