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Why didn't they just rename K-9 instead? I just gave it a try and it really is just K-9 with slight UI tweaks.
by rany_ 2y ago
Why didn't they just rename K-9 instead? I just gave it a try and it really is just K-9 with slight UI tweaks.
- kevincox 2y agoThey did rename K-9. They just also have been making lots of improvements to K-9. They still have two different apps, Thunderbird Mobile and K-9, but the only difference is the branding. All of the UI tweaks other than the icons and colours are in both apps. The functionality is identical. So other than not deleting K-9 it is a rename (I guess it is a hard link, not a rename).
- anta40 2y ago>> making lots of improvements to K-9 Such as...?
- prmoustache 2y agoThat is just one of the downsides of the "stores" and basic package managers which do not have dependencies management where you can't do a transitional package.
- tslocum 2y agoWhy is a transitional package necessary? Surely all of this isn't just to change the package name, which 99% of users won't see or care about.
- prmoustache 2y agoI believe it is. Current k9mail and thunderbird are the exact same codebase and exact same dev team.