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Re:Our plans for Thunderbird on Android by dylan604 on Monday June 13, 2022 @02:14PM (#31729233)
>We have no intention to replace the backend or most of the components.

So sayeth every acquiring company about the acquired. I can think of very few that it held true. Maybe this can be added to the list, but only time will tell. I wouldn't suggest people holding their breath though

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Re:Our plans for Thunderbird on Android by wolverine876 on Monday June 13, 2022 @07:37PM (#31733075)
What basis is there for your accusations?

These aren't companies. It's a communty project and a FOSS project merging resources.

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Re:Our plans for Thunderbird on Android by dylan604 on Monday June 13, 2022 @08:14PM (#31733296)
>What basis is there for your accusations?

History

>These aren't companies. It's a communty project and a FOSS project merging resources.

Exactly how other situations historically have started. Lot's of FOSS projects "brought into the fold" to "shepard" along only to not get the resources promised.

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Re:Our plans for Thunderbird on Android by wolverine876 on Monday June 13, 2022 @08:29PM (#31733414)
>> What basis is there for your accusations?

> History

That's all you have? They are baseless then.

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Re:Our plans for Thunderbird on Android by justinclift on Monday June 13, 2022 @09:34PM (#31733823)
Not really. It's more of a wait and see, "lets hope for the best, but plan for the worst" kind of scenario.
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Re:Our plans for Thunderbird on Android by wolverine876 on Monday June 13, 2022 @11:18PM (#31734372)
Yes, really! There is no basis. "History" isn't a basis - try it in another context.
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Re:Our plans for Thunderbird on Android by justinclift on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @01:32AM (#31735093)
Ugh no. History is indeed a good basis to observe and learn from.

Bearing in mind it's not a 100% successful predictor, but is useful for figuring out how things are _likely_ to play out.

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