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On 11/19/2016 4:58 AM, Jörg Knobloch wrote:<br>
<blockquote
cite="mid:366eb803-6c11-9cab-e530-5891dbb631b5@jorgk.com"
type="cite">These three staff members would only guarantee the
bare running of the project without relying on the draining effort
of some of the volunteers. Filling these positions would <b>not</b>
mean any major new features. Especially the at times dire review
situation wouldn't change.</blockquote>
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While this is accurate, at the moment we are raising over $50,000
per month from donations. As treasurer I have to be cautious so we
do not overspend our ability, but if this trend continues I think we
could definitely begin to see some solid forward motion in
Thunderbird including both eliminating technical debt, as well as
improving the user experience.<br>
<br>
The future is starting to look exciting.<br>
<br>
:rkent<br>
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