Mozilla Messaging

Mozilla Messaging
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Software
Fate	Absorbed by Mozilla Corporation
Founded	2007; 17 years ago
Defunct	April 4, 2011
Headquarters	Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada
Key people	David Ascher (CEO)
Products	Mozilla Thunderbird
Number of employees	Approximately 10
Parent	Mozilla Foundation
Website	mozillamessaging.com

Short description: Software company in Canada

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]

References

↑ jenzed and Breaking_Pitt. "Thunderbird FAQ, Who makes Thunderbird". Mozilla Messaging. http://support.mozillamessaging.com/it/kb/Thunderbird+FAQ#Who_makes_Thunderbird_. Retrieved 2010-04-07. "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."
↑ "Mozilla Messaging starts up operations" (in en-US). 2008-02-19. https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2008/02/mozilla-messaging-starts-up-operations.
↑ Tom Espiner (2008-02-20). "Mozilla ready to add IM to Thunderbird stable?". http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Mozilla-ready-to-add-IM-to-Thunderbird-stable-/0,130061733,339286101,00.htm?feed=pt_email. Retrieved 2008-05-12. ^{[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]}
↑ "Mozilla Messaging @ david ascher". 2009-08-31. http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/02/19/mozilla-messaging/.
↑ Paul, Ryan (5 April 2011). "Thunderbird returns to nest as Mozilla Messaging rejoins Mozilla". Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/04/thunderbird-returns-to-nest-as-mozilla-messaging-rejoins-mozilla.ars. Retrieved 2011-04-05.

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[1] zed and Breaking_Pitt. "Thunderbird FAQ, Who makes Thunderbird". Mozilla Messaging. http://support.mozillamessaging.com/it/kb/Thunderbird+FAQ#Who_makes_Thunderbird_. Retrieved 2010-04-07. "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."

[2] "Mozilla Messaging starts up operations" (in en-US). 2008-02-19. https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2008/02/mozilla-messaging-starts-up-operations.

[3] Tom Espiner (2008-02-20). "Mozilla ready to add IM to Thunderbird stable?". http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Mozilla-ready-to-add-IM-to-Thunderbird-stable-/0,130061733,339286101,00.htm?feed=pt_email. Retrieved 2008-05-12. ^{[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]}

[4] "Mozilla Messaging @ david ascher". 2009-08-31. http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/02/19/mozilla-messaging/.

[merge-5] Paul, Ryan (5 April 2011). "Thunderbird returns to nest as Mozilla Messaging rejoins Mozilla". Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/04/thunderbird-returns-to-nest-as-mozilla-messaging-rejoins-mozilla.ars. Retrieved 2011-04-05.

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