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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 04-Jun-19 3:33 AM, Ben Bucksch
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:ae4f9a24-71d1-bfb2-db86-8d8357e14203@beonex.com">Tanstaafl
wrote on 03.06.19 17:42:
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<blockquote type="cite">On 5/31/2019, 5:49:48 PM, Matt Harris
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:unicorn.consulting@gmail.com"><unicorn.consulting@gmail.com></a> wrote:
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">We are refusing to look at the mobile
platforms, so others are. It
<br>
should come as no surprise to anyone. Especially those that
say
<br>
Thunderbird must remain desktop bound in a world where an ever
<br>
increasing percentage of internet activity is done from a
mobile
<br>
platform.
<br>
</blockquote>
? This has nothing to do with mobile. This is the Windows 10
store we
<br>
are talking about, that every Windows Desktop running Windows 8
and
<br>
higher (at least I think 8 and 8.1 still have access, but
definitely 10)
<br>
has access to.
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<br>
The store matters, because Windows 10 S (school) versions can
install apps only from the MS store. Luckily, that attempt failed,
but there are still be machines with these restrictions.
<br>
<br>
I understand that the Thunderbird core team probably has no time
to take care of such builds.
<br>
<br>
Independent of whether that particular author was well-intended or
not, I think we should allow such re-distributions, from trusted
parties.
<br>
<br>
FWIW, the original URL
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/thunderbird">https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/thunderbird</a> is gone, I guess in
reaction to a complaint from Mozilla and Microsoft triggering DMCA
procedures.
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</blockquote>
I disagree, but then I have been supporting a portable version for
years and know what a time waster it can be. This is a port, who
is supporting download and update failures? Yep, not the guy who
wrote the port. Just like we find ourselves embroiled on Portable
rubbish and Linux builds that port and customise Lightning out of
the build. Some consistency is what is required. Regardless of how
well meaning these builds are they are not in a state that can be
supported by this community. There is a <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/jebeld17/Store-Ports_Thunderbird/tree/master/Input/Windows%20(AMD64)%20Non-Administrative%20Installation/Mozilla%20Thunderbird">git
hub repository</a>. But what was changed and what was not. I
don't know and to support Thunderbird I should not need to. <br>
<br>
If we have time for "flat pack" something that might be used by
significantly less than 10% of users. We should have time for more
mainstream distribution methods such as the Microsoft store as some
80 or 90 of users could choose to download from that location.<br>
<br>
Matt<br>
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