Longtime developer of K-9 mail (base of Thunderbird for Android) steps down
Longtime developer of K-9 mail (base of Thunderbird for Android) steps down
Leaving for his own mental well-being, sounds like on good terms.
Fantastic person.
Funny that the post closes with "thank you". So kind. I depend on K-9 Mail daily, so "thank you" from me doesn't cut the amount of indebtedness and gratitude I have to this person. Thank you! 🙏
Realistically, permanently walking away from K-9 Mail never was an option in the past. There was no one else to take over as a maintainer. It would have most likely meant the end of the project. K-9 Mail was always too important to me to let that happen. But this is no longer an issue. There’s now a whole team behind the project and me stepping away no longer is an existential threat to the app.
Good on Mozilla for helping Thunderbird continue!
Absolute legend. Wish him the best of luck.