Mozilla Messaging Explained

Mozilla Messaging
Type:Subsidiary
Hq Location City:Vancouver, British Columbia
Hq Location Country:Canada
Industry:Software
Key People:David Ascher (CEO)
Fate:Absorbed by Mozilla Corporation
Products:Mozilla Thunderbird
Parent:Mozilla Foundation
Num Employees:Approximately 10

Mozilla Messaging (abbreviated MoMo[1] and formerly known as MailCo[2]) was a wholly owned, for-profit subsidiary of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation.[3] It was broadly tasked with aspects of the Mozilla Project that focused on interpersonal communications, such as instant messaging and e-mail. Its main focus was developing version 3.0 of Mozilla Thunderbird,[4] the e-mail client developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

It was spun off from the Mozilla project in 2007; on 4 April 2011, it was merged into the Mozilla Labs group of the Mozilla Corporation.[5]

See also

Mozilla Foundation

Mozilla Thunderbird

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thunderbird FAQ, Who makes Thunderbird. jenzed and Breaking_Pitt. 2010-04-07. Mozilla Messaging. Thunderbird is developed, tested, translated and supported by the folks at Mozilla Messaging and by a group of dedicated volunteers. Mozilla Messaging ("MoMo" for short) is a sister project to the for-profit Mozilla Corporation, the folks who make the Firefox browser. Both are wholly owned subsidiaries of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation.. https://web.archive.org/web/20100822193419/http://support.mozillamessaging.com/it/kb/Thunderbird+FAQ#Who_makes_Thunderbird_. 2010-08-22. dead.
  2. Web site: 2008-02-19 . Mozilla Messaging starts up operations . 2024-01-08 . Mozilla Press Center . en-US.
  3. Web site: Mozilla ready to add IM to Thunderbird stable?. 2008-05-12. Tom Espiner. 2008-02-20.
  4. Web site: 2009-08-31 . Mozilla Messaging @ david ascher . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090831094457/http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/02/19/mozilla-messaging/ . 2009-08-31 . 2024-01-08 .
  5. Web site: Thunderbird returns to nest as Mozilla Messaging rejoins Mozilla. Paul. Ryan. Ars Technica. 5 April 2011. 2011-04-05.