Publications tend to make ownership look simpler than it is. A footer may name an organization while the practical work is carried out by one editor, one maintainer, or a rotating desk.
When responsibility changes, the useful evidence is rarely a biography. It is usually a chain of public records: a maintenance credit, a linked account, a repository, a signed release, or another source that originated with the project itself.
Good research keeps those claims narrow. “This publication pointed to this maintenance account” is stronger than guessing who sat behind the keyboard.
For a handoff, preserve the identifiers that another person can independently check. A handle may disappear from the visible page later, but a public publication record can still establish where to continue.