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<p>Let me clarify my view a bit. I'd like Thunderbird to get into
the state that most things /could/ run as a web application. There
is an emphasis on could, and no need to worry the desktop version
would be discontinued. <br>
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<p>The aim is to move towards more normal pure JavaScript and less
reliance on XPCOM. Let's see how far we can take that. What you
get is less reliance on internal interfaces that will keep
changing. Way easier to find people to work on the code, so more
contributors. Tools. Easier debugging. Possibility of library
reuse, and with this the possibility of outside collaboration.
Maybe a version you could run as a webmail interface, maybe in
mobile - at least for partial functionality. <br>
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<p>What I want is that we could focus mostly on the mail specific
features, and make them great. We don't want to have to think more
than necessary about the platform. To do that it appears logical
to go with the flow for the rest of the underlying platform. That
platform is all about making winning web technology.<br>
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<p> -Magnus<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 05-04-2019 20:59, Ryan Sipes wrote:<br>
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<p>Renaming the thread.</p>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Can you elaborate on this?
I for one do not want a browser based app.</pre>
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You are already using a browser based app, built on the Mozilla
platform (i.e. Firefox).
<p>But I understand your concerns (I don't like Electron apps
anymore than the next guy). I'll let Magnus share what this
future might look like. But when running for Council he said:</p>
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<blockquote type="cite">My vision for Thunderbird is that we'd
eventually (a few years) get to the state that it could be run
as a super fat, privileged web app with good system integration
- this way we can best leverage the Mozilla platform we're bound
to. In parallel we should get much better with utilizing the
data contained in mails, to help users be more productive and
make them look good doing so. Developing the overall product
concept is also important.</blockquote>
So that is one potential path forward, but there has been no
agreement on this - I was just laying out one option that has been
raised that was relevant to the discussion in that other thread.
Magnus also uses the word <i>"could" </i>which I think should be
considered in this discussion. Having it possible to run
Thunderbird in a browser doesn't mean that is the only way that it
could be run.<br>
<div class="moz-signature">Ryan Sipes <br>
<small>Community and Business Development Manager</small> <br>
<a href="https://thunderbird.net" moz-do-not-send="true">Thunderbird</a><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/5/19 11:49 AM, Disaster Master
wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">On Fri Apr 05 2019 13:40:42 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time), Ryan Sipes
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ryan@thunderbird.net" moz-do-not-send="true"><ryan@thunderbird.net></a> wrote:
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">We are headed towards a Thunderbird that could be run in a browser (or
at least that is one vision for the future that Magnus talked about in
his run for Council). As we get closer to that we could approach MoCo
and the Firefox team and see where we can work together.
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Can you elaborate on this?
I for one do not want a browser based app.
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