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French Military Contributes To Thunderbird 3

Posted by kdawson on from the mais-oui-l'oiseau dept.

fredboboss sends news about Mozilla's email client Thunderbird 3, whose release we noted last week. "Thunderbird 3 contains code from the French military, which decided the open source product was more secure than Microsoft's rival Outlook. The French government is beginning to move to other open source software, including Linux instead of Windows and OpenOffice instead of Microsoft Office. Thunderbird 3 used some of the code from TrustedBird, a generalized and co-branded version of Thunderbird with security extensions built by the French military."

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  1. It's over... it's all over by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thunderbird just surrendered to Outlook on my computer. Now it's even helping Outlook import old messages.

  2. I love this joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    For sale: WW II era French rifle. Never used, only dropped once.

  3. That explains... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    why it keeps quitting unexpectedly whenever I receive emails from Germany ;-).

  4. Continuing the naming tradition by Rising+Ape · · Score: 5, Funny

    TraceMonkey, SeaMonkey... SurrenderMonkey?

    1. Re:Continuing the naming tradition by Ihmhi · · Score: 4, Funny

      CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkey

      FTFY

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      Random Thoughts From A Diseased Mind (Not For Dummies)
  5. More secure than Outlook? by magamiako1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I fail to see how anything on their list of features provides any more security over what can be obtained with a properly configured Exchange/Outlook system.

  6. everyone hates the French by Swampash · · Score: 5, Funny

    They imposed ridiculous penalties on Germany after WW1 and allowed Germany to remilitarize, giving birth to Nazi Germany.

    They defeated the British Army in the Revolutionary War and provided financial aid to the Continental Army, giving birth to the USA.

    Basically the French are directly responsible for the two most hated nations in living memory.

  7. Damn you! by WiiVault · · Score: 3, Funny

    Excuse me. Are you suggesting the French give up easy? Alright you win.

  8. Re:It means a lot when Defense systems move over by TapeCutter · · Score: 5, Funny

    "trying to harden something that's very soft to start with"

    French women have exceptional skills in that department.

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    And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.
  9. Choice of Commandos by dbIII · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've never heard of TrustedBird before this, but it seems a WHOLE lot more secure than Outlook is.

    That's not saying much.
    Britney Spears underwear is a lot more secure than Outlook.

  10. Jules & Vincent Vega by breon.halling · · Score: 4, Funny

    Jules: What do they call Thunderbird?
    Vincent Vega: Thunderbird's Thunderbird, but they call it "le Thunderbird".
    Jules: "Le Thunderbird"! Ha ha ha ha! What do they call Outlook?"
    Vincent Vega: I dunno, I didn't use Windows.

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