On 2020-07-21 05:50, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Mon, 2020-07-20 at 10:28 -0500, SternData wrote:
On 7/20/20 10:02 AM, Tim via users wrote:
On Mon, 2020-07-20 at 08:36 -0500, SternData wrote:
According to Thunderbird.net, "Thunderbird version 78.0 is only offered as direct download from thunderbird.net and not as an upgrade from Thunderbird version 68 or earlier."
-- https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/78.0/releasenotes/
Didn't you read the page on link you quoted?
"Thunderbird version 78.0 is only offered as direct download from thunderbird.net and not as an upgrade from Thunderbird version 68 or earlier. A future release will provide updates from earlier versions."
Yes, I read it. Will Thunderbird continue to be part of the Fedora repos?
My understanding of that quote is that older versions of TB cannot be upgraded to version 78.0, but rather that it has to be freshly installed. I don't use TB but assume that this refers to the in-program update process (Firefox has a similar procedure), which Fedora users won't generally be using anyway. I assume Fedora will continue to support TB via the package manager as usual.
And, FWIW, I would not be updating to TB 78 until there is a clear update patch since they note...
Add-on support: As of version 78.0, Thunderbird only supports MailExtensions. Your favorite add-ons may not have been updated for compatibility.
and
OpenPGP functionality for Thunderbird 78 is still work in progress, and is disabled by default in the initial 78.0 release. See the wiki for how to enable and help with testing.
I would not be happy with that. Well, unless I plan to be a tester.