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Old May 12th 20, 11:22 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
VanguardLH[_2_]
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Paul wrote:

VanguardLH wrote:

The more I have dig into Thunderbird and its bugs whether reported or
not, the more I get the feeling that the "developers" are CSCI
undergraduates, and over the years the turn over of volunteers resulted
in no old farts left that are intimate with the entire product.


I expect the team is smaller than the one in the photo here.

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2014/11...oronto-summit/


21 people are shown in the photo, yet the article states:

"group of seven individuals were elected to comprise a Thunderbird
Council with the authority to make decisions affecting Thunderbird."

That article is dated back in 2014. Wonder what the attrition has been
since then.

"Thunderbird needs to have one or more full-time, paid staff to support
shipping a stable, reliable product, and allow progress to be made on
frequently-requested features. To this end, we plan to appeal directly
to our users for donations."

I doubt they've gotten enough donations sufficient for someone to accept
as variable minimum wage to be full-time paid staff. "Contributors"
sounds better than "volunteers".