Of course I have read Joel's post and it's accurate. In the late-1990s, Netscape didn't need a full rewrite. But this is not the late-1990s. Thunderbird's curre

Of course I have read Joel's post and it's accurate. In the late-1990s, Netscape didn't need a full rewrite. But this is not the late-1990s. Thunderbird's current architecture makes it exceptionally difficult to develop on and it's probably time for a reboot of the platform.