Re: Venting about forums.debian.net

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 5:40 PM Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>
> Is forums.debian.net linked to Debian or is it some kind of scam using
> "debian.net" to confuse the user into thinking it's legitimate?
>
> I just failed their "test for human" when trying to register, and the
> only reason I tried to register was to see some replies which are hidden
> behind an obnoxious "You must be a registered member and logged in to
> view the replies in this topic".
>
> That seems rather contrary to Debian's general philosophy.

forums.debian.net is administratively controlled by the Debian
project; see <https://wiki.debian.org/DebianNetDomains>.  I'm guessing
Debian is also the technical contact for the domain and site.  I can
only say "guess" because the registrar redacted both administrative
and technical contacts for the domain.

Jeff