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Thunderbird being open source, it can continue to thrive. Anybody can contribute. That's more than just maintenance mode.
by hub_ 14y ago
Thunderbird being open source, it can continue to thrive. Anybody can contribute. That's more than just maintenance mode.
- dfc 14y agoHow many of the active thunderbiord developers are not mozilla funded? I do not know, but it was my understanding that there were not many.
- cookiecaper 14y agoThis doesn't mean those developers won't contribute to Thunderbird in their own free time as a hobby project. It also doesn't mean that an outsider interested in the project can't see an opportunity to pick up the torch. Thunderbird is a very widely used piece of software without many adequate competitors and I think there will be plenty of people interested in tinkering with its code for a long time to come.