• sub_ubi@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    why are they promoting web-based mail when their email solution is thunderbird?

    • slacktoid@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      Thunderbird is more a community project that's outside of Mozilla's jurisdiction at this point

      • Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org
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        3 months ago

        Thunderbird is built by a for-profit subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, it just isn’t the Mozilla Corporation.

        • slacktoid@lemmy.ml
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          3 months ago

          Thunderbird is an independent, community-driven project that is managed and overseen by the Thunderbird Council, which is elected by the Thunderbird Community.

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Thunderbird

          No. It's not.

          Edit: sort of is, under a subsidiary called MZLA but still seems more independent from mozilla and their shenanigans (I hope)

          • Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org
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            3 months ago

            What’s the sentence before that one?

            Here, read the latest news: https://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-moves-to-monetize-thunderbird-transfers-project-to-new-subsidiary/

            Never wondered why Thunderbird donations aren’t tax deductible?

            • slacktoid@lemmy.ml
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              3 months ago

              OK... Now what actionable thing can I do with this info? Use outlook? What good would that do?

              I want firefox to exist to create a good browser and thunderbird to exist for a good email client. Is that too much to ask?

              • Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org
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                3 months ago

                I don’t think you need to do anything different. Sometimes when I learn new things I say “oh, interesting.”

                • slacktoid@lemmy.ml
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                  3 months ago

                  Fair nuff. Sometimes it's just overwhelming getting information of something I can't do anything by. Like oh great another thing that's going wrong rn... Woo hoo