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= Status =
'''Thunderbird is alive and well in 20192020! Yes, 2019. [[#Contributing|Please help us keep it that way!]]'''
The Thunderbird product is developed and managed by the '''Thunderbird Project''', which is collectively the community (both paid staff and volunteers) and the Thunderbird Council:
= Releases =
[https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/releases/ Thunderbird Project version numbers] generally match up to Mozilla Firefox <u>ESR </u> and beta versions. However, for Thunderbird ONLY ESR and beta match up. (Unlike Firefox, Thunderbird does not release releases versions between ESRs only as betas, for example 69, 70, 71, etc-77 are betas only) Future ESR releases of Thunderbird upcoming are 78, 88, 98, etc.
== Latest release ==
* Get the current '''release''' of Thunderbird from '''[http://www.thunderbird.net/ thunderbird.net]'''.
* Get the '''beta''' from [https://thunderbird.net/#channel the future of Thunderbird].
== Upcoming releases ==
* Version 68 78 and version 6068:** Version 60 users are slowly being updated to version 6878 will be available in July. It is currently available as a beta.
* Thunderbird does not release on specific scheduled dates, because we ship when '''code is ready and tested'''. We roughly <u>track</u> (i.e. do not strictly follow**) the '''ESR''' release schedule of Firefox. See the ESR column of [[RapidRelease/Calendar]].
** ESR Releases typically happen 1 week after published Firefox dates. But it could be more, because we ship when '''code is ready and tested'''. In other words dates cannot be accurately predicted. If you see a date you should take it with a grain of salt. If you do not see the "newest" version listed at the [https://www.thunderbird.net/ Thunderbird home page], do not worry, the new version is just not yet ready. New features and fixes happen as volunteers have time to work on them and fix them - there are no schedules for fixes and features which can be communicated to users. If you want new features sooner, then please help us [https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/get-involved/ test and code], or use the beta mentioned above.
= Governance =
* See [https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/about/|about the Council and Community]* Past elections:** 2019:*** Election results: [[Modules/Thunderbird#Thunderbird_Council|Council module]] Berna Alp, Patrick Cloke, Philipp Kewisch (Chair), Jörg Knoblach, Magnus Melin, Wayne Mery*** [[Thunderbird/Council_Elections_2017Council_Elections_2019|Council Elections 20172019]] - Electoral Roll.** 2018: *** Election results: Patrick Cloke, Philipp Kewisch (Chair), Jörg Knoblach, Philippe Lieser, Magnus Melin, Wayne Mery, Ryan Sipes*** [[Thunderbird/Council_Elections_2018|Council Elections 2018]] - Electoral Roll.** 2017:*** ELection results: Ben Bucksch, Patrick Cloke, R Kent James (Chair) Philipp Kewisch, Jörg Knoblach, Magnus Melin, Wayne Mery*** [[Thunderbird/Council_Elections_2019Council_Elections_2017|Council Elections 20192017]] - Electoral Roll.** 2014:*** The initial Thunderbird Council was elected at the first Thunderbird Summit held in Toronto, Canada in the fall of 2014: Mike Conley, Joshua Cranmer, R Kent James (Chair), Philipp Kewisch, Magnus Melin, Wayne Mery, Florian Quèze.
= Related and Older links =
These links are outdated or from past management teams, and do not reflect current plans and priorities.
