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Ubuntu Developers Discuss Abandoning Mailing Lists For Discourse

Written by Michael Larabel in Ubuntu on 18 March 2025 at 04:28 PM EDT. 31 Comments
Ubuntu developers decided a few months back to switch from IRC to Matrix for real-time communication needs. The newest fundamental shift being discussed by Ubuntu developers is shifting from mailing list discussions to Ubuntu Discourse for mailing list like written communications.

Some teams at Ubuntu and in turn Canonical have already shifted in large part to using Ubuntu Discourse for long-form communications. Now a discussion has been initiated if Ubuntu mailing lists in mass should be transitioned to using Ubuntu Discourse.

Ubuntu developer Robie Basak has started the discussion over this possible transition from mailing lists to the Ubuntu Discourse for long form written communication. The idea is still being raised and some ideas will be hashed out over possible workflow changes for Ubuntu Discourse usage.

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Those interested in voicing their opinions or following the conversation over moving from Ubuntu mailing lists to Discourse can see this mailing list thread for the new topic.

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