![]() Yet even with these addons SeaMonkey still weighs in lighter than both Chromium and Firefox, when you add in Thunderbird the savings really shows.Ĭonsidering SeaMonkey web browser is based on Firefox and the SeaMonkey email client is based on Thunderbird, it makes perfect sense for a system like LXLE. These are the addons that cause the most weight and or provide substantial features in SeaMonkey which include the GTK theme, Bluhell Firewall, Enigmail, FireFTP, Lightning, Sendlater, Stylish and ImportExportTools. Others are strictly for extra capabilities. Some are completely necessary just to meet some of the common features of Firefox. ![]() More information about the future direction of Thunderbird will be shared in the coming months.Our SeaMonkey implementation sports a number of plugins and features already included by default. Ultimately, this move to MZLA Technologies Corporation allows the Thunderbird project to hire more easily, act more swiftly, and pursue ideas that were previously not possible. ![]() The Thunderbird Council continues to steward the project, and the team guiding Thunderbird’s development remains the same. We remain committed to creating amazing, open source technology focused on open standards, user privacy, and productive communication. Thunderbird’s focus isn’t going to change. Moving to MZLA Technologies Corporation will not only allow the Thunderbird project more flexibility and agility, but will also allow us to explore offering our users products and services that were not possible under the Mozilla Foundation. Now, to ensure future operational success, following months of planning, we are forging a new path forward. Official announcement about the Thunderbird project (below reprinted main part)Īs of today, the Thunderbird project will be operating from a new wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, MZLA Technologies Corporation. Official blog about Thunderbird development To meet user demands, Mozilla has set up a new company specializing in email clients and resumed development support from version 68. Since Thunderbird has many corporate users, there continued update support from the viewpoint of security measures and maintenance, but development support had abandoned up to version 60.9.1 (SeaMonkey development support has been transferred to the community, and Thunderbird has focused its workforce and budget on Firefox by leaving one maintainer.) This is open to registered subscribers and can also join the development team directly through this means.Įxamples: Below was a roadmap for the development of Thunderbird 78.ĭuring the fierce browser wars between (Microsoft, Mozilla, Google and Apple) browser vendors from 2004 to 2014, Mozilla’s other products (SeaMonkey, Thunderbird) were restructured to focus on its flagship product “Firefoxâ€, and the development of Thunderbird had been discontinued. The Thunderbird core (development team) is working steadily through. It is a place where you can raise questions and ideas for core Thunderbird development.Ī list for Thunderbird add-on developers and aspiring add-on developers to ask questions and share knowledge. It is also used to discuss a variety of broader issues around community and governance of the project.Ī moderated mailing list for discussing engineering plans for Thunderbird. This mailing list is higher level topics like: the future of Thunderbird, potential features, and changes that you would like to see happen. If you want to participate in discussions about Thunderbird development, there are two main mailing lists you want to join.
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