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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/13/2012 8:04 AM, Tanstaafl wrote:<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:50003905.6020700@libertytrek.org" type="cite">I
agree, and would add that Mozilla really, really should make a
very public and very prominent (on their website) follow-up
announcement, explaining what happened, how it happened, and
explaining in a very public way that Thunderbird is <b
class="moz-txt-star"><span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>not<span
class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b> being declare dead, etc -
that would go a long way to repairing the damage that was done....
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There were followup posts from Ludo, MConley, and an interview with
JB. Unfortunately clarifications are not effective news, so get
missed. Mozilla has made their statement, now the community needs to
come forward.<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:50003905.6020700@libertytrek.org" type="cite">
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It is one thing to hear things from you guys here on the lists -
it is an entirely different story, however, when you go to
mozilla.com/org...
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The fact is, right now, going to either mozilla.com or
mozilla.org, there is no mention, whatsoever, <b
class="moz-txt-star"><span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>anywhere<span
class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b>, of this debacle.
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In fact, since I kind of just assumed that there was, I'm even
more perplexed... looking at either website, you'd be hard pressed
to find any indication whatsoever that 'mozilla' is anything other
than Firefox, and I could find absolutely <b class="moz-txt-star"><span
class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>no<span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b>
mention whatsoever of the Thunderbird announcement or anything
else about it.
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What is up with that Mozilla??
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Mozilla is all about "the web". Have you been to any of the Mozilla
conferences? It's very clear there. The only client application that
makes sense to them is the web browser (though that may be changing
with B2G). They just cannot grok a standalone communication client
like Thunderbird.<br>
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Fine, I love them anyway. But personally I believe that for the
foreseeable future, there is going to be a very large number of
people who spend a lot of their day staring at a standalone
communications client trying to get their work done. I'm a small
businessman by nature, not trying to change the world through the
web, so an application with a niche market is enough for me. But
that is not how Mozilla views the world, and we really need to stop
asking them to change, and just accept them for who they are and be
thankful for whatever support they give us.<br>
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rkent<br>
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