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

[Mika Suomalainen]

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On 09.07.2012 04:31, Bahn, Nathan wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 8:10 PM, Juan R. de Silva 
> <juan.r.d.silva at gmail.com <mailto: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 
> <http://www.groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#%21forum/bikeshed>
> 
> if that link doesn't work, then go to www.groups.google.com 
> <http://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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[Ubuntu Mailing list guidelines].

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