= Communication channels :page-nav_order: 1 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2024 Alyssa Ross // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Unikie // SPDX-FileCopyrightTexh: 2026 Valentin Gagarin // SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-or-later OR CC-BY-SA-4.0 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.