I'm always skeptical about merges or acquisitions, but in this case it seems like it's for the best. The maintainer of Thunderbird had been open about needing funding for quite some time now.
I'm always skeptical about merges or acquisitions, but in this case it seems like it's for the best. The maintainer of Thunderbird had been open about needing funding for quite some time now.
My rule of thumb for supporting/banning mergers/aquisitions is how large the companies in question are. If a corporation is large enough, they should be able to compete in a market with the...
My rule of thumb for supporting/banning mergers/aquisitions is how large the companies in question are. If a corporation is large enough, they should be able to compete in a market with the company resources they have, or buying rights to use other IP as needed.
Small-scale free projects like K9 and Tbird, virtually no qualms from me.
Microsoft buying Actiblizz is an abomintion. The formation of Actiblizz itself was an abomination.
I'm always skeptical about merges or acquisitions, but in this case it seems like it's for the best. The maintainer of Thunderbird had been open about needing funding for quite some time now.
My rule of thumb for supporting/banning mergers/aquisitions is how large the companies in question are. If a corporation is large enough, they should be able to compete in a market with the company resources they have, or buying rights to use other IP as needed.
Small-scale free projects like K9 and Tbird, virtually no qualms from me.
Microsoft buying Actiblizz is an abomintion. The formation of Actiblizz itself was an abomination.