# Ubuntu project > This documentation provides guidance for contributors to and maintainers of the Ubuntu Linux distribution. It covers processes and concepts, as well as project governance and team workflows. There are instructions for packaging, merging, proposed migrations, autopkgtests, and many other procedures for maintaining the Ubuntu Archive and releasing the distribution. 2026 ## Pages in this subsection - [Status pages](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/SRU/reference/status.md): - **Pending sponsorship**: general sponsorship ## Optional - [Top-level llms.txt](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/llms.txt): Complete documentation index.