ryanleesipes

5 ms·

31.
by ryanleesipes 3y ago
Product Manager here. The answer is because we are tied to the ESR release cycle we have to release at a certain time (we are working on changing this). So we're shipping all the work that is done and stable. There is still work to be
32.
by ryanleesipes 4y ago
Thunderbird Product Manager here. We have no intention to replace the backend or most of the components. It will not be a different app. It's still run by the K-9 project maintainer. The difference? We didn't want to see K-9 die b
33.
by ryanleesipes 5y ago
That's pretty much it. Can confirm, as I am Ryan Sipes. We (Thunderbird) are still 99.9% donation supported, so every bit helps.
34.
by ryanleesipes 6y ago
Hey all, Longtime Hackernews lurker, first time posting a project of my own here. I'm big into privacy, I am the Community Manager for Mozilla Thunderbird and before that I made the open source personal assistant Mycroft AI and worked
35.
by ryanleesipes 6y ago
Long-time user, this is just an awesome project and has replaced alternatives for syncing all this stuff. Really loving the new EteSync Notes app!
36.
by ryanleesipes 7y ago
As the Community Manager for Thunderbird, I can say that this comment is correct. The non-profit Mozilla Foundation had many rules about what we could and could not do. The new Corp gives us more freedom, legally.
37.
by ryanleesipes 7y ago
Thunderbird community manager here. This is correct. Moving from the Mozilla Foundation (non-profit) meant we had to cancel recurring donations. We hope everyone will resume via https://give.thunderbird.net