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Introduction to the Debian mailing lists
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Debian GNU/Linux is developed through distributed development all
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around the world. Therefore, email is the preferred way to discuss
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various items. Much of the conversation between Debian developers
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and users is managed through several mailing lists.
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There are many world-open mailing lists, meaning anyone can read
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everything that is posted, and participate in the discussions. Everyone is
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encouraged to help development of Debian and to spread the word of free
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software. There are also a few lists which are only open to official Debian
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developers; please don't interpret this as closed development, it sometimes
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doesn't make much sense discussing internal topics with non-developers.
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All original Debian mailing lists run on a special server, using an
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automatic mail processing software called SmartList. This server is called
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lists.debian.org. All submission, subscription and unsubscription messages
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have to be sent to a particular address at this host.
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The language used on all lists is English, unless stated otherwise.
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There are some user lists for other languages available.
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Subscription / Unsubscription
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Anyone is able to subscribe/unsubscribe on their own to any mailing list,
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presuming the subscription policy for a particular list is `open'.
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The requests for subscription or unsubscription can be sent to a special
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control address, which is slightly different from the list address.
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Subscription or unsubscription messages should NOT be sent to the address
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of the mailing list itself.
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To subscribe or unsubscribe from a mailing list, please send mail to
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<listname>-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
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with the word `subscribe' or `unsubscribe' as subject.
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Please remember the -REQUEST part of the address.
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As part of the subscription process, the list software will send you an
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email to which you must reply in order to finish subscribing. This is a
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security measure to keep people from subscribing others to the lists without
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If you need to contact a human listmaster, direct your mail to
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listmaster@lists.debian.org . To find out who is responsible for the
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lists, take a look at http://www.debian.org/intro/organization
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There are several user based mailing lists where developers and
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users can get in contact to discuss and solve problems.
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debian-announce@lists.debian.org
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Description : Major news and very important changes in the project
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debian-chinese-big5@lists.debian.org
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Description : Debian Chinese Project: Chinese localization (l10n),
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documentation and web site translation, user support
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Posts may be in English or Big5-encoded Chinese.
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All posts are automatically converted to GB encoding
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and cross-posted to the debian-chinese-gb mailing list.
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If you would rather read and post in GB-encoded
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Chinese, please subscribe to debian-chinese-gb instead.
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Moderated : subscribers
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debian-chinese-gb@lists.debian.org
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Description : Debian Chinese Project: Chinese localization (l10n)
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issues, documentation and web site translation, user
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Posts may be in English or GB-encoded Chinese.
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All posts are automatically converted to Big5 encoding
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and cross-posted to the debian-chinese-big5 mailing list.
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If you would rather read and post in Big5-encoded
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Chinese, please subscribe to debian-chinese-big5 instead.
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Moderated : subscribers
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debian-commercial@lists.debian.org
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Description : Information about Debian related products from
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software and hardware vendors is published here.
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This is a moderated list, so please send your
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submissions to the moderator at press@debian.org.
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Please note that posting commercial posts to any
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other Debian mailing list is not permitted.
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debian-esperanto@lists.debian.org
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Description : Debian users who speak Esperanto.
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debian-firewall@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion of implementation and maintenance of
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firewalls using Debian. Both basic issues and new
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more exotic developments are discussed here.
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debian-isp@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about issues and problems specific to
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs for short) that
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debian-italian@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users that speak Italian.
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(High-volume mailing list.)
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debian-japanese@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users that speak Japanese,
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Japanese localization issues, integrating
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Debian JP packages into Debian etc.
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The English language is allowed, but using Japanese is
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encouraged even for those who aren't native speakers.
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For native Japanese, Debian JP Project provides
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several mailing lists discussing the Debian system in
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Japanese, see http://www.debian.or.jp/MailingList.html
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Language : English/Japanese
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debian-kde@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions related to KDE in Debian.
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Those developing KDE-based packages are
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encouraged to use this to discuss issues
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and share their experience.
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debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
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Description : Installing, updating and using laptops with Debian.
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Suggestions on special packaging, complaints, etc.
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debian-news-french@lists.debian.org
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Description : News about Debian for users speaking French.
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debian-news-german@lists.debian.org
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Description : News about Debian for users speaking German.
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debian-news-italian@lists.debian.org
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Description : Releases, news, internationalization efforts and
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other related news about Debian for Italian-speaking users.
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debian-news-portuguese@lists.debian.org
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Description : Releases, news, internationalization efforts and other
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related news about Debian for users speaking Portuguese.
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Language : Portuguese
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debian-news-spanish@lists.debian.org
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Description : Releases, news, internationalization efforts and
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other related news about Debian for Spanish-speaking users.
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debian-news@lists.debian.org
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Description : General news about the distribution and the project.
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The current events and news about Debian are
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summarized in the Debian Weekly News, a newsletter
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regularly posted on this list.
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debian-russian@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users that speak Russian,
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and Russian localization issues: translating
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"po" files, coordinating patches for Debian
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packages to work with the Russian language.
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debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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Description : The security team informs the users about security
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problems by posting security advisories about
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Debian packages on this list.
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debian-user-catalan@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users that speak Catalan.
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debian-user-danish@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users who speak Danish.
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debian-user-french@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users that speak French.
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(High-volume mailing list.)
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debian-user-german@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users that speak German.
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(High-volume mailing list.)
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debian-user-hungarian
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Description : Support for Debian users that speak Hungarian.
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Subscription: http://lists.linux.hu/mailman/listinfo/debian
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debian-user-icelandic@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users that speak Icelandic.
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debian-user-indonesian@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users who speak Indonesian.
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Language : Indonesian
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debian-user-polish@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users that speak Polish.
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debian-user-portuguese@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users who speak Portuguese.
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(High-volume mailing list.)
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Language : Portuguese (both European and Brazilian, and other dialects are welcome)
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debian-user-spanish@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users that speak Spanish.
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(High-volume mailing list.)
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debian-user-swedish@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users that speak Swedish.
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debian-user-turkish@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users that speak Turkish.
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debian-user-ukrainian@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users who speak Ukrainian.
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debian-user-vietnamese@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users that speak Vietnamese, and discussions on translations
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Language : Vietnamese
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debian-user@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for Debian users who speak English.
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(High-volume mailing list.)
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Digest : debian-user-digest@lists.debian.org
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debian-volatile-announce@lists.debian.org
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Description : Announcements relating to the debian-volatile project include new uploads and changes
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debian-volatile@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about the debian-volatile archive
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There are several lists on which developers and experienced
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users discuss more technical issues. In addition, there are some
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announcement lists to help experienced users keep track of
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debian-accessibility@lists.debian.org
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Description : User and Developer list for accessibility-related issues.
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debian-admin@lists.debian.org
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Description : This is our internal list used for administering the
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debian-apache@lists.debian.org
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Description : Maintenance of the Apache HTTP server and related
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packages in Debian: code changes, reproducing bugs,
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talking to upstream etc.
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It is neither for submitting bug reports (please
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use the BTS for that), nor for support requests.
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debian-beowulf@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about Beowulf systems running Debian.
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debian-boot@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion and maintenance of the Debian
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debian-cd@lists.debian.org
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Description : Creating Debian CD sets, official and unofficial.
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debian-ctte-private@lists.debian.org
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Description : Private communication between tech committee members.
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Subscription: Debian Technical Committee only
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debian-ctte@lists.debian.org
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Description : Public meeting, business and announcements of the Debian
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Moderated : subscribers
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debian-custom@lists.debian.org
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Description : People on this list work on the challenges common to
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all custom Debian distributions, ensuring that the
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tools and procedures developed are shared, making
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the most efficient use of our energies.
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debian-dak@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about the Debian Archive Software, consisting of dak for the
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archive and the buildd related parts wanna-build/sbuild.
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debian-ddtp@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions on the DDTP and coordination of the development process
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debian-debbugs-cvs@lists.debian.org
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Description : CVS commit messages when modifications are done to
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debian-debbugs@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion and development of debbugs, the Debian
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Bug Tracking System software.
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debian-desktop@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about the Debian Desktop sub-project,
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the integration of the various desktop-related
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packages, bug reports, questions and patches.
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debian-devel-announce@lists.debian.org
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Description : Announcements of development issues like policy changes,
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important release issues &c.
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debian-devel-austrian
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Description : Discussion among the Debian developers in Austria.
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Language : (mostly) German
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Subscription: https://www.gibraltar.at/mailman/listinfo/debian-at
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debian-devel-french@lists.debian.org
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Description : This is the list used to discuss development
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debian-devel-games@lists.debian.org
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Description : Development and packaging discussion for games and game-related software in Debian.
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Identification of potential new games suitable for Debian. Discussion about
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infrastructure issues covering a wider range of games (e.g. multiplayer issues).
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debian-devel-italian@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion on development issues in Italian.
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debian-devel-portuguese@lists.debian.org
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Description : This is the list used by Portuguese developers
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(or wannabes) to discuss development issues.
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debian-devel-spanish@lists.debian.org
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Description : This is the list used by Spanish developers
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(or wannabes) to discuss issues besides
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translation: provide help for new Spanish
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developers, arrange key-signing meetings, arrange
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work in booths on different shows, share experience
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debian-devel@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about technical development topics.
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(High-volume mailing list.)
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Digest : debian-devel-digest@lists.debian.org
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debian-doc@lists.debian.org
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Description : Debian Documentation Project: anything related
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to documentation in Debian is on topic here.
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debian-dpkg-bugs@lists.debian.org
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Description : Email sent by the bug tracking system regarding
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debian-dpkg-cvs@lists.debian.org
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Description : The CVS commit messages from the dpkg CVS tree.
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debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions and maintenance of dpkg, the basis of
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the Debian packaging system.
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debian-edu-french@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions in french between all educational Debian-based projects.
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This list should ease the collaboration between the projects themselves
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and between Debian and those projects.
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debian-edu@lists.debian.org
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Description : Making Debian the best distribution in the
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debian-emacsen@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion of all things related to the several
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Debian Emacs packages and their add-ons.
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debian-email@lists.debian.org
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Description : A generic "grab-bag" list for Debian related
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correspondence such as contacting upstream authors
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about licenses, bugs etc, or discussing the project
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with others where it might be useful to have the
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discussion archived somewhere.
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This list is archived internally on a Debian Project
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machine, only developers have access to the archive.
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Subscription: developers only
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debian-embedded@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about improving Debian for use with
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embedded systems, including building cross-compiler
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toolchains, cross-compiling packages, creating and
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updating system images, using alternate libraries,
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compile-time configuration of packages, etc.
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debian-events-eu@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions and organizational stuff about booths for
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Debian at european exhibitions.
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debian-events-na@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions and organizational stuff about booths and
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presentations for Debian at North American exhibitions.
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debian-events-nl@lists.debian.org
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Description : Announcements of small meetings and keysigning parties of Dutch
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Debian Developers and other discussions of interest mainly for
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Debian people in the Netherlands. Posts in both Dutch and English
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debian-flash@lists.debian.org
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Description : For discussion of issues relating to the development and use of Debian for
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Flash development and viewing of Flash content. For general discussion of Flash
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related free software, please visit the osflash community: http://osflash.org
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debian-gcc@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion on Debian packaging of GCC, the
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GNU compiler collection: bug reports, porting
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issues, any kind of questions or patches.
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debian-glibc@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion on Debian packaging of the GNU C Library,
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the most important library on Debian systems.
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debian-gtk-gnome@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion and coordination among maintainers of
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Debian's GTK+, GNOME and dependent or related
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debian-hams@lists.debian.org
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Description : Support for HAMRadio within Debian GNU/Linux.
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debian-handheld@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion among people who run Debian on
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debian-ipv6@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions on the use of Debian in an IPv6 network
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and implementing IPv6 support in Debian packages.
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debian-java@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about the packaging and use in Debian of VMs
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and compilers for the Java(tm) language, and programs
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debian-jr@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion and working on making Debian the sort
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of operating system that children will want to use.
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The Debian Jr. Project web page is at
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http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-jr/
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debian-kernel-maint@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion and development of Debian kernel packaging,
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for the kernel team and other developers.
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debian-kernel@lists.debian.org
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Description : Kernels used with Debian (Linux, Hurd, etc.), available
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patches and flavors, packaging issues, bug reports,
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porting issues, automated tools, and any other
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questions or patches that are kernel-related. Mostly
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bug reporting is done here.
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debian-knoppix@lists.debian.org
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Description : Development of the Debian-based live CD/DVD takes place. As it is mainly a
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development list, user questions are best placed on the debian-user list.
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debian-lex@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion on developing Debian into an operating
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system that is particularly well fit for the
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requirements for legal offices. The goal of
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Debian-Lex is a complete system for all tasks in
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legal practice which is built completely on free
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debian-lint-maint@lists.debian.org
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Description : The maintenance of Debian "lint" tools like lintian or linda
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is discussed on this list. This may or may not be limited to
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bug reports regarding the checks.
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debian-lsb@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion and coordination of efforts towards ensuring
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Debian meets the requirements of the Linux Standard Base.
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debian-med@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion on providing a free operating system
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The Debian-Med Project web page is at
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http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med/
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debian-mentors@lists.debian.org
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Description : Newbie Debian developers can seek help with
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packaging and other developer-related issues here.
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This list is not meant for users' questions,
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but for new maintainers'!
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debian-multimedia@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about the development of applications
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that produce multimedia content, handling multimedia
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data, supporting multimedia hardware etc.
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debian-newmaint@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about the Debian New Maintainer process,
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application manager reports etc.
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debian-nonprofit@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions about the subproject to support
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use of Debian in non-profit organizations.
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debian-ocaml-maint@lists.debian.org
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Description : Packaging of Objective Caml programs and libraries.
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(http://pauillac.inria.fr/caml/)
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debian-openoffice@lists.debian.org
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Description : Coordination of the maintenance of the OpenOffice
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debian-perl@lists.debian.org
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Description : The list is dedicated to coordinate the work of various
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perl package maintainer and to write a kind of perl
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debian-policy@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion and editing of the Debian Policy Manual.
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debian-printing@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion of issues related to printing on Debian systems. This
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covers all aspects of printing, from spoolers, to RIPs and printer
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drivers. The list is used for coordination of development,
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integration and bugfixing of printing packages between package
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maintainers. User printing and printing setup questions are also
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debian-private@lists.debian.org
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Description : Private discussions among developers: only for
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issues that may not be discussed on public lists.
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Anything sent there should be treated as sensitive
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and not to be spread to other lists; thus
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cross-posting between it and an open list defeats
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the purpose of this list.
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This list is archived internally on a Debian Project
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machine, only developers have access to the archive.
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Subscription: developers only
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debian-python@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion of issues related to Python on Debian
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systems with a stress on packaging standards. Therefore
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relevant for maintainers of Python related packages.
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debian-qa-packages@lists.debian.org
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Description : Bug reports against orphaned packages and discussions
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debian-qa@lists.debian.org
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Description : Quality assurance is important for a distribution. This
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list addresses this quality.
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debian-qt-kde@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion and coordination among maintainers of
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Debian's Qt, KDE and dependent or related packages.
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debian-release@lists.debian.org
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Description : Coordination of Debian releases issues such as testing migrations, transitions
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This list should not be considered a discussion list; discussions related to
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releases issues should be held on more appropriate lists such as debian-devel,
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debian-legal or debian-project.
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debian-ruby@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion of issues related to Ruby on Debian systems
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with a stress on packaging standards. Therefore
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relevant for maintainers of Ruby related packages.
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debian-science@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion of issues relating to the use of Debian for science research,
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including useful packages, particular problems faced by scientists using
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Debian, how to make Debian more useful to scientists, etc.
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debian-security@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about security issues, including
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cryptographic issues, that are of interest to
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all parts of the Debian community.
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Please note that this is NOT an announcement
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mailing list. If you're looking for security
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advisories from Debian, subscribe to
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debian-security-announce instead.
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debian-sgml@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion of issues related to SGML on Debian systems
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with a stress on proper integration of tools, packaging
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standards and the writing of documentation for SGML
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users. Therefore relevant for maintainers of SGML
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debian-ssh@lists.debian.org
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Description : Maintenance of the OpenSSH packages for Debian.
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It exists to facilitate coordination of ssh
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maintenance (talking to upstream, reproducing bugs,
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hacking on the code, etc.).
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It is *not* the place to mail bug reports
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(use the BTS for that), nor support requests.
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debian-testing@lists.debian.org
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Description : Finding problems with the next Debian release:
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testing the installation and the upgrade process.
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debian-tetex-maint@lists.debian.org
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Description : Coordination of the maintenance of Debian teTeX
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and related packages.
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It is not meant for user support; for that, please
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use debian-user or one of the general TeX mailing
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lists or news groups.
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debian-tex-maint@lists.debian.org
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Description : Coordination of the maintenance of Debian TeX
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and related packages.
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It is not meant for user support; for that, please
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use debian-user or one of the general TeX mailing
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lists or news groups.
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debian-toolchain@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about the Debian toolchain: compilers,
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assemblers, linkers and such. New releases for
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many of these tools are coordinated here.
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debian-vote@lists.debian.org
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Description : Proposals, discussions and announcements related to
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Official Debian Votes.
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debian-webapps@lists.debian.org
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Description : This list is used to coordinate the maintenance of web application packages.
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debian-wnpp@lists.debian.org
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Description : Orphaning and adopting packages which is done through
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the `wnpp' BTS pseudo-package is recorded on this
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list. Additionally, discussion about particular bugs
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and the WNPP web pages is held here.
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debian-www-cvs@lists.debian.org
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Description : CVS commit logs for the Debian web pages in the
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debian-www@lists.debian.org
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Description : Design, structure and translation of Debian
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web pages. All important changes to the web
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site are announced here as well.
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debian-x@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about the X Window System within Debian.
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This is NOT a user support list; this list is
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intended for those who deal with the source code.
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deity@lists.debian.org
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Description : Debian GNU/Linux will get a new, friendly frontend to
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its package maintenance system. Its codename is deity
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(now known as APT) and its development is discussed
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here. The -digest is open to everyone.
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Internationalization and Translations
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These lists cover issues like localization, translation and support for
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users that don't speak English.
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debian-i18n@lists.debian.org
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Description : Internationalization (i18n) of the distribution is
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debian-l10n-arabic@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing Arabic localization issues, mainly
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translating Debian docs and programs to Arabic.
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debian-l10n-catalan@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing Catalan localization issues, mainly
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translating Debian docs and programs to Catalan.
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debian-l10n-czech@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion forum for the translators of
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Debian-specific packages and documentation to the Czech language.
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debian-l10n-danish@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing Danish localization issues, mainly
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translating Debian docs and programs to Danish.
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debian-l10n-dutch@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion forum for the translators of Debian-specific
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packages and documentation to the Dutch language.
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debian-l10n-english@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing English localization issues, mainly
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translating Debian docs and programs to English.
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debian-l10n-esperanto@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing Esperanto localization issues, mainly
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translating Debian docs and programs to Esperanto.
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Language : Esperanto
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debian-l10n-finnish@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing Finnish localization issues, mainly
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translating Debian docs and programs to Finnish.
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debian-l10n-french@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion forum for the translators of Debian-specific
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packages and documentation to the French language.
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debian-l10n-galician@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing Galician localization issues, mainly translating Debian docs and
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programs to Galician.
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debian-l10n-german@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing German localization issues, mainly
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translating Debian docs and programs to German.
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debian-l10n-greek@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion on Greek localization issues, mainly
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translating Debian docs and programs to Greek.
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debian-l10n-hungarian@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing Hungarian localization issues, mainly
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translating Debian docs and programs to Hungarian.
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Language : Hungarian
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debian-l10n-italian@lists.debian.org
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Description : Italian localization efforts within Debian.
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debian-l10n-korean@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion forum for the translators of Debian-specific packages and
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documentation to the Korean language.
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debian-l10n-persian@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing Persian/Farsi localization issues, mainly translating
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Debian docs and programs to Persian/Farsi.
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debian-l10n-polish@lists.debian.org
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Description : Polish localization issues, mainly translating Debian
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web pages, documentation and programs to Polish.
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debian-l10n-portuguese@lists.debian.org
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Description : Portuguese localization issues such as translating
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the documentation and programs.
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Language : Portuguese
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debian-l10n-romanian@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing Romanian localization issues, mainly
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translating Debian docs and programs to Romanian.
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debian-l10n-russian@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing Russian localization issues, mainly
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translating Debian docs and programs to Russian.
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debian-l10n-spanish@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing Spanish localization issues, mainly
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translating Debian docs and programs to Spanish.
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debian-l10n-swedish@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion forum for translators of Debian-specific packages
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and documentation for the Swedish language.
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debian-l10n-turkish@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussing Turkish localization issues, mainly
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translating Debian docs and website into Turkish,
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improving Turkish environment support in Debian.
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debian-laespiral@lists.debian.org
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Description : La Espiral (http://laespiral.org/) is a project
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meant to promote the use of Debian amongst the
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people who speak Spanish. We work on custom
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Debian internationalisation CDs, do installation
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parties and new programs for Spanish users (see
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http://www.debian.org/international/spanish/).
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Becoming a member of La Espiral is for people
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that do not find themselves able to contribute
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technically to Debian (at first), but might be a
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good step towards becoming a Debian developer.
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Ports to non-i386 Linux architectures and to non-Linux kernels
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Debian GNU/Linux is ported to several other types of computers, and there
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are also efforts to create Debian systems on kernels other than Linux.
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debian-68k@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions on the m68k port of Debian GNU/Linux.
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debian-alpha@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion on the Alpha port of Debian GNU/Linux.
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debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
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Description : Porting Debian to AMD x86-64 architecture.
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debian-arm@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion on the ARM (esp. Corel Netwinder) port for
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debian-bsd@lists.debian.org
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Description : Porting Debian to BSD (all *BSD variants).
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debian-hppa@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions on the PA-RISC port of Debian GNU/Linux.
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debian-hurd@lists.debian.org
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Description : Debian port of the GNU Hurd operating system.
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debian-ia64@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions on the intel IA64 (aka Itanium, Merced)
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port of Debian GNU/Linux.
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debian-mips@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions on the MIPS port of Debian GNU/Linux.
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debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion on the PowerPC port of Debian GNU/Linux.
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debian-s390@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions on the IBM S/390 port of Debian GNU/Linux.
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debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions on the SPARC port of Debian GNU/Linux.
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debian-superh@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions on the SuperH port of Debian GNU/Linux. For
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more information about running Linux on SH processors,
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have a look at http://www.m17n.org/linux-sh/
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debian-win32@lists.debian.org
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Description : Porting the Debian distribution to Win32 systems
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The Bug Tracking System
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The Debian bug tracking system is open to the public, and it produces
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a lot of email. Some of this might be of interest to developers or even
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users, so it is distributed through these (high-volume) mailing lists.
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debian-bugs-closed@lists.debian.org
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Description : Messages that close Debian bug reports.
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debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org
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Description : All submitted bug reports as well as further information
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on them are distributed here.
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debian-bugs-forwarded@lists.debian.org
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Description : Mails in which Debian maintainers forward bugs
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to their upstream authors.
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debian-bugs-rc@lists.debian.org
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Description : All mail regarding release-critical bugs is
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copied to this mailing list.
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See http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/
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for more information.
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Miscellaneous Debian lists
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There are several mailing lists which don't
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necessarily have a clear distinction in the
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audience, between developers and users.
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debian-all-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded binary-all packages for the
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stable distribution.
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debian-alpha-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable alpha
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-arm-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable arm
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-cd-vendors@lists.debian.org
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Description : Communication among and with vendors of Debian CDs.
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(Low-volume mailing list.)
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debian-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Changes to the releases are announced here. This
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includes security upgrades as well as important
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Digest : debian-changes-digest@lists.debian.org
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debian-consultants@lists.debian.org
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Description : Communication among Debian consultants. See at the bottom of the
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consultants page (http://www.debian.org/consultants/#policy) for how
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to add/update entries to this page.
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debian-curiosa@lists.debian.org
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Description : Funny thing from and with the project, funny quotes,
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discussions irc communication and fortune cookies.
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Some kind of (de.)alt.netdigest for Debian-related stuff.
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debian-devel-all-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable
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distribution. (Quiz: binary-all or all binaries?)
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debian-devel-alpha-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable alpha
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-devel-arm-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable arm
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-devel-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable
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distribution, from developers, buildds and katie,
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the archive sentinel.
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(High-volume mailing list.)
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debian-devel-hurd-i386-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable
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hurd-i386 distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-devel-i386-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable i386
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-devel-m68k-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable m68k
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-devel-powerpc-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable powerpc
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-devel-s390-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable s390
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-devel-sparc-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable sparc
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-hurd-i386-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable hurd-i386
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-i386-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable i386
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-jobs@lists.debian.org
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Description : Job postings can be published on this list in
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order to make them public to members of the Debian
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community. While the jobs do not necessarily have
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to involve the use of Debian, it is encouraged that
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they do. Jobs can be about the development of
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proprietary system, but jobs involving free software
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(either development or system administration) are
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preferred. Please include information such as
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location and remuneration if appropriate. The list
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is moderated; it is also an open list - job postings
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which have to be kept private should be sent to
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leader@debian.org who will distribute them.
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debian-legal@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions about legality issues such as
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copyrights, patents etc.
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debian-m68k-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable m68k
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-mirrors-announce@lists.debian.org
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Description : Important changes to the FTP archive are announced here.
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These are mainly useful to maintainers of Debian
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debian-mirrors@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions relating to the Debian mirror network,
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and the maintenance of mirrors.
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debian-powerpc-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable powerpc
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-project@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussion about non-technical topics related
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to the Debian Project.
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debian-publicity@lists.debian.org
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Description : Coordination of all the work related to the external
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communication of Debian: drafting new announces,
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collecting important information that Debian should relay
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to its community, improving the infrastructure offered to
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people who want to create Debian booth, etc.
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debian-s390-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable s390
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-sparc-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable sparc
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distribution, mostly from buildd's.
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debian-testing-changes@lists.debian.org
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Description : Changes to the "testing" distribution are announced
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here. This includes various bugfixes.
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debian-women@lists.debian.org
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Description : Debian users and developers who wish to involve more
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women in the Debian project. For discussion and
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sharing of ideas as well as project collaboration.
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whitelist@lists.debian.org
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Description : This is a special pseudo-mailing list to which
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people can subscribe to prove they are not
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This allows one to avoid the restrictions imposed
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on non-subscriber posts to other mailing lists,
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in particular the mailing lists that allow posts
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only from subscribers.
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Lists hosted for other projects
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Our list server provides mailing list facilities for other free
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other-cdwrite@lists.debian.org
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Description : cdwrite mailing list
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other-sart@lists.debian.org
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Description : Discussions and announcements about SART,
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a free raytracer that uses Guile extension
1629
language and is distributed under GPL.
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The SART website is at
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http://petra.zesoi.fer.hr/~silovic/sart/
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other-vgui-discuss@lists.debian.org
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Description : The V C++ GUI Framework - an object-oriented GUI library
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for X, Win32 and OS/2. V is licensed under the GNU
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LGPL. The web page is at http://www.objectcentral.com/ .
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Debian mailing list advertising policy
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--------------------------------------
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This policy is intended to fight mailing-list "spamming".
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The Debian mailing lists accept commercial advertising for payment. The fee
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for advertisments is a donation of USD 1000 or more to "Software in the
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Public Interest" (SPI). One donation per advertisement, please. If you
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prefer to pay in arrears, simply post your advertisement to the list, and
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the list operator will bill you USD 1999. The list operator will donate
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this amount, minus the expense of collecting it, to SPI. Please note that
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the lists are distributed automatically -- messages are generally not read
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or checked in any way before they are distributed.
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The act of posting an advertisement indicates your willingness to
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* accept responsibility for the fee,
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* indemnify the list operator against any legal claims from you or
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others in connection with your advertisement, and
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* pay any legal and business expenses incurred in collecting late payment.
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Our liability to you is limited to a good-faith effort to deliver your
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Reduced rates and/or waiver of fee are available for Debian-related
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advertisements. You must consult the list operator in advance of posting for
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any reduction or fee waiver.
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Online HTML version of this document is available at
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http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/subscribe
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