On 07/09/2012 02:26 PM, PhillipJones wrote: > Rick Merrill wrote: >> BIll Spikowski wrote: >>> NoOp wrote: >>>> I wonder what affect this will have on the SeaMonkey email client: >>>> >>>> <http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/06/so-thats-it-for-thunderbird/> >>>> <http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2012/07/06/thunderbird-stability-and-community-innovation/> >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Proposal:_New_Release_and_Governance_Model> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Mozilla is focusing a lot of its efforts towards important web and >>>> mobile projects, while Thunderbird remains a pure desktop only email >>>> client. We have come to the conclusion that continued innovation on >>>> Thunderbird is not a priority for Mozilla and that the most critical >>>> needs for the product are on-going security and stability. In fact, it >>>> is quite possible that Thunderbird is already pretty much what its >>>> users >>>> want and there is not a high demand for innovation in this field." >>> >>> >>> I agree that the Seamonkey email client "is already pretty much what >>> its users want" -- but that doesn't mean we wouldn't want something >>> even better, or at least have confidence that we won't be losing a >>> familiar tool that so many of us depend on so heavily all day, every >>> day. >>> >>> I've fallen completely for the Sync feature, and have been dreaming >>> about being able to Sync address books across my computers. It's quite >>> a shock to hear the opposite, that the Mozilla folks are about to >>> abandon further development of Thunderbird, and by extension Seamonkey >>> too. >>> >>> The idea that webmail is clearly superior is incredibly absurd! I'm >>> glad it works for lots of other folks (though I suspect mainly because >>> they don't realize there are superior alternatives). I use webmail >>> often, and hate every minute of it.... >>> >> >> >> Suppose you had browser-based email whose interface looked and worked >> like the SeaMonkey mail client? Surely you wouldn't hate that!-) >> >> >> The big advantage of such a system would be that it makes your address >> book and bookmarks available to you from any of your computers. >> >> >> > It won't happen and I don't trust any web based mail. >
It is happening, one of the reasons for the focus away from Thunderbird. Can you say web app? "Q: When do we plan to reach Kilimanjaro? A: Our proposed target date for this event is September 2012. Q: What does this mean for Firefox/rapid release schedule? A: Firefox will continue to have regular release trains. This is simply an effort to align other Mozilla products as they become integrated w/Firefox." from https://wiki.mozilla.org/Kilimanjaro/FAQ https://wiki.mozilla.org/Kilimanjaro/ProductDraft _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
