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Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest – January 2025

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 11, 2025

Quoting: Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest - January 2025 - The Thunderbird Blog —

Hello again Thunderbird Community! As January drew to a close, the team was closing in on the completion of some important milestones. Additionally, we had scoped work for our main Q1 priorities. Those efforts are now underway and it feels great to cross things off the list and start tackling new challenges.

As always, you can catch up on all of our previous digests and updates.

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