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{{Warning|This is an out-of-date document stored for historical purposes as it contains links to discussions that where previously held. The full and complete document is available [[Thunderbird/New_Release_and_Governance_Model|here]]}} | |||
Mozilla is focusing a lot of its efforts towards important web and mobile projects, while Thunderbird remains a pure desktop only email client. We have come to the conclusion that continued innovation on Thunderbird is not a priority for Mozilla and that the most critical needs for the product are on-going security and stability. In fact, it is quite possible that Thunderbird is already pretty much what its users want and there is not a high demand for innovation in this field. | Mozilla is focusing a lot of its efforts towards important web and mobile projects, while Thunderbird remains a pure desktop only email client. We have come to the conclusion that continued innovation on Thunderbird is not a priority for Mozilla and that the most critical needs for the product are on-going security and stability. In fact, it is quite possible that Thunderbird is already pretty much what its users want and there is not a high demand for innovation in this field. | ||
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=== Governance model === | === Governance model === | ||
Thunderbird | Thunderbird is driven by a lightweight structure, focusing on producing security updates and suited to welcome community contributed innovations: | ||
* Thunderbird modules owners (https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules) will remain in charge of their module and will allow community contributions innovation on their own merits. Module ownership is open to any contributor and can evolve over time. | * Thunderbird modules owners (https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules) will remain in charge of their module and will allow community contributions innovation on their own merits. Module ownership is open to any contributor and can evolve over time. | ||
* A Release Drivers team will produce the Thunderbird updates every six weeks and work with module owners on the planning and integration of the community contributed innovations.<br/><br/> | * A Release Drivers team will produce the Thunderbird updates every six weeks and will work with module owners on the planning and integration of the community contributed innovations.<br/><br/> | ||
* Mozilla will continue to provide paid staff, logistics and infrastructure for the release drivers team to produce updates and new releases with the same level of quality than | * Mozilla will continue to provide paid staff, logistics and infrastructure for the release drivers team to produce updates and new releases with the same level of quality than before. Support will continue to be provided by the Thunderbird community and Mozilla will continue to provide the required infrastructure.<br/> | ||
=== Timeline and getting involved === | === Timeline and getting involved === | ||