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>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>

<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>

<title

>Mailing list for &kubuntu; support</title>

<variablelist

><title

>Kubuntu user technical support</title>

<varlistentry

><term

>Subscribe <acronym

>URL</acronym

></term>

<para>

<ulink url="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users"

></ulink>

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry

><term

>Archive <acronym

>URL</acronym

></term>

<para>

<ulink url="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-users"

></ulink>

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</sect2>

<title

>Mailing list for &kubuntu; development</title>

<variablelist

><title

>Kubuntu developer discussion</title>

<varlistentry

><term

>Subscribe <acronym

>URL</acronym

></term>

<para>

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<ulink url="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel"

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></ulink>

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry

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><term

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>Archives <acronym

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>URL</acronym

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></term>

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<para>

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<ulink url="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-devel"

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></ulink>

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</para>

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</varlistentry>

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<title

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>Other non-&kubuntu; mailing lists</title>

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<para

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>To browse other mailing lists available to the Ubuntu and &kubuntu; communities, please go to <ulink url="https://lists.ubuntu.com/"

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></ulink

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>. </para>

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<note

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><title

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>Launchpad projects have lists too</title>

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<para

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>Some of the projects on <ulink url="https://launchpad.net/"

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>Launchpad</ulink

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> 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>

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</note>

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<title

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>Internet Relay Chat (<acronym

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>IRC</acronym

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>)</title>

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<para>

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<acronym

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>IRC</acronym

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> allows you to communicate in real-time with

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many others who are also using <acronym

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>IRC</acronym

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> and are on common networks and channels.

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</para>

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<para>

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For more information about <acronym

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>IRC</acronym

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>, please review the <ulink

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type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/communication"

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>Communications topic</ulink

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>. For

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even more information and a complete list of channels, please read the <ulink

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url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetRelayChat"

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>Internet Relay

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Chat</ulink

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> online.

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</para>

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<note

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><title

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>Network used for <acronym

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>IRC</acronym

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></title>

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<para>

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All Ubuntu and Kubuntu channels are on the <ulink

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url="http://freenode.net"

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>freenode network</ulink

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>. The server address to use

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with your <acronym

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>IRC</acronym

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> client is

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<<<<<<< TREE

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<userinput

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>irc.ubuntu.com</userinput

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>, the port to use which is the most

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secure is <userinput

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>8001</userinput

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=======

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<userinput

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>irc.freenode.net</userinput

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>. The most secure port to use is <userinput

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>8001</userinput

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> MERGE-SOURCE

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</para>

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</note>

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><title

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>Kubuntu <acronym

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>IRC</acronym

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> channels</title>

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><term

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>Kubuntu user support channel</term>

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<para>

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#kubuntu

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry

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><term

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>Kubuntu developers channel</term>

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#kubuntu-devel

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