Someone needs to befriend the build server. While the build server is extremely important, it can be a real pain to deal with sometimes and can require a human go-between with an established relationship to smooth things over. The industry term for this person is "build master". Despite the apparent grandness of title, this is often not a desirable job.
In addition to those who have committed changes since the last successful build, the build master is also sent the same nagging emails. This is so the build master can monitor the health of the build' and head off problems. The build master may, at his or her discretion, contact developers and speculate that said developer was the one who broke the build. Developers should not take exception for two reasons: (1) the build master is just trying to fix the build; (2) the build master has spent so much time with "the build" that making wild and unfounded accusations has become second nature.
Developers also should feel empowered to contact the build master when:
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