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# The Lynx Development Process

Lynx is maintained and improved by an international co-operative of volunteers. Newcomers are welcome to join the group: you needn't be a super programmer, but you should be prepared to listen and learn, as well as to contribute patches if you can. Since everyone is a volunteer, you will usually be expected to try to implement any suggestions you make.

# Lynx-Dev Discussion List

The developers communicate through a mailing list -- see below for details -- , which is open to interested users as well as programmers. Topics include fixing bugs, increasing Lynx's tools and powers, meeting the ever-changing demands of the Internet and porting Lynx to new systems.

Anyone may read what has been said on the list by visiting the Archive.

# Development Versions of Lynx

Besides releases, which are stable versions of Lynx which come out once or twice a year and can be obtained from the release site, there are development versions, which are experimental -- though usually stable enough to use -- and appear every few weeks, depending on current activity. You can find the latest development version of Lynx by visiting the development site.

# Subscribing to Lynx-Dev

If you are interested in joining the Lynx mailing list, send e-mail to lynx-dev-request@nongnu.org with "subscribe" as the subject line.

You will need to answer one follow-up question to confirm you want to subscribe. Mailman will then enroll you and send all messages which you address to lynx-dev@nongnu.org to all subscribers; you will also receive all messages sent by other subscribers.

# Unsubscribing from Lynx-Dev

To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to lynx-dev-request@nongnu.org with "unsubscribe" as the subject line.

# Casual Inquiries

Anyone may ask a question or offer a comment by sending e-mail to the list. Since all subscribers are volunteers, you depend on their goodwill and will be more likely to get a response if you give the e-mail a meaningful `Subject' and include details of your version of Lynx, hardware and software. You can check the Archive to find any responses.

Messages from non-subscribers are not immediately distributed to avoid spam. Usually, if your message appears genuine, it will be retrieved from the pile headed for the wastebasket within a day or so and distributed to the list. For best results, subscribe as described above.

# The Lynx-Dev Archive

Messages posted to lynx-dev are archived in html format so that you can view them using Lynx: go to the Mail Archive.