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<p>We just got hit with a <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1592407">major
issue with google oauth</a> which forced us to quickly ship
68.2.1 and beta 71.0b2. These went live earlier today, and
version 68 users are being aggressively updated. Without this fix,
authentication using oauth to google services (calendar, imap,
etc) fails.<br>
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<p>Unfortunately this issue also affects users of the EOL version
60. A decision will be made shortly on whether to update version
60, or just open the floodgates to update users to 68. The
brings up some timely important points:</p>
<p>1. Serious issues develop in old versions which necessitate their
being abandoned in favor of newer versions whose code we are able
to fix. We will be enabling automatic updates in a few days to
update version 60 users up to version 68.<br>
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<p><b>2. Add-ons -- </b><b><b> The good news is m</b>any updated
versions of add-ons have recently been approved. The bad news is
many still need to be updated and submitted for review. Time is
running out if you </b><b>are a developer who wants their
add-on to work for the many users that will </b><b><u>very soon</u></b><b>
be on version 68. </b>If you need assistance you will want to
visit <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://developer.thunderbird.net/add-ons/tb68">https://developer.thunderbird.net/add-ons/tb68</a></p>
<p>3. Several people have adopted abandoned add-ons and fixed them
to work for version 68. If you want to help in that effort please
contact <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:cleidigh@gmail.com">Chris.</a></p>
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