Re: Thunderbird needs donations

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers, aus.politics, aus.politics.guns, aus.cars, aus.legal
Subject	Re: Thunderbird needs donations
Date	2017-04-26 06:26 +1000
Message-ID	<em9q6tFdnsuU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	<em7okkF17j3U1@mid.individual.net>

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felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> wrote

> TB are asking for donations in order to maintain and progress their 
> newsreader. please consider donating so we don't lose this great 
> independent email and news client..

I have considered, and decided not to, because
I don’t use it and have never liked it.

> "Why we need donations

> You might already know that Thunderbird improvements are no longer paid 
> for by Mozilla. Fortunately there is an active community keeping it 
> running and developing it further. But to survive long term, the project 
> needs funding.

No it doesn’t. They can do it for free, like plenty of others do.

> Thunderbird is currently transitioning to an independent organization. 
> Being independent, we can shape our own fate, but there is significant 
> infrastructure that must be maintained to deliver the application to our 
> tens of millions of users. For Thunderbird to survive and continue to 
> evolve, we need your support and ask for your donation today.

Request denied.

> All the money donated will go directly to funding Thunderbird development 
> and infrastructure.

I don’t care.

> Thunderbird is the leading open source, cross-platform email and 
> calendaring client, free for business and personal use.

I choose not to use it because I don’t like it.

> We want it to stay secure and become even better.

Your problem.

> If you like Thunderbird,

I don’t.

> please consider a donation! By donating, you will help us to continue 
> delivering an ad-free top-notch email client."

> https://donate.mozilla.org/en-US/?presets=100,50,25,15&amount=50&ref=EOYFR2015&utm_campaign=EOYFR2015&utm_source=mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=footer&currency=usd

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Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-25 11:55 +1000
  Re: Thunderbird needs donations Ördög <abaddon@purgatory.org.invalid> - 2017-04-25 02:37 +0000
    Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-25 13:10 +1000
      Re: Thunderbird needs donations Ördög <abaddon@purgatory.org.invalid> - 2017-04-25 04:31 +0000
      Re: Thunderbird needs donations Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-04-25 17:25 +1000
        Re: Thunderbird needs donations Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-04-25 18:42 +1000
          Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-25 20:05 +1000
            Re: Thunderbird needs donations Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-04-25 20:28 +1000
              Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-25 20:36 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-04-26 00:34 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-26 11:16 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-04-26 12:35 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations alvey <alvey@play.com> - 2017-04-26 14:40 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-04-26 15:55 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-04-26 16:23 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-04-26 14:27 +0800
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-04-26 16:53 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2017-04-26 00:56 -0700
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-27 10:03 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-04-26 06:54 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-04-26 07:58 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-26 11:42 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-26 11:45 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations alvey <alvey@play.com> - 2017-04-26 11:38 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-26 12:14 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-04-26 12:36 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-04-26 14:04 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations alvey <alvey@play.com> - 2017-04-26 14:36 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-04-26 15:54 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-04-26 16:19 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations alvey <alvey@play.com> - 2017-04-26 17:47 +1000
              Re: Thunderbird needs donations Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-04-25 21:33 +1000
        Re: Thunderbird needs donations Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-04-26 06:50 +1000
          Re: Thunderbird needs donations Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-04-26 07:59 +1000
            Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-26 11:40 +1000
            Re: Thunderbird needs donations Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-04-26 17:07 +1000
          Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-26 11:38 +1000
            Re: Thunderbird needs donations alvey <alvey@play.com> - 2017-04-26 11:48 +1000
              Re: Thunderbird needs donations Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-04-26 10:09 +0800
              Re: Thunderbird needs donations Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-04-26 12:38 +1000
                Re: Thunderbird needs donations Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-04-26 14:02 +1000
  Re: Thunderbird needs donations Horace Cope <crystal@balls.com> - 2017-04-25 18:02 +1000
    Re: Thunderbird needs donations alvey <alvey@play.com> - 2017-04-26 11:41 +1000
  Re: Thunderbird needs donations Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-04-25 18:25 +0000
    Re: Thunderbird needs donations Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-04-26 07:16 +1000
      Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-26 13:19 +1000
    Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-26 13:18 +1000
      Re: Thunderbird needs donations Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-04-26 20:17 +0000
        Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-27 10:00 +1000
          Re: Thunderbird needs donations Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-04-27 12:11 +1000
            Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-27 14:23 +1000
          Re: Thunderbird needs donations Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-04-27 12:08 +0000
  Re: Thunderbird needs donations "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-04-26 06:26 +1000
    Re: Thunderbird needs donations keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-04-26 16:24 +1000
  Re: Thunderbird needs donations b2016 <b2016@iinet.net.au> - 2017-05-12 01:47 -0500
    Re: Thunderbird needs donations Fran <franhatesnymshifters@loonynutters.com> - 2017-05-12 17:05 +1000
      Re: Thunderbird needs donations Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-05-12 21:16 +1000
        Re: Thunderbird needs donations Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-05-12 23:41 +1000
          Re: Thunderbird needs donations felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-05-13 06:36 +1000
        Re: Thunderbird needs donations alvey <alvey@play.com> - 2017-05-13 07:09 +1000
          Re: Thunderbird needs donations Fran <franhatesnymshifters@loonynutters.com> - 2017-05-13 11:52 +1000
    Re: Thunderbird needs donations Ördög <abaddon@purgatory.org.invalid> - 2017-05-13 00:35 +0000
      Re: Thunderbird needs donations b2016 <b2016@iinet.net.au> - 2017-05-12 22:41 -0500
      Re: Thunderbird needs donations Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-05-13 14:34 +0000

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