NoOp wrote:
I wonder what affect this will have on the SeaMonkey email client:
<http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/06/so-thats-it-for-thunderbird/>
<http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2012/07/06/thunderbird-stability-and-community-innovation/>
<https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Proposal:_New_Release_and_Governance_Model>
"Mozilla is focusing a lot of its efforts towards important web and
mobile projects, while Thunderbird remains a pure desktop only email
client. We have come to the conclusion that continued innovation on
Thunderbird is not a priority for Mozilla and that the most critical
needs for the product are on-going security and stability. In fact, it
is quite possible that Thunderbird is already pretty much what its users
want and there is not a high demand for innovation in this field."
Maybe the 6 week release cycle was driving them crazy?
...I find *this* off-shoot *far* more interesting...given all the flak I
took over wanting a version of SM for iPad -
<http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/17/mozilla-is-building-a-simple-ipad-browser-called-junior/>
So it looks like they're beginning...they have a long way to go to catch
up. Safari for iOS is pretty nice now - in fact I like it better than
the OS X version, for what I do and how I use it.
But back to the topic - I think there is a war brewing over traditional
desktop vs touch panel interfacing and somethings are or are about to be
casualties of that war. Just what are the Moz/SM/TB/FF teams going to
do for Windows 8 and Metro, for example? What if Metro busts and people
just stick with Windows 7 - where will that leave them? And just what
impact does all that have on OS X Mountain Lion? How much code are they
really going to be able to share interface-wise...if any? I can see
developers about to be overwhelmed just supporting interfaces -
something has to give.
From where I sit I'd have to agree that I wouldn't be much interested
in a touch version of TB after using (or not using) NewsTap on my iPad
for a bit - NewsTap is very nicely done and interfaced, but roaming
usenet on my iPad just isn't something I do. And I also agree that TB
is pretty much everything I'd like. So...
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- Rufus
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