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@ -364,19 +364,21 @@ The main ones are: @code{help-gnu-emacs}, @code{bug-gnu-emacs},
and @code{emacs-devel}.
Messages advocating ``non-free'' software are considered unacceptable on
any of the @code{gnu.*} mailing lists (except for @url{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss, the gnu-misc-discuss mailing list}).
any of the GNU mailing lists, except for
@url{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss,
the gnu-misc-discuss mailing list}.
``Non-free'' software includes any software for which the end user can't
freely modify the source code and exchange enhancements. Please
remove GNU mailing lists from the recipients when
posting a reply that recommends such software.
@cindex newsgroups
Some of the GNU mailing lists are gatewayed to newsgroups.
The newsgroup @uref{news:comp.emacs} is for discussion of Emacs programs
in general. The newsgroup @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} (i.e., the
@code{help-gnu-emacs} mailing list) is specifically
for GNU Emacs. It therefore makes no sense to cross-post to both
groups, since only one can be appropriate to any question.
Some of the GNU mailing lists are gatewayed to newsgroups (although
the connection is occasionally unreliable).
For example, sending an email to
@url{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnu-emacs, The
bug-gnu-emacs list} has the effect of posting on the newsgroup
@uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}).
Finally, we recommend reading the
@url{https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/kind-communication.html, GNU Kind
@ -409,10 +411,6 @@ newsgroups.
Please see the Emacs manual for information on how to report bugs.
@xref{Checklist, , Checklist for Bug Reports, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}.
It is better to report bugs as described there than to ask on the help
mailing list. RMS says:
@quotation
Sending bug reports to
@url{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs, the
help-gnu-emacs mailing list} is undesirable because it takes the time
@ -422,15 +420,10 @@ problem. @url{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnu-emacs,
The bug-gnu-emacs list} reaches a much smaller group of people who are
more likely to know what to do and have expressed a wish to receive
more messages about Emacs than the others.
@end quotation
RMS says it is sometimes fine to post to the help list:
@quotation
If you have reported a bug and you don't hear about a possible fix,
then after a suitable delay (such as a week) it is okay to post on
the help list asking if anyone can help you.
@end quotation
If you are unsure whether you have found a bug, consider the following
non-exhaustive list, courtesy of RMS: