Mailing lists are crucial to the operation of the Apache Software
Foundation. The Foundation, as well as each of the Apache Projects, uses mailing lists to coordinate
development of the software and administration of the organization.
Mailing lists also serve as a primary support channel where users can
help each other learn to use the software.
Participants are expected to abide by the well-established rules of
"netiquette", coupled with the supportive nature of the Apache Way.
Some mailing lists are not public. Be sure not to take such private
discussions into a public forum unless there is agreement of all parties.
Be aware of the Public Forum Archive Policy.
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The moderators
have methods
to ensure that subscribers are committers, so subscribe using whatever
email address that you want.
Some external mailing
lists and information sources exist that aren't owned or
managed by the Foundation. Most of these lists -- both Foundation-owned
and otherwise -- are described here.
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Ezmlm lists also generally provide subscribers with a means of
requesting specific past messages or ranges of messages; send mail to
the list's help address to find out more. This can act as a sort of
'poor man's archive' if the normal archives are inaccessible or don't
exist.
Archives for public mailing lists are available at a number of
locations, including:
Foundation Mailing Lists
Project Mailing Lists
Links to project-specific mailing list info can be found on the
project
resources page.
The Apache Announcements list contains news and announcements about
the foundation and its projects. Announcements of major software
releases, new projects, and other important news are included.
Messages are posted only by the Foundation; there is no
discussion.
The announce@ApacheCon.Com mailing list is used by
the ASF conference planning committee to make announcements about
conferences, conventions, and tradeshows in which the Foundation
is participating. Messages are posted only by the Foundation;
there is no discussion.
The members@apache.org mailing list is used by
Foundation members to discuss topics of general concern or
interest to all of the membership. Participation in this
list is only available to members of the Apache Software
Foundation. This does not include all committers at the foundation -
see the Foundation section for an explanation of the different
roles at the Foundation.
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The board@apache.org mailing list is used by
the Foundation's board of directors to discuss issues concerning
the Foundation and the discharge of their duties. Participation in this
list is only available to members of the Apache Software
Foundation, but non-members may send mail to this address
in order to reach the Board.
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The community@apache.org mailing list is used by the
participants in the Apache Software Foundation to discuss general topics of
interest to the foundation. Participation in this list is only available to
committers of the Apache Software Foundation. Public archives are available of
this list.
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The infrastructure@apache.org mailing list is used by the
Foundation's infrastructure team to discuss issues concerning the operation of
the overall Apache Software Foundation systems. Participation in this list is
only available to committers of the Apache Software Foundation.
Non-committers may send mail to this address to report problems with
ASF systems, however see the notes about system
status before you do.
See also more information about other
infra lists.
The legal-discuss@apache.org is a forum for questions
(even FAQs) that have a legal aspect to them. These questions may
concern (for example) licensing, third party packages, contributor
agreement questions and trademark issues. This list will build into
an ad-hoc knowledge base about those thorny legal issues that most
commonly effect Apache projects. Please keep speculation to a minimum
and avoid making authoritative statements without genuine knowledge of
the subject.
This list is open to all committers.
Others may join by invitation (please
send a message to board@apache.org containing email address and some
brief reasons why an invitation should be extended). Non-committers
with a legal background who are interested in tracking and
contributing to the discussions together with volunteers willing to
codify discussions into a FAQ will be welcomed.
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