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There are currently two editions of Thunderbird: 'Thunderbird' and 'Thunderbird ESR'. Both will be maintained and based on the same Gecko engine release. Only 'Thunderbird' is affected by the change:
* A new release of Thunderbird ESR is available since November 20th, 2012. As defined in the Thunderbird ESR plan (http://www.mozilla.org/thunderbird/organizations/faq/), it has inherited the then-current Thunderbird feature-set. This release will be updated every six weeks, for the duration of the ESR cycle to ensure the best possible security and stability for organizations.
* At the same time, Thunderbird mainstream has been will be released with the same feature set as Thunderbird ESR and will be updated every six-weeks for security and stability. However, and contrary to Thunderbird ESR, Thunderbird mainstream feature set might evolve over time and solely based on the availability of community contributions.
The proposed plan should therefore have no impact in the way individuals and organizations use the product and obtain updates.
