Participation
=============
To participate in the Ubuntu Server Certification Programme, the partner will
need to meet one of the two following conditions:

* Has engaged with Canonical in our OEM partner program with an active SOA in
  place.  (https://canonical.com/partners/ihv-and-oem).

* Has engaged with Canonical in our Small IHV program and has purchased at
  least one certification under that program.

Communications
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The Server Certification Team maintains an announcement-only mailing list
called ``hwcert-announce`` for communications that involve hardware certification.
This list is low-traffic, opt-in and is used to pass along information
regarding the programme, its tools, policies and procedures.

Some items distributed to the list include (but are not limited to):

* New releases of the test suite and related packages

* Critical bug announcements

* Policy changes

* Reminders of upcoming LTS releases

To join the list please `send us an email`_.

.. _send us an email:
    mailto:hwcert-announce-join@lists.canonical.com?subject=Subscribe

Questions about the Ubuntu Server Certification Programme may be sent directly
to the Certification Team (server-certification@canonical.com)