Thunderbird 3 is in making
Last time I told you that I quit Mozilla Firefox. I use Flock (flock.com). I am very happy with it till now.
But I haven’t quit Thunderbird yet. Its still my mail software. Thunderbird is finally getting the attention it deserves. I just saw this press release from Thunderbird developers that ” Mozilla Messaging, the new mail focused subsidiary of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation, today announced that it has begun operations.” Mozilla Messaging, Inc., is an absolutely new company.
What will Thunderbird 3 do? Thunderbird 3 creators list 3 major improvements:
1) Integrated calendaring called Lightning
2) Better search and enhancements
3) The overall user experience
Release date?
Say’s the FAQ “We’re hoping for a release in late 2008 — the exact timing will depend on who joins this collective effort.”
What about Sunbird the stand alone calender?
FAQ say’s “Our primary focus will be on Thunderbird and integration of calendaring into the mail client. If enough developers want to pursue the development of the Sunbird standalone client (which shares a lot of technology with Lightning), we’ll certainly help them in that effort.”
So, lets wait for end of 2008!
