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[โ€“] kurumin@linux.community 8 points 2 years ago

!switch_to_linux@lemmy.ml (just kidding)

well I don't trust very much betterbird, thunderbird is a solid long going project.

[โ€“] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tried both, since the latest big thunderbird update there isn't much difference.

I reverted to thunderbird due to the nicer icon.

But thunderbird has a worse "plz donate" start page ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] dan@upvote.au 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

But thunderbird has a worse "plz donate" start page ๐Ÿค”

They need the money... Thunderbird doesn't get any funding from Mozilla any more, now that it's a separate community project. They're relying entirely on user donations to keep the project alive.

[โ€“] Scrollone@feddit.it 4 points 1 year ago

I love Firefox, but Mozilla as a company/organization is horrible

[โ€“] Undertaker@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They do not need enough if they want me to provide personal data like email but do not accept addy.io

[โ€“] zhenbo_endle@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Well, this is my first time hearing Betterbird

After reading their feature table https://www.betterbird.eu/#featuretable I think they have a really laudable goal.

I'd suggest to check the feature table first. If there is anything you concern, you pick Betterbird. Otherwise, you can choose one randomly :)

[โ€“] Flashbert@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I tried Betterbird but didnt note a difference for my use. Went back to Thunderbird due to auto update vs manually downloading and installing.

You can install both side by side so you can try them both.

[โ€“] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[โ€“] hal_5700X@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 1 points 1 year ago

Betterbird doesn't actually innovate. Of all the features that BB has restored, no one really needs them.