On 25/10/2020 18:20, Ludovic Bellière wrote: > Hello Mark, it seems that you are highly concerned with the path > Thunderbird is taking for the future. Might I suggest to you, and > everyone following this exchange for that matter, to head over the [tb- > planning][1] mailing list. It's purpose is to, quote: > > 1. *Offer an easy, transparent venue for getting constructive, > Thunderbird-related work done.* > 2. *Offering community members the chance to post until they get > satisfaction about their concerns.* > > I am pretty sure that if you were to gently explain your concern and > future perceived issue, somebody would gladly take the time to answer > you. It is not, however, a place to request supports.
Thanks. However, I am very familiar with tb-planning (and other Thunderbird mail lists) and have been a member of and contributor to tb-planning for over five years. I have reached my current views despite (or perhaps because of) what I heave learned on tb-planning and other TB-related mail lists/groups. One thing that I have learned is that (in my experience and as far as I can tell) expressing views that are not in accordance with those of the leadership is completely pointless. Nothing I can say will have any influence, benefit or use whatsoever. I understand the direction that the current leadership of the Thunderbird project is taking and their reasons for it and I do not agree with them, neither in substance nor in operational style. I do not think that Thunderbird will benefit overall in the longer run with the current direction. I understand and appreciate the difficulties that a project such as Thunderbird (with a lot of legacy code) faces but understanding both the difficulties and the leadership direction and style do not mean that I agree with them. For these (and other) reasons, I still read all of the Thunderbird-related mail lists but no longer contribute or comment to them. As I said in my earlier message, I am sticking with Thunderbird only until I can identify a better alternative. It would be churlish of me to claim that nothing that the current project is doing is of value and so I say no such thing (i.e. some work undoubtedly will be of positive benefit) but, all the same, I do not think that Thunderbird as a fully featured thick mail client has a secure future as things now stand. And so I am looking for viable alternatives for both myself and my clients. -- Mark Rousell
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