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'''Welcome to the [https://www.thunderbird.net/ Thunderbird] | '''Welcome to the [https://www.thunderbird.net/ Thunderbird Project]'s community page''', with links to commonly requested information. | ||
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'''Thunderbird is alive and well in 2019! Yes, 2019. [[#Contributing|Please help us keep it that way!]] | '''Thunderbird is alive and well in 2019! Yes, 2019. [[#Contributing|Please help us keep it that way!]]''' | ||
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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: | 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: | ||
* The community has continuously [[#Latest release|shipped releases]] with bug fixes and enhancements for many years. Read more at the [https://blog.mozilla.org/thunderbird/ Thunderbird Blog]. | * The community has continuously [[#Latest release|shipped releases]] with bug fixes and enhancements for many years. Read more at the [https://blog.mozilla.org/thunderbird/ Thunderbird Blog]. | ||
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* Get the '''beta''' from [https://www.mozilla.org/thunderbird/channel/ the future of Thunderbird]. | * Get the '''beta''' from [https://www.mozilla.org/thunderbird/channel/ the future of Thunderbird]. | ||
== Upcoming releases == | == Upcoming releases == | ||
<u>Thunderbird does not release on specific scheduled dates</u>, because we ship when '''code is ready and tested'''. | <u>Thunderbird does not release on specific scheduled dates</u>, 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]]. | ||
* | * Releases typically happen 1-3 weeks after published Firefox dates. But it could be more, or could be less, because we ship when '''code is ready and tested'''. In other words dates cannot be 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. | ||
* [[Thunderbird/Release_Driving|Release Driving]] - How releases move towards completion | * [[Thunderbird/Release_Driving|Release Driving]] - How releases move towards completion | ||