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<article id="contact">
<articleinfo>
<title>&kubuntu; Project Contacts</title>
&legalnotice;
<abstract>
<para>
This document provides an overview of the ways you can get in contact with the
&kubuntu; Project, whether it is for support or if you are looking to
contribute.
</para>
</abstract>
</articleinfo>
<para>
There are currently two ways in order to make contact with the &kubuntu;
Project; mailing lists (email) and Internet Relay Chat
(<acronym>IRC</acronym>). <acronym>IRC</acronym> is a form of real-time
communication, and is the quickest way to communicate with the &kubuntu; Project
</para>
<sect1 id="mail">
<title>Mailing Lists</title>
<para>
One of the main tools that the &kubuntu; Project uses for communicating are
mailing lists. Mailing lists allow for email discussion.
</para>
<note><title>Subscribe</title>
<para>
In order to properly use the mailing lists, it is recommended that you subscribe
to the list you are interested in. Subscribing allows you to post a message
without having it sit in an authorization queue, and it also allows you to
receive messages from others who are also subscribed to the mailing list.
</para>
</note>
<note><title>Check the archive first</title>
<para>
Before you send a message, check to see if the topic has been raised in the past.
</para>
</note>
<tip><title>Use Google to search the archives</title>
<para>
To use <ulink url="http://www.google.com/">Google</ulink> to search the archives, type
<userinput>site:lists.ubuntu.com/archives/<mailing_list> search
terms</userinput> in the search box.
</para>
</tip>
<sect2 id="mail-support">
<title>Mailing list for &kubuntu; support</title>
<variablelist><title>Kubuntu user technical support</title>
<varlistentry><term>Subscribe <acronym>URL</acronym></term>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users"/>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Archive <acronym>URL</acronym></term>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-users"/>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="mail-devel">
<title>Mailing list for &kubuntu; development</title>
<variablelist><title>Kubuntu developer discussion</title>
<varlistentry><term>Subscribe <acronym>URL</acronym></term>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel"/>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Archives <acronym>URL</acronym></term>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-devel"/>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="mail-other">
<title>Other non-&kubuntu; mailing lists</title>
<para>
To browse other mailing lists available to the Ubuntu and &kubuntu;
communities, please go to <ulink url="https://lists.ubuntu.com/"/>.
</para>
<note><title>Launchpad projects have lists too</title>
<para>
Some of the projects on <ulink url="https://launchpad.net/">Launchpad</ulink>
have mailing lists as well. When you join a project, check to see if they have a
list. Click the Launchpad link for instructions.
</para>
</note>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="irc">
<title>Internet Relay Chat (<acronym>IRC</acronym>)</title>
<para>
<acronym>IRC</acronym> allows you to communicate in real-time with
many others who are also using <acronym>IRC</acronym> and are on common networks and channels.
</para>
<para>
For more information about <acronym>IRC</acronym>, please review the <ulink
type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/communication">Communications topic</ulink>. For
even more information and a complete list of channels, please read the <ulink
url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetRelayChat">Internet Relay
Chat</ulink> online.
</para>
<note><title>Network used for <acronym>IRC</acronym></title>
<para>
All Ubuntu and Kubuntu channels are on the <ulink
url="http://freenode.net">freenode network</ulink>. The server address to use
with your <acronym>IRC</acronym> client is
<<<<<<< TREE
<userinput>irc.ubuntu.com</userinput>, the port to use which is the most
secure is <userinput>8001</userinput>.
=======
<userinput>irc.freenode.net</userinput>. The most secure port to use is <userinput>8001</userinput>.
>>>>>>> MERGE-SOURCE
</para>
</note>
<variablelist><title>Kubuntu <acronym>IRC</acronym> channels</title>
<varlistentry><term>Kubuntu user support channel</term>
<listitem>
<para>
#kubuntu
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Kubuntu developers channel</term>
<listitem>
<para>
#kubuntu-devel
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect1>
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