Did Ubuntu made bet on a dead horse? I wonder...

[Bahn, Nathan]

On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 8:10 PM, Juan R. de Silva
<juan.r.d.silva at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Mon, 09 Jul 2012 06:56:32 +1000, Jared Norris wrote:
>
> > Please, can everyone please read the FAQ [1] before posting to the list.
> > I don't know how many times I need to reference it before it gets read.
> > Posting random links to the mailing list and seeking discussion is not
> > what this list is for. This is a technical support list.
>
> I admit, posting a link to an article without saying a word - what it was
> about, was a mistake. The subject line could be sounding kind of critical
> as well. My apologies.
>
> The article is informing about Mozzila decision to stop support of the
> further development of Thunderbird (and apparently Lighting?).
>
> I thought such news might be of high interest for those Ubuntu users, who
> did not jump yet blindly into transferring PIM data into Thunderbird,
> after Ubuntu decision to switch to it, but who still could be considering
> doing so. Apparently the news may save them a lot of time and efforts.
>
> I also thought that bringing it to the attention of the community could
> save this very list from numerous technical support requests, which could
> flood it in the future due to such a change in Mozilla plans. (I would be
> surprised if changes in Ubuntu would not follow.)
>
> > If you want to discuss random web links
> > there are many other places to do this online.
>
> Could you point me to at least one for Ubuntu users, please?




www.groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/bikeshed

if that link doesn't work, then go to www.groups.google.com and look up
"bikeshed."
by the way, plz don't mind Jared Norris; it's true that he's an officious
ass, but he's harmless.
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