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Qualcomm's intention with the '''Penelope''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope huh?]) project ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope_%28e-mail_client%29 overview]) is to join the Eudora® user experience with the Mozilla platform. We intend to produce a version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudora_%28e-mail_client%29 Eudora] that is open source and based on [[Main_Page|Mozilla]] and [[Thunderbird]]. It's '''''not''''' our intention to compete with | Qualcomm's intention with the '''Penelope''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope huh?]) project ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope_%28e-mail_client%29 overview]) is to join the Eudora® user experience with the Mozilla platform. We intend to produce a version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudora_%28e-mail_client%29 Eudora] that is open source and based on [[Main_Page|Mozilla]] and [[Thunderbird]]. It's '''''not''''' our intention to compete with Thunderbird; rather, we want to complement it. | ||
Qualcomm is committed to both preserving the Eudora user experience and to maintaining maximum compatibility, for both developers and users, with Thunderbird. It is our goal to build a single development community around Thunderbird and Eudora, so that both mailers advance faster than they previously have. | Qualcomm is committed to both preserving the Eudora user experience and to maintaining maximum compatibility, for both developers and users, with Thunderbird. It is our goal to build a single development community around Thunderbird and Eudora, so that both mailers advance faster than they previously have. | ||
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=== Current Status === | === Current Status === | ||
The | The latest beta release of Eudora, version 8.0.0b2, is on the [[Eudora Releases]] page. If you just want the latest Penelope extension without Eudora, you can get it on the [[Penelope Extensions]] page. | ||
The Thunderbird importers for Eudora are rough, especially for MacOS users. It may be worth waiting to try to import your mail until we make | The Thunderbird importers for Eudora are rough, especially for MacOS users. It may be worth waiting to try to import your mail until we make more improvements to the importers. | ||
You can view a list of all the bugs and feature requests currently assigned to the Penelope project, in the Bugzilla database. [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/query.cgi Search in Bugzilla], or use a pre-defined search for Penelope bugs: | You can view a list of all the bugs and feature requests currently assigned to the Penelope project, in the Bugzilla database. [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/query.cgi Search in Bugzilla], or use a pre-defined search for Penelope bugs: | ||
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We expect this release to provide a bare minimum for Eudora users to feel comfortable, so that they can provide feedback and get involved in development. | We expect this release to provide a bare minimum for Eudora users to feel comfortable, so that they can provide feedback and get involved in development. | ||
The Penelope extension provides new icons and sound files as well as familiar key mapping, icons, toolbar layout and column layout; the most recent | The Penelope extension provides new icons and sound files as well as familiar key mapping, icons, toolbar layout and column layout; the most recent version is at [[Penelope Extensions]]. The beta version of Eudora 8.0 itself is at [[Eudora Releases]]. | ||
See the [[Documentation Project]] for documentation on the features in version 0.1. | See the [[Documentation Project]] for documentation on the features in version 0.1. | ||