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 The two key resources most often used for communication are the Debian and GNU
 [[mailing_lists]], as well as [[IRC]].
 
+These are measures of communication that work (compared to, e.g., a one-to-one
+telephone call) one-to-many.  It is important to not send email only to a
+single person, but in a way that several people can see your questions and
+reasonings.  (There are exceptions, of course.  Administrative stuff usually
+need not be discussed in public.)  It often happens that -- if you send email
+only to a single developer -- someone is unavailable for some days and can't
+answer to your email, but another person could easily have done so.  Also, when
+discussing matters in public, others can learn from it (while reading, or
+eventually even taking part in the discussions), transform the results into
+real documentation, etc.  Efficient using of scarce resources.
+
 If you're interested in keeping up with current events and taking part in
 discussions, you'll want to join the [[mailing_lists/bug-hurd]] mailing list or
 have a look at its [archives](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/).