An inside look at the making of Mozilla Thunderbird, and community-driven conversations with our friends in the open-source software space.

ThunderCast #1: Origin Stories

March 21, 2023 1:19:43 57.43 MB Downloads: 0

Welcome to the debut episode of the Thunderbird podcast, which we're affectionately calling the ThunderCast! It's an inside look at the making of Thunderbird, alongside community-driven conversations with our friends in the open-source world. We can't wait for you to listen! 

Here are some of the highlights from Episode 1:

  • What to expect on future episodes of ThunderCast
  • We're hiring!
  • Is Thunderbird still part of Mozilla?
  • Alex starts a band, Ryan is building a keyboard, Jason's island adventures
  • 4 years of "invisible work" to prepare for Supernova
  • Thunderbird on Android... and iOS

  • (00:00) - ThunderCast: What To Expect
  • (02:07) - Meet Ryan
  • (08:55) - Meet Alex
  • (12:24) - Loving Your Work
  • (18:07) - Meet Jason
  • (21:06) - Geeking Out
  • (31:37) - Mozilla + Thunderbird: A history lesson
  • (41:22) - Supernova: Setting The Stage
  • (56:28) - "Email is not broken"
  • (01:05:23) - K-9 Mail → Thunderbird Android
  • (01:16:36) - Closing comments
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