                  Introduction to the Debian mailing lists
                  ========================================

  Debian GNU/Linux is developed through distributed development all
  around the world. Therefore, email is the preferred way to discuss
  various items. Much of the conversation between Debian developers
  and users is managed through several mailing lists.  

  There are many world-open mailing lists, meaning anyone can read
  everything that is posted, and participate in the discussions. Everyone is
  encouraged to help development of Debian and to spread the word of free
  software.  There are also a few lists which are only open to official Debian
  developers; please don't interpret this as closed development, it sometimes
  doesn't make much sense discussing internal topics with non-developers.

  All original Debian mailing lists run on a special server, using an
  automatic mail processing software called SmartList.  This server is called
  lists.debian.org.  All submission, subscription and unsubscription messages
  have to be sent to a particular address at this host.

  The language used on all lists is English, unless stated otherwise.
  There are some user lists for other languages available.

Subscription / Unsubscription
-----------------------------

  Anyone is able to subscribe/unsubscribe on their own to any mailing list,
  presuming the subscription policy for a particular list is `open'.

  The requests for subscription or unsubscription can be sent to a special
  control address, which is slightly different from the list address.
  Subscription or unsubscription messages should NOT be sent to the address
  of the mailing list itself.

  To subscribe or unsubscribe from a mailing list, please send mail to

        <listname>-REQUEST@lists.debian.org

  with the word `subscribe' or `unsubscribe' as subject.

  Please remember the -REQUEST part of the address.

  As part of the subscription process, the list software will send you an
  email to which you must reply in order to finish subscribing.  This is a
  security measure to keep people from subscribing others to the lists without
  their permission.

  If you need to contact a human listmaster, direct your mail to
  listmaster@lists.debian.org . To find out who is responsible for the
  lists, take a look at http://www.debian.org/intro/organization

User lists

  There are several user based mailing lists where developers and
  users can get in contact to discuss and solve problems.

  debian-announce@lists.debian.org

      Description : Major news and very important changes in the project
                    are announced here.
      Moderated   : yes
      Subscription: open

  debian-at@mail.vianova.at

      Description : This mailinglist is aimed at Debian
                    developers in Austria for random discussions
                    and anything else. To subscribe, go to:
                    http://mail.vianova.at/mailman/listinfo/debian-at
                    To unsubscribe, go to:
                    http://mail.vianova.at/mailman/listinfo/debian-at
      Language    : (mostly) german
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-cd-vendors@lists.debian.org

      Description : Low-volume mailinglist for communication with CD
                    vendors.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-chinese-big5@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list the main discussion list for the
                    Debian Chinese Project. Topics include Chinese
                    internationalization (i18n) and localization (L10n),
                    documentation and web site translation, user support,
                    etc. All users and developers interested Chinese
                    software issues are welcome to subscribe. . Postings
                    may be in English or Big5-encoded Chinese, and are
                    automatically converted to GB encoding and cross-posted
                    to the debian-chinese-gb mailing list. . If you would
                    rather read and post in GB-encoded Chinese, please
                    subscribe to debian-chinese-gb instead.
      Language    : chinese
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-chinese-gb@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list the main discussion list for the
                    Debian Chinese Project. Topics include Chinese
                    internationalization (i18n) and localization (L10n),
                    documentation and web site translation, user support,
                    etc. All users and developers interested Chinese
                    software issues are welcome to subscribe. . Postings
                    may be in English or GB-encoded Chinese, and
                    are automatically converted to Big5 encoding
                    and cross-posted to the debian-chinese-big5
                    mailing list. . If you would rather read and
                    post in Big5-encoded Chinese, please subscribe to
                    debian-chinese-big5 instead.
      Language    : chinese
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-commercial@lists.debian.org

      Description : This is a moderated list where information for Debian
                    related products from software and hardware vendors is
                    published. Please note that posting commercial posts
                    to any other Debian mailing list is not permitted.
                    Send submissions to the moderator at press@debian.org.
      Moderated   : yes
      Subscription: open

  debian-isp@lists.debian.org

      Description : Discussion about issues and problems specific to
                    Internet Service Providers (ISPs for short) that
                    use Debian.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-italian@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list supports native Italian speaking users of
                    Debian GNU/Linux.
      Language    : Italian
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-japanese@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list discusses on Japanese Debian system,
                    for example, how to use Japanese on Debian system,
                    and how to integrate Debian JP Packages into Debian
                    in mainly English. However, we encourage for non
                    native Japanese to write Japanese mail on this
                    list. For native Japanese, Debian JP Project provides
                    several mailing-list discussing on Debian system in
                    Japanese. See http://www.debian.or.jp/MailingList.html
      Language    : english/japanese
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-kde@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is where discussions related to KDE in Debian
                    take place.  Those developing KDE based packages are
                    encouraged to use this to discuss issues and share
                    experience.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-laptop@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list discusses installing, updating and using
                    laptops with Debian.  Suggestions on special packaging,
                    complaints, etc. are welcome.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-mirrors@lists.debian.org

      Description : Important changes to the FTP archive are announced here.
                    These are mainly useful to maintainers of Debian
                    mirrors.
      Moderated   : yes
      Subscription: open

  debian-news-german@lists.debian.org

      Description : News about Debian for users speaking German.
      Moderated   : yes
      Subscription: open

  debian-news-portuguese@lists.debian.org

      Description : Releases, news, internationalization efforts and other
                    related news about Debian for users speaking Portuguese.
      Moderated   : yes
      Subscription: open

  debian-news@lists.debian.org

      Description : General news about the distribution and the project.
      Moderated   : yes
      Subscription: open

  debian-russian@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list discusses the russifying Debian and
                    translating debian documentation project. Also it
                    discusses translating of po files for debian packages,
                    and coordinating patches for debian packages to work
                    with russian language.
      Language    : russian
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

      Description : The security team informs the users about security
                    problems using this list, by posting security advisories
                    about Debian packages.
      Moderated   : yes
      Subscription: open

  debian-security@lists.debian.org

      Description : Discussion about security issues, including
                    cryptographic issues, that are of interest to all parts
                    of the Debian community.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-testing@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list finds problems with the next Debian
                    release. This includes: trying the installation, trying
                    the upgrade, and testing individual packages.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-user-french@lists.debian.org

      Description : Native French speaking users of Debian GNU/Linux discuss
                    various topics on this list.
      Language    : French
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-user-german@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is for Debian users and developers that
                    speak German.
      Language    : german
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-user-polish@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is for Polish speaking Debian users and
                    developers.
      Language    : polish
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-user-portuguese@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is used to give Portuguese-speaking users of
                    Debian sub-projects (not only GNU/Linux) a forum to to
                    some work together, ranging from internationalization to
                    advocacy (ala debian-publicity) to translation of the
                    website to user support (ala debian-user) and even the
                    occasional project-internal flamewar (ala debian-devel).
      Language    : Portuguese (both European and Brazilian, and other dialects are welcome)
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-user-spanish@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is used to provide support for Spanish
                    speaking users of Debian GNU/Linux.
      Language    : Spanish
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-user-swedish@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is for Swedish speaking Debian users and
                    developers.
      Language    : Swedish
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-user@lists.debian.org

      Description : This is the main mailing list for all users and
                    developers of Debian GNU/Linux systems. Many developers
                    also follow the threads and step in to help every now
                    and then.
      Digest      : debian-user-digest@lists.debian.org
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

Development lists

  There are several lists on which developers and experienced
  users discuss more technical issues.  In addition, there are some
  announcement lists to help experienced users keep track of
  development.

  debian-admin@lists.debian.org

      Description : This is our internal list used for administering the
                    Debian machine park.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: closed

  debian-all-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded binary-all packages for the
                    stable distribution.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-alpha-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable alpha
                    distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-apache@lists.debian.org

      Description : This mailing list is for people who are interested
                    in the maintenance of the Apache (web server) and
                    related packages for Debian.  It is neither for
                    submitting bug reports (please use the BTS for that),
                    nor for support requests.  It is intended to
                    facilitate the coordination of this effort (code
                    changes, reproducing bugs, talking to upstream etc.).
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-arm-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable arm
                    distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-beowulf@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list covers discussion about Beowulf system running
                    Debian GNU.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-boot@lists.debian.org

      Description : Creating and modifying of the boot floppies is the
                    subject of this list.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-cd@lists.debian.org

      Description : Creating Debian CDs is subject of this list.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Changes to the releases are announced here. This
                    includes security upgrades as well as important
                    bugfixes.
      Digest      : debian-changes-digest@lists.debian.org
      Moderated   : yes
      Subscription: open

  debian-consultants@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is intended to help Debian GNU/Linux
                    consultants communicate with each other.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: closed

  debian-ctte-private@lists.debian.org

      Description : Private communication between tech committee members.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: Debian Technical Committee only

  debian-ctte@lists.debian.org

      Description : Public meeting, business and announcements of the Debian
                    Technical Committee
      Moderated   : yes
      Subscription: open

  debian-debbugs-cvs@lists.debian.org

      Description : CVS commit messages when modifications are done to
                    debbugs
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-debbugs@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is for debbugs discussion and development;
                    debbugs is the software that powers bugs.debian.org
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-all-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable
                    distribution. (Quiz: binary-all or all binaries?)
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-alpha-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable alpha
                    distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-announce@lists.debian.org

      Description : Announcements of development issues like policy changes,
                    important release issues &c.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-arm-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable arm
                    distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable
                    distribution, from developers, buildd's and katie,
                    the archive-sentinel.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-french@lists.debian.org

      Description : This is the list used to discuss development
                    issues in French.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-games@lists.debian.org

      Description : Development and packaging discussion for games and
                    game-related software in Debian.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-hurd-i386-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable
                    hurd-i386 distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-i386-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable i386
                    distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-m68k-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable m68k
                    distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-portuguese@lists.debian.org

      Description : This is the list used by Portuguese developers
                    (or wannabes) used to discuss development issues.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-powerpc-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable powerpc
                    distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-spanish@lists.debian.org

      Description : This is the list used by Spanish developers
                    (or wannabes) used to discuss issues besides
                    translation: provide help for new Spanish
                    developers, arrange key-signing meetings, arrange
                    work in booths on different shows, share experience
                    etc.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel-sparc-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the unstable sparc
                    distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-devel@lists.debian.org

      Description : This is the main discussion list for development
                    topics. All developers should be subscribed to this
                    list. As it is open to the public anyone can join
                    the discussion.
      Digest      : debian-devel-digest@lists.debian.org
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-doc@lists.debian.org

      Description : Documentation of different parts of the system addressed
                    on this list.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-dpkg-bugs@lists.debian.org

      Description : Email sent by the bug tracking system regarding
                    the dpkg packages.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-dpkg-cvs@lists.debian.org

      Description : The CVS commit messages for dpkg are useful, but
                    they are flooding the debian-dpkg list too much
                    unfortunately.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org

      Description : The program dpkg is the main tool for package
                    maintenance within the distribution. This list contains
                    discussions about it, especially on technical matters.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-emacsen@lists.debian.org

      Description : debian-emacsen is a forum for the discussion of all
                    things related to the several Debian emacsen packages,
                    and add-ons.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-email@lists.debian.org

      Description : The intention of this list is to act as a grab-bag
                    for Debian related correspondence such as contacting
                    upstream authors about licenses, bugs etc. or discussing
                    the project with others where it might be useful to have
                    the discussion archived somewhere. . This is archived
                    on the development machine and only developers have
                    access to it.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: developers only

  debian-events-eu@lists.debian.org

      Description : Discussions and organizational stuff about booths for
                    Debian at european exhibitions.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-events-na@lists.debian.org

      Description : Discussions and organizational stuff about booths and
                    presentations for Debian at North American exhibitions.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-firewall@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is for discussion of implementation and
                    maintenance of firewalls using Debian. Both basic issues
                    and new more exotic developments are discussed here.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-gcc@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is for the discussion of the gcc packages. Bug
                    reports, questions and concerns can be expressed on this
                    list. Ports are also invited to discuss their specific
                    issues, send patches, etc.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-glibc@lists.debian.org

      Description : The C library, or libc is the most important library
                    on a UNIX-like system. This list is for discussion of
                    matters related to the Debian packaging of GNU libc.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-gtk-gnome@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is for developers of gtk, gnome and dependent
                    or related packages, including imlib, to coordinate
                    releases, and help each other with recompilation.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-hams@lists.debian.org

      Description : Support for HAMRadio within Debian GNU/Linux.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-hurd-i386-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable hurd-i386
                    distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-i386-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable i386
                    distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-ipv6@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list discusses issues and problems using Debian in
                    an IPv6 network. In particular discussion about adding
                    IPv6 support to Debian packages is welcome.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-java@lists.debian.org

      Description : Discussion about the packaging and use in Debian of VMs
                    and compilers for the Java(tm) language, and programs
                    written on it.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-jr@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is for developers to discuss and carry
                    out the work of making Debian the sort of OS that
                    children will want to use. The web page is at
                    http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-jr/ .
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-legal@lists.debian.org

      Description : Subject of this list are discussions about legality
                    issues such as copyrights.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-m68k-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable m68k
                    distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-med@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is used for developers interested in the
                    Debian-Med project, which is intended to provide
                    a free operating system for medical care.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-mentors@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is for newbie maintainers who seek help
                    with initial packaging and other developer-related
                    issues. Those who prefer one-on-one help should also
                    post to the list, and an experienced developer will
                    volunteer. This list is not meant for users' questions
                    but for new maintainers'.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-newmaint@lists.debian.org

      Description : This mailing covers all aspect of the
                    new-maintainer process, it is used by the
                    new-maintainer group (frontdesk, application
                    managers, debian account manager, etc.) and others
                    to discuss administrative issues, applicants and
                    the newmaintainer process.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-ocaml-maint@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is for the discussion related to debian
                    packaging of ocaml (http://pauillac.inria.fr/caml/)
                    programs and libraries.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-openoffice@lists.debian.org

      Description : Coordination of the maintenance of the OpenOffice
                    packages in Debian.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-perl@lists.debian.org

      Description : The list is dedicated to coordinate the work of various
                    perl package maintainer and to write a kind of perl
                    sub-policy.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-pilot@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is not for people who fly airplanes :-)
                    It's for people who run Debian on the 3com Pilot.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-policy@lists.debian.org

      Description : Debian Policy is the topic of this list. Changes are
                    discussed here before they are implemented.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-powerpc-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable powerpc
                    distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-private@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list covers developer-to-developer issues. It is
                    the main communication media for all developers. It's
                    only supposed to be used for politically or technically
                    sensitive discussions. Anything sent there should be
                    treated as sensitive and not to be spread to other
                    lists; thus cross-posting between it and an open list
                    defeats the purpose of the list.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: developers only

  debian-project@lists.debian.org

      Description : Debian project related non-technical (i.e. political,
                    organizational, etc.) discussions.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-publicity@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list prepares press releases and discusses them
                    before they get released and translated.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-python@lists.debian.org

      Description : Discussion of issues related to Python on Debian
                    systems with an stress on packaging standards. Therefore
                    relevant for maintainers of Python related packages.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-qa-packages@lists.debian.org

      Description : Bug reports against orphaned packages and discussions
                    about fixing them.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-qa@lists.debian.org

      Description : Quality assurance is important for a distribution. This
                    list addresses this quality.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-release@lists.debian.org

      Description : This is a focused list for coordinating all the
                    people who are involved with making Debian releases
                    and revisions.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-sgml@lists.debian.org

      Description : Discussion of issues related to SGML on Debian systems
                    with an stress on proper integration of tools, packaging
                    standards and the writing of documentation for SGML
                    users. Therefore relevant for maintainers of SGML
                    related packages.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-sparc-changes@lists.debian.org

      Description : Notices about uploaded packages for the stable sparc
                    distribution, mostly from buildd's.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-ssh@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is for people who are interested in the
                    maintenance of the openssh packages for Debian.
                    It is *not* the place to mail bug reports
                    (use the BTS for that), nor support requests.
                    It exists to facilitate coordination of ssh
                    maintenance (talking to upstream, reproducing bugs,
                    hacking on the code, etc.).
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-tetex-maint@lists.debian.org

      Description : This mailing list is designed to help coordinate the
                    maintenance of the teTeX packages and related software
                    in the Debian system. It will not provide user support;
                    for that, please use debian-user or one of the general
                    TeX mailing lists or newsgroups.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-toolchain@lists.debian.org

      Description : This is a list for discussions about the Debian
                    toolchain (compilers, assemblers, linkers, and
                    such). New releases for many of these tools are
                    coordinated here.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-vote@lists.debian.org

      Description : Proposals, discussions and announcements related to
                    Official Debian Votes.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-wnpp@lists.debian.org

      Description : Orphaning and adopting packages which is done through
                    the `wnpp' BTS pseudo-package is recorded on this
                    list. Additionally, discussion about particular bugs
                    and the WNPP web pages is held here.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-www-cvs@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list only distributes CVS commit logs for the
                    Debian web pages which are CVS controlled. This list
                    allows people who are interested in the logs to get
                    the notifications.
      Moderated   : yes
      Subscription: open

  debian-www@lists.debian.org

      Description : The design, structure and translation of our webpages
                    are discussed here. If important changes are in progress
                    they're discussed on this list first
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-x@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is for the discussion and support of the X
                    Window System within Debian. This is NOT a user support
                    list; this list is intended for those who deal with
                    the source code.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  deity@lists.debian.org

      Description : Debian GNU/Linux will get a new, friendly frontend to
                    its package maintenance system. Its codename is deity
                    (now known as APT) and its development is discussed
                    here. The -digest is open to everyone.
      Digest      : deity-digest@lists.debian.org
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: deity-developers only

Internationalization and Translations

  These lists cover issues like localization, translation and support for
  users that don't speak English.

  debian-i18n@lists.debian.org

      Description : Internationalization (i18n) of the distribution is
                    discussed here.
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-l10n-catalan@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is used to discuss localization issues, mainly
                    about translating Debian docs and programs to Catalan.
      Language    : catalan
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-l10n-dutch@lists.debian.org

      Description : Discussion forum for the translators of Debian-specific
                    packages and documentation to the Dutch language.
      Language    : dutch
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-l10n-english@lists.debian.org

      Description : This list is used to discuss localization issues, mainly
                    about translating Debian docs and programs to English.
      Language    : english
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

  debian-l10n-french@lists.debian.org

      Description : Discussion forum for the translators of Debian-specific
                    packages and documentation to the French language.
      Language    : french
      Moderated   : no
      Subscription: open

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  debian-l10n-italian@lists.debian.org

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  debian-laespiral@lists.debian.org

      Description : Advocacy of Debian amongst spanish-speakers,
                    a project dedicated to promote the
                    use of Debian's distribution working
                    on articles (http://laespiral.org/),
                    internationalisation CD-ROMs, installation
                    parties and new programs for Spanish users (see
                    http://www.debian.org/international/spanish/).

                    The project was started in June 2000 by Debian
                    GNU/Linux Spanish users.  Their aim is to make
                    publicity of Debian on the Spanish-speakers world,
                    and promote the distribution of Debian CDs along
                    with Linux magazines.

                    Becoming a member of La Espiral is for people
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                    technically to Debian (at first), but might be a
                    good step towards becoming a Debian developer.
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  debian-arm@lists.debian.org

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The Bug Tracking System

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Other


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Lists hosted for other projects

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  mptools-devel@lists.debian.org

      Description : Developer list for the mpTOOLS project,
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  other-cdwrite@lists.debian.org

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  other-sart@lists.debian.org

      Description : SART is a free raytracer that uses Guile extension
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  other-vgui-discuss@lists.debian.org

      Description : The V C++ GUI Framework - an object-oriented GUI library
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