Lightning (software) explained

Lightning
Developer:Mozilla Foundation / Mozilla Corporation
Released:0.1 (March 2006)
Programming Language:C++, XUL, XBL, JavaScript
Operating System:Linux, Windows, macOS, others
Language:50 languages
Genre:Personal information manager
License:MPL 2.0

Lightning is a project from the Mozilla Foundation originally designed as an extension ("add-on") that adds calendar and scheduling functionality to the Mozilla Thunderbird mail client and SeaMonkey internet suite. It superseded the previous Mozilla Sunbird and the older Mozilla Calendar extension.[1] With version 38 of Thunderbird, the Lightning add-on was integrated and preloaded by default;[2] since version 78 of Thunderbird (released 2020), Lightning is part of Thunderbird and no longer an add-on extension. Lightning is compatible with iCalendar calendars.

History

The Lightning project was announced on December 22, 2004 in an effort to integrate Mozilla Sunbird into Mozilla Thunderbird.[3] Sun Microsystems contributed significantly to the Lightning Project to provide users with an alternative free and open-source choice to Microsoft Office by combining OpenOffice.org and Thunderbird with the Lightning Extension.[4] In addition to general bug-fixing, Sun focused on calendar views, team/collaboration features and support for the Sun Java System Calendar Server.[5]

Version 0.9 was the last planned release for Thunderbird 2. A calendar was originally to be fully integrated into Thunderbird 3, but those plans were changed due to concerns with the product's maturity and level of support.[6] [7] Lightning 1.0b2 is compatible with Thunderbird 3.1, Lightning 1.0b5 is compatible with Thunderbird 5 and 6, and Lightning 1.0b7 is compatible with Thunderbird 7.[8] [9]

Lightning 1.0 was released to the public on November 7, 2011. It was released alongside Thunderbird 8.0. Following that, every Thunderbird release has been accompanied by a compatible Lightning point release. Lightning finally started shipping with Thunderbird with version 4.0, on Thunderbird 38.0.1 released in 2015.[10] With the 2020 release of Thunderbird 78, Lightning is now a permanent part of the program.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=5816 Lightning Project Launched to Provide Calendar Features for Mozilla Thunderbird- MozillaZine
  2. Web site: There is no Lightning 4.0 Mozilla Calendar Project Blog . 2023-10-23 . blog.mozilla.org.
  3. Web site: Mozilla's Lightning to strike Outlook? . 2023-10-23 . CNET . en.
  4. Web site: Calendar Weblog . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100212170048/http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/calendar/2006/10/sun_microsystems_announces_int.html . 2010-02-12 . 2007-10-09.
  5. http://www.openoffice.org/editorial/mozilla_lightning_and_OOo.html Interview On Mozilla Lightning and OpenOffice.org
  6. Web site: Lightning 0.9 Release Notes . September 23, 2008 . June 22, 2010.
  7. Web site: Lightning-in-Thunderbird status update . David Ascher . February 18, 2009 . June 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101002070201/http://ascher.ca/blog/2009/02/18/lightning_update/ . October 2, 2010 . dead .
  8. Web site: Lightning 1.0 Beta 2 and Compatibility . June 17, 2010 . June 22, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619234903/http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/calendar/2010/06/lightning_10_beta_2_and_compat.html . June 19, 2010 .
  9. Web site: Lightning :: Add-ons for Thunderbird . July 29, 2011 . August 3, 2011 .
  10. Web site: Thunderbird — Release Notes (38.0.1) . 2023-10-23 . Thunderbird . en.
  11. Web site: Sipes . Ryan . 2020-07-16 . What’s New in Thunderbird 78 . 2023-10-23 . The Thunderbird Blog . en-US.

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