The DOAP file#

A repository’s root directory usually contains a DOAP file that lists the maintainers of a project and their email addresses. Here’s an example:

…
<maintainer>
    <foaf:Person>
      <foaf:name>Guido Günther</foaf:name>
      <foaf:mbox rdf:resource="mailto:agx@sigxcpu.org" />
      <gnome:userid>guidog</gnome:userid>
    </foaf:Person>
  </maintainer>
  <maintainer>
    <foaf:Person>
      <foaf:name>Arun Mani J</foaf:name>
      <foaf:mbox rdf:resource="mailto:j.arunmani@proton.me" />
      <gnome:userid>arun-mani-j</gnome:userid>
    </foaf:Person>
  </maintainer>
…

This allows the release team and contributors to identify the maintainers of a project.