Help Keep Thunderbird Alive

#1

Post by playfultones » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC

Help Keep Thunderbird Alive
updates.thunderbird.net

Re: Help Keep Thunderbird Alive

#2

Post by shaky-carrousel » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC

By donating to MZLA Technologies Corporation? Then I guess I'll switch to KMail or Evolution.

Re: Help Keep Thunderbird Alive

#3

Post by plmpsu » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC

I wish I could use Thunderbird at work now that it has Exchange support . Unfortunately we're mandated to use Microsoft Outlook. Outlook feels like it has completely been forgotten by Microsoft. I don't recall the last time they updated anything meaningful in the product (at least on macOS), it's quite a mess of a product. Wishing Thunderbird all the best it's the competition we need.

Re: Help Keep Thunderbird Alive

#4

Post by bravetraveler » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC

Anyone using Thunderbird was forced to see this, not sure we (or the well-funded corp) need another round.

Re: Help Keep Thunderbird Alive

#5

Post by tristanj » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC

Mozilla brings in almost $700 million per year, they have more than enough money to sponsor MZLA/Thunderbird development.

Re: Help Keep Thunderbird Alive

#6

Post by shakna » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC

tristanj wrote: post #5

Mozilla brings in almost $700 million per year, they have more than enough money to sponsor MZLA/Thunderbird development.

Mozilla tried to kill Thunderbird in 2020. They've been talking about not sponsoring it all since 2015.

They might have the money, but they don't really seem to want anything to do with the project.

Re: Help Keep Thunderbird Alive

#7

Post by mhitza » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC

Wasn't Thunderbird Pro the avenue for extra project financing? Why does it take so long to launch an email service?

Re: Help Keep Thunderbird Alive

#8

Post by teekert » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC

mhitza wrote: post #7

Wasn't Thunderbird Pro the avenue for extra project financing? Why does it take so long to launch an email service?

Was going to say it's here, but it's not indeed, you can join the waitlist: https://www.tb.pro/en-US/

Re: Help Keep Thunderbird Alive

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Post by swiftcoder » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC

> MZLA Technologies Corporation is a wholly owned for-profit subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation and the home of Thunderbird.

I guess I don't understand why the open-source email client with zero revenue potential is managed by a for-profit subsidiary, nor why that for-profit subsidiary is begging for donations.

Shouldn't this whole thing be managed by the non-profit Mozilla Foundation?

Re: Help Keep Thunderbird Alive

#10

Post by 0x000042 » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC

shaky-carrousel wrote: post #2

By donating to MZLA Technologies Corporation? Then I guess I'll switch to KMail or Evolution.

How is KMail and Evolution at this point? I have not tried them in like 10 years. Are they actively maintained and a real alternative for serious email use?