XaoS online help - Getting Support
Description: XaoS, realtime, fractal, zoomer

# Getting Support

XaoS is a community-supported free software project. There are many ways to get help, all of which are explained below.

## Home Page

The XaoS homepage is `http://xaos.sf.net`. Check here for the latest news and information about XaoS and to download the latest versions.

## Discussion Forums

XaoS has two discussion forums hosted on SourceForge. You can read them freely, but in order to post, you must to register for a free SourceForge account.

Help
  Provides a place for you to ask for help using XaoS. Other XaoS users and/or the XaoS developers will answer your questions.

  `http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=17768`

Open Discussion
  Provides a place to discuss anything related to XaoS or fractals. You can share tips, your own fractal creations, or any other fractal-related ideas with other XaoS users.

  `http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=17767`

We welcome you to join these forums and become involved in the XaoS community.

## Mailing Lists

XaoS currently has three mailing lists hosted on SourceForge. Unfortunately, there is currently very little traffic on any of them. Hopefully in the future, we can get more XaoS users and developers involved in the mailing lists. The lists are as follows:

xaos-announce@lists.sourceforge.net
  Low volume list that is used only to announce new releases.

  Subscribe: `http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/xaos-announce` Archive: `http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=xaos-announce`

xaos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
  Developer mailing list, where the developers coordinate and discuss XaoS development.

  Subscribe: `http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/xaos-devel` Archive: `http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=xaos-devel`

xaos-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net
  General discussion list is for XaoS users to share tips and ideas about XaoS.

  Subscribe: `http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/xaos-discuss` Archive: `http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=xaos-discuss`

Please feel free to join any or all of these mailing lists and share your ideas with the developers and other XaoS users.

## Bug Reports

If you think you have found a bug in XaoS, please report it. The developers will do their best to resolve the bug in a timely manner.

Bug Tracker: `http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=105771&group_id=5771`

Please don't submit duplicate bugs. Browse the existing ones first to make sure nobody has already reported it. You may add additional information about a bug by entering a comment on an existing bug.

If you are not sure if something is a bug, please open a support request. The developers will try to answer your question and can convert your support request to a bug if necessary.

Support Requests: `http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=205771&group_id=5771`

## Feature Requests

If you have an idea for a great new feature you'd like to see added to XaoS, please let us know about it. You can submit a feature request via SourceForge, and the XaoS developers will do their best to implement your request in a future version.

Feature Requests: `http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=355771&group_id=5771`

Please don't submit duplicate feature requests. Browse the existing ones first to make sure nobody has already requested the feature your want. You may add your vote for a feature by adding a comment to the existing request.