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Thunderbird: The True Power Of FOSS Development #Linux #YouTube https://youtu.be/FyU8qkhzE8w

Thunderbird: The True Power Of FOSS Development

Recently you may have seen a video about Thunderbird doing incredibly financially well and that's I don't think that's unique to Thunderbird, the tactics the...
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in reply to Brodie Robertson

𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨: :debian: :garuda:
𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨: :debian: :garuda:
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:thunderbird: has been my e-mail client for years from Windows Vista to current day Linux & will continue to be. It's easily one of my favorite FOSS software programs.
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Vijay Prema
Vijay Prema
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I also donated when I saw the "Keep Thunderbird alive" screen.

Its an awesome CTA screen IMO.

It looks cool and given that #Thunderbird is something many individuals and businesses heavily rely on every day, the chance that they are willing to donate to "keep it alive" is very high.

Showing the screen upon major update is also impactful, because you see the progress they are making and more willing to say thanks.

#Thunderbird
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bgt lover
bgt lover
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personally, I'd be ok with your second proposal, where that popup appears every time a new major version is released. I don't want nagware on my desktop, and certainly I don't want to be more or less forced to pay something for the right to freely use my computer, because then we're taking a step towards windows and that kind of stuff. However, that doesn't mean the idea itself is bad, and if not presented agressively, I think it can be a great discovery method
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Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox
Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox
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Brodie, we love your energy, and we totally agree! There are ways to fund FOSS and it's okay (more than okay, really!) to ask for donations in a respectful way to keep our developers and maintainers funded and our projects alive! 💙 💰
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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧
Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧
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That's very much like I was thinking. About six months ago I thought to myself, I should really make a donation to @thunderbird because I've been using their software since it pretty much came out, done more installs than I can remember and because I'm dying (cancer) it was about time I gave a little back. Thing is though, I kept forgetting but it wasn't until I did a recent install and the 'pop up' for want of a better description appeared that I actually did.
@Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox
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Canoel K.
Canoel K.
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Sadly it's unreasonably memory intensive even though i haven't done anything like plugins

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