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Mailing Lists
Mailing lists tend to be more focused and quieter than newsgroups; to receive posts
from the list your name must be kept in a database, so there is less anonymity than
on usenet. For this reason, some people prefer mailing lists for their daily reading
and vice versa. Mailing lists can also be created and destroyed at need, while usenet
groups are difficult to create, and once created, stick around forever. With some
exceptions, individual software projects will do their development on a mailing list
rather than a newsgroup. Mailing lists are notoriously hard to track down. Here are
a few good ones to get you started with the hard-core issues of Linux and free
software development.
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linux-kernel
This is the development list for the Linux kernel. Here kernel developers hash out the internals of the kernel. Beware, this is an extremely high traffic list, sometimes producing 7 or 8 megabytes of email each week.
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license-discuss
Whenever a new license comes up that wants to be or claims to be Open Source, this list discusses it. To keep it focused, the intent is to keep the list completely inactive except when a new license comes up for discussion.
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linux-admin
A discussion group for anyone administering a Linux system. Whether you're running your own computer at home, or administering a 300-node LAN, this is the list to read.
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linux-hardware
A discussion group for all hardware related issues. If you've inherited an old disk drive, or got the latest stuff and want to make it work, this is where to go.
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bugtraq
This list receives many security alerts and fixes, often inspiring lively and fascinating discussions.
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