Comments on: Thunderbird — Features Discussion http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/07/27/thunderbird-features-discussion/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:41:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex Hudson http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/07/27/thunderbird-features-discussion/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Alex Hudson Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:55:24 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=147#comment-313 I have to say, I don't think you can divorce the focus of the project (& therefore what features it should provide) from how the project should be set up. Simply changing from Moz Foundation to Tbird Inc. isn't going to significantly alter the success of the project as far as I can see. I have to say, I don’t think you can divorce the focus of the project (& therefore what features it should provide) from how the project should be set up.

Simply changing from Moz Foundation to Tbird Inc. isn’t going to significantly alter the success of the project as far as I can see.

]]> By: Iang (there is only one mode...) http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/07/27/thunderbird-features-discussion/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Iang (there is only one mode...) Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:49:57 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=147#comment-312 To echo CableGuy's comments (original post) there are a couple of big things to look at in Thunderbird. Firstly, email is "so 1990s" ... the world has moved on ... chat is now the way much comms is done, and younger generations are not adopting to email necessarily. Simple solution: add chat to Tbird, alongside email and move it in the direction of a "communicator". Secondly, the security model employed in Tbird is out of date. People generally send emails to people they already know, and there are simpler methods of securing p2p comms than the current design. The trick is to eliminate any modes that are unnecessary. If searching for a value statement and a direction, look at Skype. Of course, it would be crazy to add VoIP to Tbird ... but it isn't unreasonable to add chat and p2p security. To echo CableGuy’s comments (original post) there are a couple of big things to look at in Thunderbird. Firstly, email is “so 1990s” … the world has moved on … chat is now the way much comms is done, and younger generations are not adopting to email necessarily. Simple solution: add chat to Tbird, alongside email and move it in the direction of a “communicator”.

Secondly, the security model employed in Tbird is out of date. People generally send emails to people they already know, and there are simpler methods of securing p2p comms than the current design. The trick is to eliminate any modes that are unnecessary.

If searching for a value statement and a direction, look at Skype. Of course, it would be crazy to add VoIP to Tbird … but it isn’t unreasonable to add chat and p2p security.

]]> By: Eddy Nigg http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/07/27/thunderbird-features-discussion/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Eddy Nigg Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:53:13 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=147#comment-311 LOL ... I know there is that mailing list. I wanted to know which one to use. Anyway, subscribed and getting engaged! See you there. LOL … I know there is that mailing list. I wanted to know which one to use. Anyway, subscribed and getting engaged! See you there.

]]> By: Michael Smith http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/07/27/thunderbird-features-discussion/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Michael Smith Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:42:42 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=147#comment-310 sunbirds lightning calendar is already there. The idea was to add Instant Messaging, and serverless Retroshare Email and Messenger. Think it is more important to hear, what you not say , than what you say about Thunderbird. Google wants Firefox as G-Browser, nothing is done to disturb Google Mail by enhancing Thunderbirds features. This is the reality. -> Google Foundation ! sunbirds lightning calendar is already there. The idea was to add Instant Messaging, and serverless Retroshare Email and Messenger.
Think it is more important to hear, what you not say , than what you say about Thunderbird.
Google wants Firefox as G-Browser, nothing is done to disturb Google Mail by enhancing Thunderbirds features. This is the reality. -> Google Foundation !

]]> By: David King http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/07/27/thunderbird-features-discussion/comment-page-1/#comment-309 David King Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:00:14 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=147#comment-309 Maybe it should be given to the Open Office.org people to use as an Outlook replacement... Maybe it should be given to the Open Office.org people to use as an Outlook replacement…

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