= 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

Subscribe to the https://inbox.spectrum-os.org/[Spectrum mailing lists] to participate in the project or follow along.

List archives are served with https://public-inbox.org/README[public-inbox] and only support plain text.
Each archive can also be accessed through NNTP or Atom.

https://lists.spectrum-os.org/archives/[Archives in web format] are also available through https://docs.mailman3.org/projects/hyperkitty/en/latest/[HyperKitty].

NOTE: If you have the capacity to mirror the mailing list archives, 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.
