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For nm.debian.org, at 2026-01-16:
I support Andreas Dolp <dev@andreas-dolp.de>'s request to become a Debian Maintainer.
I have worked with Andreas Dolp on packaging of the Suricata IDS and other packages from its ecosystem (libhtp, suricata-update) and I consider them as having sufficient technical competence.

Andreas has been and still is a long-time user of Suricata on Debian. At the beginning of our interactions, Andreas mainly tested Suricata stable backports provided by me. In July 2025, Andreas started contributing more deeply by finalizing work on a Suricata 8 package, paying attention to detail and showing knowledge of Debian practices. That meant finishing my preliminary work and also adding new features (landlock and hwloc support, etc.).
Since the release of Suricata 8.0.x, Andreas has independently prepared upstream version updates for unstable and also had backports ready soon after testing migration. He also took care of addressing many security issues in stable that had been sitting untouched for a long time, preparing fixes from upstream patches and communicating with the security team. All of these uploads were sponsored by me and their preparation was done with diligence and consideration of the process.
In other words, he was incredibly helpful and basically took over regular package maintenance from me -- and he definitely appears motivated to continue to do so. Andreas is also pleasant to work with and welcomes feedback. Our communication primarily took place via Discord (chat and video calls).

I have personally worked with Andreas Dolp <dev@andreas-dolp.de> (key 6EED8674F8A1557A057382AAD74D4EE0580CA4FC) for about 2 years, and I know he can be trusted to have upload rights for his own packages, right now.

Signed with key 0EED 77DC 41D7 60FD E440 35FF 5556 A34E 04A3 610B

satta

2026-01-16

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Date	Author	Action	Content	Public
2026-01-16 09:28	satta	add_statement	Added a new statement	yes
2026-01-16 09:28	nm@debian.org	req_approve	New statement received, the requirement seems satisfied	yes