Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
At the moment, java-common is the only java package maintained by <debian-java@lists.debian.org>. All the other java packages are maintained by <pkg-java-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>.
java-common is a special package because it contains the Java Policy. Like the Debian Policy, it is not maintained by a small group of developers (in this case pkg-java) but all Debian Java developers. I think it is best if debian-java stays the maintainer of java-common so all developers can e.g. discuss proposed changes to the Java Policy.
Stefan