Sunsetting Launchpad’s mailing lists
What are Launchpad’s mailing lists?
Launchpad’s mailing lists are team-based mailing lists, which means that each team can have one of them. E-mails from Launchpad’s mailing lists contain `lists.launchpad.net ` in their address.
For more information on the topic please see https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp.
What are they not?
Please note that both lists.canonical.com and lists.ubuntu.com are not managed by Launchpad, but by Canonical Information Systems.
Timeline
Launchpad will no longer offer mailing lists as of the end of October 2025, which aligns with the end of the 25.10 cycle.
Migration paths
Depending on your use case, there are different alternatives available.
For a couple of years now, discourse has become a viable alternative for most scenarios. Launchpad also offers the Answers feature for discussions. If it is not so much about communication, but more about receiving information, e.g. for updates on a bug report, you should be aware that you can also subscribe teams to bugs.
Call for action
We are aware that your use case may be very different from the above listed ones. If you are using Launchpad’s mailing lists today and you do not see a clear way forward, please reach out to us to discuss your use case and how we can help you.
Please contact us on Matrix (#launchpad:ubuntu.com) or drop as a message via feedback@launchpad.net.
Please note that this is still work in progress, and we will provide more information over the upcoming weeks and months.
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