= Communication channels
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Our primary communication channels are instant messaging and email.

[#chat]
== Instant messaging

For quick, informal exchange:

Matrix::
https://matrix.to/#/#spectrum:fairydust.space[#spectrum:fairydust.space]

IRC::
link:ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/spectrum[#spectrum] on https://libera.chat/[Libera.Chat]

NOTE: Matrix and IRC are https://matrix.org/docs/matrix-concepts/elements-of-matrix/#bridges[bridged].

== Mailing Lists

If you are interested in participating in the project, or even just
following along with it, the best thing to do is subscribe to one or
more of the Spectrum mailing lists.

Each list has https://inbox.spectrum-os.org/[archives] that can also
be accessed via the web, NNTP or Atom. If you have the capacity to
mirror them, please do!

[#spectrum-announce]
=== announce@spectrum-os.org

This is a one-way list where announcements from Spectrum's developers
will be posted, once the system is ready for real-world use.

Subscribe by sending a message to announce-subscribe@spectrum-os.org.
Unsubscribe by sending a message to announce-unsubscribe@spectrum-os.org.

[#spectrum-discuss]
=== discuss@spectrum-os.org

This list contains high-level discussion about the project.

Subscribe by sending a message to discuss-subscribe@spectrum-os.org.
Unsubscribe by sending a message to discuss-unsubscribe@spectrum-os.org.

[#spectrum-devel]
=== devel@spectrum-os.org

This list is where low-level technical discussions happen, bugs are
reported, and patches are sent.

There is a separate guide for the Spectrum development process,
including how patches are sent to this list and discussed.
For more information, see
xref:working-with-patches.adoc[Working with Patches].

Subscribe by sending a message to devel-subscribe@spectrum-os.org.
Unsubscribe by sending a message to devel-unsubscribe@spectrum-os.org.
