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** Mozilla values | ** Mozilla values | ||
Thunderbird is proud to be part of Mozilla, a non-profit organization that also makes Firefox. Mozilla is dedicated to ensuring a free internet by providing products that support open protocols. In communication, open protocols mean that you can communicate securely and privately with anyone, from a variety of programs and devices, without being forced to use a single website or vendor. | Thunderbird is proud to be part of Mozilla, a non-profit organization that also makes Firefox. Mozilla is dedicated to ensuring a free internet by providing products that support open protocols. In communication, open protocols mean that you can communicate securely and privately with anyone, from a variety of programs and devices, without being forced to use a single website or vendor. We are owned by a non-profit that is dedicated to your security and privacy, so we don't analyze your communications to sell your private data to others. | ||
* Threat to open communications | * Threat to open communications | ||
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** Firefox now provides only minimal subsidy to Thunderbird | ** Firefox now provides only minimal subsidy to Thunderbird | ||
Freedom is not free, somebody has to pay the bills. Several years ago, Thunderbird had a significant paid staff, subsidized by Firefox. But Firefox needs to focus on its own issues, so now | Freedom is not free, somebody has to pay the bills. Several years ago, Thunderbird had a significant paid staff, subsidized by Firefox. But Firefox needs to focus on its own issues, so now volunteers are responsible for supporting and improving Thunderbird. Thunderbird is really important to millions of people, but it is hard for a small group of volunteers to provide the quality, features, and reliability that our users expect. We believe we need a small team of dedicated staff to respond to urgent issues, keep Thunderbird secure and reliable, and move forward with new features. | ||
* Improvements we would like to make | * Improvements we would like to make | ||
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** Improve reliability of updates and new releases | ** Improve reliability of updates and new releases | ||
We've already received a lot of input from users on where Thunderbird could be better | We've already received a lot of input from users on where Thunderbird could be better.Our Address Book needs to reliably sync with modern Cloud-based contact systems. There are too many old bugs that need fixing. We would really like to move those things forward. | ||
* Importance of getting user input | * Importance of getting user input | ||
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Much of the code for Thunderbird is the same code that Firefox uses. That means that security efforts to keep Firefox safe, also keep Thunderbird safe. But it also means that the hundreds of developers that are improving Firefox sometimes cause issues in Thunderbird that our small team of developers needs to fix. Add to that changes in email providers, and changes to operating systems. Just keeping Thunderbird current and secure takes a lot of effort. | Much of the code for Thunderbird is the same code that Firefox uses. That means that security efforts to keep Firefox safe, also keep Thunderbird safe. But it also means that the hundreds of developers that are improving Firefox sometimes cause issues in Thunderbird that our small team of developers needs to fix. Add to that changes in email providers, and changes to operating systems. Just keeping Thunderbird current and secure takes a lot of effort. | ||
* People and their roles. Each person will, in 3-4 sentences, describe who they are, what they do, and ask people to join them. Some samples: | * People and their roles. Each person will, in 3-4 sentences, describe who they are, what they do, and ask people to join them. Some samples: | ||
I'm Kent James, also known as rkent, from Redmond, Washington, and I want to see a better Thunderbird. I work mostly in C++ backend issues in Thunderbird, fixing bugs and crashes, and reviewing code. I also do the ExQuilla addon that adds Microsoft Exchange server support to Thunderbird. I'm | I'm Kent James, also known as rkent, from Redmond, Washington, and I want to see a better Thunderbird. I work mostly in C++ backend issues in Thunderbird, fixing bugs and crashes, and reviewing code. I also do the ExQuilla addon that adds Microsoft Exchange server support to Thunderbird. I'm doing my part to make Thunderbird better, will you do yours? | ||
* Call to action | * Call to action | ||
Most other email clients are commercial, so that either you pay for the product, or someone else is paying for access to you. We don't charge for our product, or sell your | Most other email clients are commercial, so that either you pay for the product, or someone else is paying for access to you. We don't charge for our product, or sell your private data to others, but we will have bills to pay, and need a few staff to move forward. Thunderbird must be self-sufficient financially to remain viable. Can you help us by making a small contribution to keep Thunderbird free, relevant, and vibrant? | ||