There are many ways to contact us, depending on what you want to talk about.
All mailing lists are in English unless specified otherwise.
Public mailing lists
These mailing lists are public: subscription is open to anyone. Don't send compromising information. Please respect the code of conduct.
amnesia-news
amnesia-news@boum.org is the mailing list where we send our news by email. It has a low traffic and it is the right place to stay up-to-date with the releases and security announcements.
Public archive of amnesia-news: https://lists.autistici.org/list/amnesia-news.html.
tails-project
tails-project@boum.org is the mailing list where we discuss upcoming events, monthly reports, and other non-technical matters.
Public archive of tails-project: https://lists.autistici.org/list/tails-project.html.
tails-dev
tails-dev@boum.org is the mailing list where the development work is coordinated and technical design questions are discussed. Subscribe if you want to contribute code.
Public archive of tails-dev: https://lists.autistici.org/list/tails-dev.html.
tails-testers
tails-testers@boum.org is the mailing list for people who want to help test new releases or features.
Public archive of tails-testers: https://lists.autistici.org/list/tails-testers.html.
tails-ux
tails-ux@boum.org is the list for matters related to user experience and user interface.
Public archive of tails-ux: https://lists.autistici.org/list/tails-ux.html.
tails-l10n
Translators coordinate on the tails-l10n mailing list (l10n stands for localization).
This is where important changes to translatable strings are announced. So, please subscribe to the list if you want to become a regular translator:
Public archive of tails-l10n: https://lists.autistici.org/list/tails-l10n.html.
Private email addresses
tails-support-private
You can write encrypted emails to tails-support-private@boum.org if you need help in private.
We answer requests in:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
Requests not in English might take longer to answer. Imperfect English is welcome :)
tails-press
If you are a journalist and want to write about Tails, or if you want to send us links to press articles about Tails, write to tails-press@boum.org.
tails-accounting
If you want to fund Tails, write to tails-accounting@boum.org.
tails-foundations
To get in touch with the Tails Foundations Team, write to tails-foundations@boum.org.
tails-mirrors
If you want to operate a Tails mirror, write to tails-mirrors@boum.org.
tails-sysadmins
To talk about our infrastructure (servers, test suite, repositories, mirrors, etc.), write to tails-sysadmins@boum.org.
tails-translations
To talk about the Tails translation platform, write to tails-translations@boum.org.
tails
For matters that are listed in none of the above and for vulnerabilities disclosures, you can write encrypted emails to tails@boum.org.
Chat rooms
You can join our users chat room and developers chat room. Only a few Tails developers hang out there, so email is preferred for anything that might be of interest for the larger community.