Mailing lists
From OpenStreetMap
The OpenStreetMap mailing lists live on http://lists.openstreetmap.org/.
| Info | Description | Archive |
|---|---|---|
| newbies | Created for benefit of new users. Here they can ask all questions they have without being overwhelmed by tons of emails on talk list. Long term OSM users are encouraged to also subscribe to this list, in order to be able to answer questions. | archive |
| talk | For general OpenStreetMap user discussion. High traffic! | archive |
| dev | For developer discussion. | archive |
| josm-dev | For JOSM developer discussion. | archive |
| legal-talk | For legal discussion, including copyright and licensing. | archive |
| merkaartor | For Merkaartor discussion. | archive |
| party | For discussion and organisation of mapping parties. | archive |
| tilesathome | For discussion of tiles@home. | archive |
| routing | For discussion about routing with vector data. | archive |
Country-Specific Lists:
| Info | Description | Archive |
|---|---|---|
| talk-ar | Argentina specific topics and discussion | archive |
| talk-au | Australia specific topics and discussion | archive |
| talk-be | Belgium specific topics and discussion | archive |
| talk-br | Brazil specific topics and discussion (Brazilian Portuguese) | archive |
| talk-ca | Canada specific topics and discussion | archive |
| talk-ch | Switzerland specific topics and discussion (Deutsch/Français/Italiano/Rumantsch - all are welcome) | archive |
| talk-co | Colombia specific topics and discussion | archive |
| talk-cz | Discussion in Czech | archive |
| talk-de | Discussion in German. High traffic! | archive |
| Germany Regional lists | Due to the high traffic on talk-de, separate lists for regions in Germany are available on lists.openstreetmap.de. Infos on requesting regional lists: Deutsche Mailinglisten | |
| talk-dk | Discussion in Danish. | archive |
| talk-es | Discussion in Spanish | archive |
| talk-fi | Finland-specific topics and discussion | archive |
| talk-fr | Discussion in French | archive |
| talk-gb | UK-specific topics, such as UK mapping parties and meetups | archive |
| talk-hu | Discussion in Hungarian | archive |
| talk-ie | Ireland-specific topics, such as Irish mapping parties and meetups | archive |
| talk-in | India-specific topics, such as Indian mapping parties and meetups | archive |
| talk-is | Discussion in Icelandic | archive |
| talk-it | Discussion in Italian | archive |
| talk-ja | Discussion in Japanese | archive |
| talk-lb | Lebanon specific topics and discussion | archive |
| talk-mm | Myanmar specific topics and discussion | archive |
| talk-nl | Discussion in Dutch | archive |
| kart | Discussion in Norwegian | archive |
| talk-pe | Peru specific topics and discussion | archive |
| talk-ph | Philippines specific topics and discussion | archive |
| talk-sk | Discussion in Slovak | archive |
| talk-se | Discussion in Swedish (Feel free to discuss Swedish issues in English though) | archive |
| talk-si | Discussion in Slovenian | archive |
| talk-tr | Discussion in Turkish | archive |
| talk-us | US-specific topics, such as US mapping parties and meetups | archive |
| talk-za | South Africa specific topics and discussion | archive |
| nzopengis | New Zealand specific topics and discussion |
If you want a new list for your country or language, send email to Michael Collinson, michael at osmfoundation dot org
The canonical list of mailing lists available is at:
Old mailing lists
- The talk-london list was for discussion about the London area, and is now disused. archive
- The talk-midlands list was for discussion about the Midlands area, and is now disused. archive
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