Introduction to the Debian mailing lists
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Debian GNU/Linux is developed through distributed development all
around the world. Therefore, email is the preferred way to discuss
various items. Much of the conversation between Debian developers
and users is managed through several mailing lists.
There are many world-open mailing lists, meaning anyone can read
everything that is posted, and participate in the discussions. Everyone is
encouraged to help development of Debian and to spread the word of free
software. There are also a few lists which are only open to official Debian
developers; please don't interpret this as closed development, it sometimes
doesn't make much sense discussing internal topics with non-developers.
All original Debian mailing lists run on a special server, using an
automatic mail processing software called SmartList. This server is called
lists.debian.org. All submission, subscription and unsubscription messages
have to be sent to a particular address at this host.
The language used on all lists is English, unless stated otherwise.
There are some user lists for other languages available.
Subscription / Unsubscription
-----------------------------
Anyone is able to subscribe/unsubscribe on their own to any mailing list,
presuming the subscription policy for a particular list is `open'.
The requests for subscription or unsubscription can be sent to a special
control address, which is slightly different from the list address.
Subscription or unsubscription messages should NOT be sent to the address
of the mailing list itself.
To subscribe or unsubscribe from a mailing list, please send mail to
<listname>-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
with the word `subscribe' or `unsubscribe' as subject.
Please remember the -REQUEST part of the address.
As part of the subscription process, the list software will send you an
email to which you must reply in order to finish subscribing. This is a
security measure to keep people from subscribing others to the lists without
their permission.
If you need to contact a human listmaster, direct your mail to
listmaster@lists.debian.org . To find out who is responsible for the
lists, take a look at http://www.debian.org/intro/organization
User lists
There are several user based mailing lists where developers and
users can get in contact to discuss and solve problems.
debian-announce@lists.debian.org
Description : Important announcements
Moderated : yes
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debian-chinese-big5@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Chinese [Big5]
Language : Chinese
Moderated : subscribers
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debian-chinese-gb@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Chinese [GB]
Language : Chinese
Moderated : subscribers
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debian-edu-announce@lists.debian.org
Description : Announcements for the debian-edu archive
Moderated : yes
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debian-enterprise@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian for the enterprise
Moderated : no
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debian-esperanto@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Esperanto
Language : Esperanto
Moderated : no
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debian-firewall@lists.debian.org
Description : Running a firewall on Debian
Moderated : no
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debian-infrastructure-announce@lists.debian.org
Description : Infrastructure announcements
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debian-isp@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian at Internet Service Providers
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debian-italian@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Italian
Language : Italian
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debian-japanese@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Japanese
Language : English/Japanese
Moderated : no
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debian-kde@lists.debian.org
Description : KDE in Debian
Moderated : no
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debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian on mobile computers
Moderated : no
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debian-news-french@lists.debian.org
Description : French Debian News, weekly and otherwise
Language : French
Moderated : yes
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debian-news-german@lists.debian.org
Description : German Debian News, weekly and otherwise
Language : German
Moderated : yes
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debian-news-italian@lists.debian.org
Description : Italian Debian News, weekly and otherwise
Language : Italian
Moderated : yes
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debian-news-portuguese@lists.debian.org
Description : Portuguese Debian News, weekly and otherwise
Language : Portuguese
Moderated : yes
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debian-news-spanish@lists.debian.org
Description : Spanish Debian News, weekly and otherwise
Language : Spanish
Moderated : yes
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debian-news@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian News, weekly and otherwise
Moderated : yes
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debian-photo@lists.debian.org
Description : Using Debian for photography
Moderated : no
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debian-russian@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Russian
Language : Russian
Moderated : no
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debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Description : Security announcements
Moderated : yes
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debian-security@lists.debian.org
Description : Security in Debian
Moderated : no
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debian-testing-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Description : Security announcements for testing
Moderated : yes
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debian-user-catalan@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Catalan
Language : Catalan
Moderated : no
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debian-user-danish@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Danish
Language : Danish
Moderated : no
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debian-user-french@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in French
Language : French
Moderated : no
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debian-user-german@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in German
Language : German
Moderated : no
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debian-user-hungarian
Description : debian-user in Hungarian
Language : Hungarian
Subscription: http://lists.linux.hu/mailman/listinfo/debian
debian-user-icelandic@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Icelandic
Moderated : no
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debian-user-indonesian@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Indonesian
Language : Indonesian
Moderated : no
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debian-user-polish@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Polish
Language : Polish
Moderated : no
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debian-user-portuguese@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Portuguese
Language : Portuguese (both European and Brazilian, and other dialects are welcome)
Moderated : no
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debian-user-spanish@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Spanish
Language : Spanish
Moderated : no
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debian-user-swedish@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Swedish
Language : Swedish
Moderated : no
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debian-user-turkish@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Turkish
Language : Turkish
Moderated : no
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debian-user-ukrainian@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Ukrainian
Language : Ukrainian
Moderated : no
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debian-user-vietnamese@lists.debian.org
Description : debian-user in Vietnamese
Language : Vietnamese
Moderated : no
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debian-user@lists.debian.org
Description : Help and discussion among users of Debian
Digest : debian-user-digest@lists.debian.org
Moderated : no
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debian-volatile-announce@lists.debian.org
Description : Announcements for the debian-volatile archive
Moderated : yes
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debian-volatile@lists.debian.org
Description : Using the debian-volatile archive
Moderated : no
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Development lists
There are several lists on which developers and experienced
users discuss more technical issues. In addition, there are some
announcement lists to help experienced users keep track of
development.
debian-accessibility@lists.debian.org
Description : Making Debian more accessible to people with disabilities
Moderated : no
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debian-apache@lists.debian.org
Description : Maintaining the Debian Apache (web server) and related packages
Moderated : no
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debian-beowulf@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian on Beowulf clusters
Moderated : no
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debian-boot@lists.debian.org
Description : Developing the installation system
Moderated : no
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debian-cd@lists.debian.org
Description : Creating Debian CD Images
Moderated : no
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debian-ctte-private@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian Technical Committee private list [dead list]
Moderated : yes
Subscription: Debian Technical Committee only
debian-ctte@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian Technical Committee
Moderated : subscribers
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debian-custom@lists.debian.org
Description : Developing common infrastructure for custom Debian distributions
Moderated : no
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debian-dak@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian Archive Kit / Buildd list
Moderated : no
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debian-debbugs-cvs@lists.debian.org
Description : debbugs CVS commits
Moderated : yes
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debian-debbugs@lists.debian.org
Description : debbugs, the Debian bug tracking system
Moderated : no
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debian-desktop@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian Desktop project
Moderated : no
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debian-devel-announce@lists.debian.org
Description : Announcements for developers
Moderated : signed
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debian-devel-austrian
Description : Development discussions among Austrians
Language : (mostly) German
Subscription: https://www.gibraltar.at/mailman/listinfo/debian-at
debian-devel-french@lists.debian.org
Description : Development discussions in French
Language : French
Moderated : no
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debian-devel-games@lists.debian.org
Description : Development of games in Debian
Moderated : no
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debian-devel-italian@lists.debian.org
Description : Development discussions in Italian
Language : Italian
Moderated : no
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debian-devel-portuguese@lists.debian.org
Description : Development discussions in Portuguese
Language : Portuguese
Moderated : no
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debian-devel-spanish@lists.debian.org
Description : Development discussions in Spanish
Language : Spanish
Moderated : no
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debian-devel@lists.debian.org
Description : Development of Debian
Digest : debian-devel-digest@lists.debian.org
Moderated : no
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debian-doc@lists.debian.org
Description : Writing documentation for Debian
Moderated : no
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debian-dpkg-bugs@lists.debian.org
Description : dpkg bug reports
Moderated : no
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debian-dpkg-cvs@lists.debian.org
Description : dpkg CVS commits
Moderated : yes
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debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org
Description : Development of dpkg
Moderated : no
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debian-edu-french@lists.debian.org
Description : Discussion between French educational Debian-based projects
Moderated : no
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debian-edu@lists.debian.org
Description : Making Debian desirable for education purposes
Moderated : no
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debian-emacsen@lists.debian.org
Description : Maintaining Emacsen
Moderated : no
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debian-email@lists.debian.org
Description : Generic "grab-bag" list for Debian-related communication
Moderated : no
Subscription: developers only
debian-embedded@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian on embedded systems
Moderated : no
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debian-flash@lists.debian.org
Description : development and use of flash technologies on Debian
Moderated : no
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debian-gcc@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian GCC Maintainers
Moderated : no
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debian-glibc@lists.debian.org
Description : Maintaining GNU C Library packages
Moderated : no
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debian-gtk-gnome@lists.debian.org
Description : Packages using GTK+ and/or GNOME
Moderated : no
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debian-hams@lists.debian.org
Description : Development of HAM Radio under Debian
Moderated : no
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debian-handheld@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian on handheld computers
Moderated : no
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debian-haskell@lists.debian.org
Description : Haskell packages and maintenance
Moderated : no
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debian-ipv6@lists.debian.org
Description : IPv6 Maintenance
Moderated : no
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debian-java@lists.debian.org
Description : Java Maintenance
Moderated : no
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debian-jr@lists.debian.org
Description : Making Debian desirable for children
Moderated : no
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debian-kernel-maint@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian kernel development and discussion
Moderated : no
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debian-kernel@lists.debian.org
Description : Kernel packages in Debian
Moderated : no
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debian-knoppix@lists.debian.org
Description : Development of the Knoppix Live CD/DVD
Moderated : no
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debian-lex@lists.debian.org
Description : Making Debian desirable for lawyers
Moderated : no
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debian-lint-maint@lists.debian.org
Description : Maintenance of Debian `lint' tools like lintian or linda
Moderated : no
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debian-live@lists.debian.org
Description : Discussion and maintenance of the Debian Live systems
Moderated : no
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debian-lsb@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian and the Linux Standard Base
Moderated : no
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debian-med@lists.debian.org
Description : Making Debian desirable for doctors
Moderated : no
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debian-mentors@lists.debian.org
Description : Helping newbie developers
Moderated : no
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debian-multimedia@lists.debian.org
Description : Multimedia support and applications
Moderated : no
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debian-ocaml-maint@lists.debian.org
Description : ocaml package maintenance and development
Moderated : no
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debian-openoffice@lists.debian.org
Description : OpenOffice packages maintenance
Moderated : no
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debian-perl@lists.debian.org
Description : Perl packages maintenance
Moderated : no
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debian-policy@lists.debian.org
Description : Creating and editing Debian Policy
Moderated : no
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debian-printing@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian Printing Infrastructure
Moderated : no
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debian-private@lists.debian.org
Description : Private discussions among developers
Moderated : no
Subscription: developers only
debian-python@lists.debian.org
Description : Python packages maintenance
Moderated : no
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debian-qa-packages@lists.debian.org
Description : Orphaned packages maintained by the QA group
Moderated : no
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debian-qa@lists.debian.org
Description : Quality Assurance
Moderated : no
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debian-qt-kde@lists.debian.org
Description : Packages using Qt and/or KDE
Moderated : no
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debian-release@lists.debian.org
Description : Coordinating Debian releases
Moderated : no
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debian-ruby@lists.debian.org
Description : Ruby packages maintenance
Moderated : no
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debian-science@lists.debian.org
Description : using debian for science and related research
Moderated : no
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debian-security-tracker@lists.debian.org
Description : Discussion about the Debian Security Tracker
Moderated : no
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debian-sgml@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian and SGML
Moderated : no
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debian-ssh@lists.debian.org
Description : SSH packages maintenance
Moderated : no
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debian-testing@lists.debian.org
Description : Testing for the next release
Moderated : no
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debian-tex-maint@lists.debian.org
Description : Coordination of the maintenance of TeX packages in Debian
Moderated : no
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debian-toolchain@lists.debian.org
Description : Compilers, assemblers etc.
Moderated : no
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debian-webapps@lists.debian.org
Description : Web applications packaging
Moderated : no
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debian-wnpp@lists.debian.org
Description : Work-Needing and Prospective Packages
Moderated : no
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debian-www-cvs@lists.debian.org
Description : Web pages CVS commits
Moderated : yes
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debian-www@lists.debian.org
Description : Web pages design and maintenance
Moderated : no
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debian-x@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian XFree86 packaging
Moderated : no
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deity@lists.debian.org
Description : APT packages maintenance
Moderated : no
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Internationalization and Translations
These lists cover issues like localization, translation and support for
users that don't speak English.
debian-i18n@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian Internationalization
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-arabic@lists.debian.org
Description : Arabic Localization
Language : Arabic
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-basque@lists.debian.org
Description : Basque localization
Language : Basque
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-belarusian@lists.debian.org
Description : Belarusian Localization
Language : Belarusian
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-catalan@lists.debian.org
Description : Catalan Localization
Language : Catalan
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-czech@lists.debian.org
Description : Czech Localization
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-danish@lists.debian.org
Description : Danish Localization
Language : Danish
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-dutch@lists.debian.org
Description : Dutch Localization
Language : Dutch
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-english@lists.debian.org
Description : English Localization
Language : English
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-esperanto@lists.debian.org
Description : Esperanto Localization
Language : Esperanto
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-finnish@lists.debian.org
Description : Finnish Localization
Language : Finnish
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-french@lists.debian.org
Description : French Localization
Language : French
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-galician@lists.debian.org
Description : Galician Localization
Language : Galician
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-german@lists.debian.org
Description : German Localization
Language : German
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-greek@lists.debian.org
Description : Greek Localization
Language : Greek
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-hungarian@lists.debian.org
Description : Hungarian Localization
Language : Hungarian
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-italian@lists.debian.org
Description : Italian Localization
Language : Italian
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-kannada@lists.debian.org
Description : Kannada Localization
Language : Kannada
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-korean@lists.debian.org
Description : Korean Localization
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debian-l10n-malayalam@lists.debian.org
Description : Malayalam Localization
Language : Malayalam
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debian-l10n-persian@lists.debian.org
Description : Persian/Farsi Localization
Language : Persian
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-polish@lists.debian.org
Description : Polish Localization
Language : Polish
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-portuguese@lists.debian.org
Description : Portuguese Localization
Language : Portuguese
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debian-l10n-romanian@lists.debian.org
Description : Romanian Localization
Language : Romanian
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debian-l10n-russian@lists.debian.org
Description : Russian Localization
Language : Russian
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debian-l10n-spanish@lists.debian.org
Description : Spanish Localization
Language : Spanish
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debian-l10n-swedish@lists.debian.org
Description : Swedish Localization
Moderated : no
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debian-l10n-turkish@lists.debian.org
Description : Turkish Localization
Language : Turkish
Moderated : no
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Ports to non-i386 Linux architectures and to non-Linux kernels
Debian GNU/Linux is ported to several other types of computers, and there
are also efforts to create Debian systems on kernels other than Linux.
debian-68k@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to m68k
Moderated : no
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debian-alpha@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to Alpha
Moderated : no
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debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to AMD64
Moderated : no
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debian-arm@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to ARM
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debian-bsd@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to BSD
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debian-hppa@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to HPPA
Moderated : no
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debian-hurd@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to Hurd
Moderated : no
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debian-ia64@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to Intel IA-64
Moderated : no
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debian-interix@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to Interix
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debian-mips@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to MIPS
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debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to PowerPC
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debian-s390@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to IBM S/390
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debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to SPARC
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debian-superh@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to SuperH
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debian-win32@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian port to Win32
Moderated : no
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The Bug Tracking System
The Debian bug tracking system is open to the public, and it produces
a lot of email. Some of this might be of interest to developers or even
users, so it is distributed through these (high-volume) mailing lists.
debian-bugs-closed@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian BTS, closed bugs
Moderated : yes
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debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian BTS, received bugs
Moderated : yes
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debian-bugs-forwarded@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian BTS, forwarded bugs
Moderated : yes
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debian-bugs-rc@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian BTS, release-critical bugs
Moderated : yes
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Miscellaneous Debian lists
There are several mailing lists which discuss topics that are
not directly related to developing or using Debian, and there
are some that don't necessarily have a clear distinction
between developers and users in the intended audience.
debian-admin@lists.debian.org
Description : Internal list for Debian Project machine admins
Moderated : no
Subscription: closed
debian-changes@lists.debian.org
Description : Stable packages' upgrade announcements
Digest : debian-changes-digest@lists.debian.org
Moderated : yes
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debian-consultants@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian consultants, paid support
Moderated : no
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debian-curiosa@lists.debian.org
Description : All the funny stuff regarding Debian
Moderated : no
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debian-devel-changes@lists.debian.org
Description : Unstable packages' upgrade announcements
Moderated : yes
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debian-events-eu@lists.debian.org
Description : Events with Debian affiliation in Europe
Moderated : no
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debian-events-na@lists.debian.org
Description : Events with Debian affiliation in North America
Moderated : no
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debian-events-nl@lists.debian.org
Description : Events with Debian affiliation in the Netherlands
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debian-jobs@lists.debian.org
Description : Job postings for members of the Debian community
Moderated : yes
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debian-legal@lists.debian.org
Description : Copyright, licensing and patent issues
Moderated : no
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debian-mirrors-announce@lists.debian.org
Description : News and announcements regarding FTP archive mirrors
Moderated : signed
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debian-mirrors@lists.debian.org
Description : Discussions about the Debian mirror network
Moderated : no
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debian-newmaint@lists.debian.org
Description : Debian New Maintainer process discussion
Moderated : no
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debian-project@lists.debian.org
Description : Discussions about non-technical issues in the project
Moderated : no
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debian-publicity@lists.debian.org
Description : Making Debian famous
Moderated : no
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debian-testing-changes@lists.debian.org
Description : Testing packages' upgrade announcements
Moderated : yes
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debian-vote@lists.debian.org
Description : Voting announcements and discussion
Moderated : no
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debian-women@lists.debian.org
Description : Discussion and collaboration involving women in Debian
Moderated : no
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whitelist@lists.debian.org
Description : Generic whitelist
Moderated : yes
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Lists hosted for other projects
Our list server provides mailing list facilities for other free
projects as well.
other-cdwrite@lists.debian.org
Description : cdwrite
Moderated : no
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other-sart@lists.debian.org
Description : Discussions and announcements about SART
Moderated : no
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Debian mailing list advertising policy
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This policy is intended to fight mailing-list "spamming".
The Debian mailing lists accept commercial advertising for payment. The fee
for advertisments is a donation of USD 1000 or more to "Software in the
Public Interest" (SPI). One donation per advertisement, please. If you
prefer to pay in arrears, simply post your advertisement to the list, and
the list operator will bill you USD 1999. The list operator will donate
this amount, minus the expense of collecting it, to SPI. Please note that
the lists are distributed automatically -- messages are generally not read
or checked in any way before they are distributed.
The act of posting an advertisement indicates your willingness to
* accept responsibility for the fee,
* indemnify the list operator against any legal claims from you or
others in connection with your advertisement, and
* pay any legal and business expenses incurred in collecting late payment.
Our liability to you is limited to a good-faith effort to deliver your
message.
Reduced rates and/or waiver of fee are available for Debian-related
advertisements. You must consult the list operator in advance of posting for
any reduction or fee waiver.
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