Firefox and Thunderbird: a Fork in the Road
Mozilla recently announced that we would move to separate Thunderbird from Firefox release engineering release infrastructure. Since then, we have been reviewing the options for a clear path forward for Thunderbird – both organisationally and technically – to ensure its long-term stability.
In line with the process we started in 2012, today we’re taking another step towards the independence of Thunderbird. We’re posting a report authored by open source leader Simon Phipps that explores options for a future organizational home for Thunderbird. We’ve also started the process of helping the Thunderbird Council chart a course forward for Thunderbird’s future technical direction, by posting a job specification for a technical architect.
For more information, you can read Mark Surman, Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation’s post here.