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I’ve used Thunderbird (Mac) for over a decade and wish you success in being able to monetize Thunderbird.

There is still a large user base, that does want a local client, capable of managing several email inboxes / accounts from several providers, as well as tasks and memos/notes, all in one location.Īgain, my very best wishes to the TB team. => It would be nice to have a fully functional “Outlook” (PIM) replacement, running on several platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac). (Similar to the sort and filter functions in the email section.)

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In order to have a full PIM client, improved features for Tasks as well as Memos/Notes.Īdding tags to both of them, eventually folders and tags, and much better sort and filter capabilities. (If you want to write an email, you need email-addresses, hence a address book, and you don’t want to maintain, several of those.) Like CardBook, but not as an add-on, but fully integrated with a proper sync. Include a CardDAV compatible AddressBook. Most important points on my “wish list” are: Now I hope, that with this new “setup”, MZLA can now really complete the functional foundation of the client. I am a heavy user of TB since almost the beginning and also have deployed TB to many friends systems and also within some small companies / businesses. Just sayin’.Ĭongratulations and all the best to the TB Team. But me me, this is not a problem and I regularly do profile migrations for friends and family members who’ve bought new machines and wanted to keep all their Firefox or TB data. I’m a 29+ year IT Admin and regular Bugzilla contributor ( ) and have recently taken on some work with Wayne M to improve TB. I’d kick in $ for that if it benefits the community at large. I think there’s financial opportunity there.

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I think you guys lose a *lot* of users when they have to move off an EOL version of Windows (i.e., Windows 7 > Windows 10 now that Windows 10 is EOL) and they don’t know or aren’t tech savvy enough to know how to migrate a profile manually.

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ZIP file to, say, the desktop which can then be copied to the desktop of a new machine / install and, using the same backup/restore feature, restore the profile to the new machine? I bet people would pay money for that simplicity. In response to “migrating a Thunderbird profile to a new computer is really just a matter of copying the profile folder to the right place on the new machine”: How hard is it to build in a backup/restore feature to TB that backs up the current profile to a. Update: A few of you have asked how to make a contribution to Thunderbird under the new corporation, especially when using the monthly option. More information about the future direction of Thunderbird will be shared in the coming months. 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. The move will allow the project to collect revenue through partnerships and non-charitable donations, which in turn can be used to cover the costs of new products and services. 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. But in recent years donations from Thunderbird users have allowed the project to grow and flourish organically within the Mozilla Foundation. There was a time when Thunderbird’s future was uncertain, and it was unclear what was going to happen to the project after it was decided Mozilla Corporation would no longer support it.

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This will not impact Thunderbird’s day-to-day activities or mission: Thunderbird will still remain free and open source, with the same release schedule and people driving the project.

This move has been in the works for a while as Thunderbird has grown in donations, staff, and aspirations. As of today, the Thunderbird project will be operating from a new wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, MZLA Technologies Corporation.