Comments on: Thunderbird Process of Change Part 1 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/10/08/thunderbird-process-of-change-part-1/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:12:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Woohoo! Mozilla’s “MailCo” is now “Mozilla Messaging”! : In Pursuit of Mysteries http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/10/08/thunderbird-process-of-change-part-1/#comment-667 Woohoo! Mozilla’s “MailCo” is now “Mozilla Messaging”! : In Pursuit of Mysteries Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:37:44 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=161#comment-667 [...] “MailCo” at the time. You can read posts about this by Mitchell Baker on her blog here, here, and here for background on why MailCo was formed and its [...] [...] “MailCo” at the time. You can read posts about this by Mitchell Baker on her blog here, here, and here for background on why MailCo was formed and its [...]

]]> By: Alex Chejlyk http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/10/08/thunderbird-process-of-change-part-1/#comment-469 Alex Chejlyk Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:08:29 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=161#comment-469 I have a few clients that are running Thunderbird, these are corporate office's with anywhere from 7 to 30 users. TB has so much potential as a communications medium. Imagine TB with optional plugins for: A. IM, SMS, VOIP, and Video Chat B. Add a simple way to share address books and calendars via smb/nfs C. Smartphone/pda syncing D. A plugin for Firefox that resembles TB would allow users to work remotely with a familiar interface. E. Have TB easily pair with Kolab and you'd have a great replacement for Outlook/Exchange (The SyncKolab plugin needs alot of help, but it is a start). Address these items with a stable product and you'd have a winner on your hands. Currently TB+Lightning (.5/.7) have broken WebDav support and have no easy way to share editable address books. This must change asap, as all corporate users need these things. I really like TB and hope to see it do well. Best of Luck! Cheers, Alex C. I have a few clients that are running Thunderbird, these are corporate office’s with anywhere from 7 to 30 users. TB has so much potential as a communications medium. Imagine TB with optional plugins for:
A. IM, SMS, VOIP, and Video Chat
B. Add a simple way to share address books and calendars via smb/nfs
C. Smartphone/pda syncing
D. A plugin for Firefox that resembles TB would allow users to work remotely with a familiar interface.
E. Have TB easily pair with Kolab and you’d have a great replacement for Outlook/Exchange (The SyncKolab plugin needs alot of help, but it is a start).

Address these items with a stable product and you’d have a winner on your hands.

Currently TB+Lightning (.5/.7) have broken WebDav support and have no easy way to share editable address books. This must change asap, as all corporate users need these things.

I really like TB and hope to see it do well.

Best of Luck!

Cheers,

Alex C.

]]> By: Jon Pritchard http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/10/08/thunderbird-process-of-change-part-1/#comment-468 Jon Pritchard Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:01:08 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=161#comment-468 helyco, I think it would be wrong to start or advocate this approach. This is what separated the Suite in the first place and would diminish Thunderbird as a viable standalone product which is what it needs to be - no longer in Firefox's shadow, no longer just plodding along. As long as the Mozilla Foundation/Corporation are honest and open about their intentions with Thunderbird I have no reason to distrust them and yet even less reason to think that Thunderbird's future will be anything short of rosey and prosperous. Thank-you for the update Mitchell. helyco, I think it would be wrong to start or advocate this approach. This is what separated the Suite in the first place and would diminish Thunderbird as a viable standalone product which is what it needs to be - no longer in Firefox’s shadow, no longer just plodding along. As long as the Mozilla Foundation/Corporation are honest and open about their intentions with Thunderbird I have no reason to distrust them and yet even less reason to think that Thunderbird’s future will be anything short of rosey and prosperous. Thank-you for the update Mitchell.

]]> By: likeatim http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/10/08/thunderbird-process-of-change-part-1/#comment-467 likeatim Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:56:04 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=161#comment-467 Quote: ########################### live in Firefox and occasionally leave "home" to use other applications - Thunderbird, Outlook, Word, Excel... I was wondering if there isn't a place for a Firefox super add-in based upon Thunderbird, which would integrate email, RSS, SMS, calendar into the browser window. On line email clients - Yahoo!, Google, Windows Live - leave much to be desired, especially when it comes to formating text and images, that I think integrating Thunderbird's interface into a browser window would seem a natural. ########################### That's Seamonkey & Opera ?! Quote:
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live in Firefox and occasionally leave “home” to use other applications - Thunderbird, Outlook, Word, Excel… I was wondering if there isn’t a place for a Firefox super add-in based upon Thunderbird, which would integrate email, RSS, SMS, calendar into the browser window.

On line email clients - Yahoo!, Google, Windows Live - leave much to be desired, especially when it comes to formating text and images, that I think integrating Thunderbird’s interface into a browser window would seem a natural.
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That’s Seamonkey & Opera ?!

]]> By: Mitchell Baker http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/10/08/thunderbird-process-of-change-part-1/#comment-466 Mitchell Baker Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:33:37 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=161#comment-466 Helyvo Part II -- the next post -- talks about the history. And I think i wouldn't use the word defection. Open source projects are interesting in that they are about people doing things, and so about people. And the sustainable projects are also about new people participating and being bigger than any particular purpose. Helyvo

Part II — the next post — talks about the history.
And I think i wouldn’t use the word defection. Open source projects are interesting in that they are about people doing things, and so about people. And the sustainable projects are also about new people participating and being bigger than any particular purpose.

]]> By: Richard http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/10/08/thunderbird-process-of-change-part-1/#comment-465 Richard Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:23:18 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=161#comment-465 I live in Firefox and occasionally leave "home" to use other applications - Thunderbird, Outlook, Word, Excel... I was wondering if there isn't a place for a Firefox super add-in based upon Thunderbird, which would integrate email, RSS, SMS, calendar into the browser window. On line email clients - Yahoo!, Google, Windows Live - leave much to be desired, especially when it comes to formating text and images, that I think integrating Thunderbird's interface into a browser window would seem a natural. I live in Firefox and occasionally leave “home” to use other applications - Thunderbird, Outlook, Word, Excel… I was wondering if there isn’t a place for a Firefox super add-in based upon Thunderbird, which would integrate email, RSS, SMS, calendar into the browser window.

On line email clients - Yahoo!, Google, Windows Live - leave much to be desired, especially when it comes to formating text and images, that I think integrating Thunderbird’s interface into a browser window would seem a natural.

]]> By: helyco http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/10/08/thunderbird-process-of-change-part-1/#comment-464 helyco Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:01:53 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=161#comment-464 Hello Mitchell, please could you be so kind to explain us the reasons related to Scott and David's "defection"? We've heard too many rumors about this topic and we'd like to know your truth. TIA Hello Mitchell,

please could you be so kind to explain us the reasons related to Scott and David’s “defection”?

We’ve heard too many rumors about this topic and we’d like to know your truth.

TIA

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