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On 11/08/2020 09:55, Tom via list wrote:On 10/08/2020 19:11, Ray Smith via list wrote:On 10/08/2020 17:37, comrade meowski wrote:On 10/08/2020 10:01, Eion MacDonald wrote:openSUSE LEAP 15.2 is just on Thunderbird 68.10.<snip>Even the two 'modern' appstore type distribution mechanisms Linux now has which should be perfect for releasing self contained binary updates (Flatpak and Snap) still have v68 until you pass --beta or --unstable flags. Note that this isn't a regular Thunderbird update to be fair - the sudden jump from the previous release version 68 to current version 78 is significant and represents the first major overhaul of Thunderbird code for a while:According to the feedback responses on the Thunderbird website the reason verson 78 hasn't been pushed out is because distro maintainers have been asked not to yet. They're waiting for third party add on developers to rewrite code to be compatible before pushing out the new update to everyone. >From Ryan Sipes in response to someone who updated "we have said a number of times that people shouldn’t update until later if they rely heavily on add-ons or Enigmail. Are you on Linux? Some distro maintainers have included 78 in their repos despite our warnings." Ray.Absolutely devastating to have your Thunderbird updated and lose calendar connections for a week or so! Tom te tom te tomIf the benefits of the upgrade (my extensions are now no longer needed) do not outweigh the pain (losing calendar for x weeks), why would you upgrade? I love the latest versions of things, but in this instance I'm happy to wait...
Just regular upgrades on an LTS with idiots at the OS end.
Tom te tom te tom
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