Mailing - lists are the primary support channel for FreeBSD users, with - numerous mailing lists covering different topic areas. When in doubt - about what list to post a question to, post to freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org. - To get an up to the minute view of the mailing lists available + lists are the primary communication channels for the FreeBSD + community, and cover many topic areas. Depending on the charter + of each individual list, it may be more oriented to developers + or to FreeBSD users. Please read the charter of a mailing list + before you post to it, and respect it when you post. The complete + list of mailing list charters is + here.
+ +When in doubt about what list to post a question to, see + How to get best results from the FreeBSD-questions mailing list.
+ +Before posting to any list, please learn about how to best use the + mailing lists, such as how to help avoid frequently-repeated + discussions, by reading the + Mailing + List Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document.
+ +To get an up to the minute view of the mailing lists available or to subscribe to a mailing list, use FreeBSD.org's Mailman web interface. All mailman lists are available in a digest format and have threaded archives available. See the individual list's web page for details.
+ +You can @@ -51,6 +68,8 @@ browse the mailing lists via Mailman webinterface.
+ +Several non-English mailing lists are also available:
diff --git a/en/usergroups.sgml b/en/usergroups.sgml index df94e6ee57..71d7889a7f 100644 --- a/en/usergroups.sgml +++ b/en/usergroups.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ + %includes; ]> @@ -29,17 +29,34 @@Mailing - lists are the primary support channel for FreeBSD users, with - numerous mailing lists covering different topic areas. When in doubt - about what list to post a question to, post to freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org. - To get an up to the minute view of the mailing lists available + lists are the primary communication channels for the FreeBSD + community, and cover many topic areas. Depending on the charter + of each individual list, it may be more oriented to developers + or to FreeBSD users. Please read the charter of a mailing list + before you post to it, and respect it when you post. The complete + list of mailing list charters is + here.
+ +When in doubt about what list to post a question to, see + How to get best results from the FreeBSD-questions mailing list.
+ +Before posting to any list, please learn about how to best use the + mailing lists, such as how to help avoid frequently-repeated + discussions, by reading the + Mailing + List Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document.
+ +To get an up to the minute view of the mailing lists available or to subscribe to a mailing list, use FreeBSD.org's Mailman web interface. All mailman lists are available in a digest format and have threaded archives available. See the individual list's web page for details.
+ +You can @@ -51,6 +68,8 @@ browse the mailing lists via Mailman webinterface.
+ +Several non-English mailing lists are also available: