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Mozilla Seeks New Home For Email Client Thunderbird

Posted by msmash on from the mozilla-thunderbird-=-likely-better-email-future dept.

Reader chefmonkey writes: In a report commissioned by Mozilla to explore the next home for Thunderbird, two potential new hosts have been offered: the Software Freedom Conservancy (host to git, boost, QEMU, and a host of other projects) and The Document Foundation (home of LibreOffice). At the same time, the report discusses completely uncoupling Thunderbird from the rest of the Mozilla codebase and bringing in a dedicated technical architect to chart the software's roadmap.

Given that the two named organizations are already on board with taking Thunderbird under their wing, is this a new lease on life for the email program Mozilla put out to pasture four years ago?In December last year, Mozilla Foundation chairperson Mitchell Baker had argued that the organization should disentangle itself from the Thunderbird email client in order to focus on Firefox. It appears the Firefox-maker is all set to part ways with Thunderbird.

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  1. Re:Surprise! by danbob999 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    One major advantage is that Firefox for Android allows ad-blockers. Chrome doesn't.

    And yes, I know desktop Chrome allows ad-blockers. But there is a value in having both desktop and mobile in sync therefore I use Firefox on both.

  2. Re:I've got an idea... by inode_buddha · · Score: 5, Informative

    WTF? I've been a happy t-bird usere since practically day one. I'd be curious to know what other unix/linux users are using for mail clients on the desktop. No, I don't do the web-mail thing and i'm not about to start.

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  3. Re:I've got an idea... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How about go fuck yourself. Thunderbird is an excellent email client. Just because you happen to you gmail through a webpage or some horrid MS client doesn't mean it's not useful to someone else, moron.

  4. Re:Surprise! by rudy_wayne · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yes. I use Thunderbird at home and have used it for many years. It works, i.e., it allows me to send and receive e-mail, and doesn't seem to be terribly buggy. What more do you need?

    There's very little maintenance or development that needs to be done. Which is probably why Mozilla is in a hurry to get rid of it. They can't figure out a way to fuck it up like they did Firefox.

  5. LibreOffice could use an eMail client by plazman30 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This might be a good fit.