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5 months ago hello again @HorlogeSkynet
you kicked a hornets nest by pinging me, so get ready...
i don't agree entirely with @boredsquirrel (no offense), particularly with the statement that inhibiting donations could harm the project, however, assuming there are no privacy issues with enabling app.donation.eoy.version.viewed, then one could argue that it should be left alone ... or one could argue (as i certainly would) that it's an annoyance, but then i have zero intention of ever donating again to Mozilla for reasons which will become apparent - obviously i could just add the pref to my overrides, but there's a larger issue here
my opinions regarding Mozilla are admittedly contradictory; while i recommend Firefox, i do so only because i see it as the lessor evil at this time
regarding harming the Thunderbird project, Mozilla rakes in a ton of money (1.1 billion in assets in 2021) and would continue to do so even if Firefox (and Thunderbird) disappeared and their partnership with Google dried up, so if a lack of donations kills Thunderbird, it would certainly not be because Mozilla lacked the resources
using Firefox as an example, one might naturally assume that their donation will be applied to that project when, in fact, it may be used to support highly controversial political causes which the donator may strongly oppose, so how can one know that donations made to Thunderbird are actually used for Thunderbird?
my respect for Mozilla, both from a software and a wider POV, has been eroded over the years as a result of some of the wildly stupid decisions they've made, the plethora of unethical companies they choose to partner with, and their corrosive political views, such as financing domestic movements which engage in terrorism
yes, Mozilla deserves credit for continuing the Netscape project, however, like virtually all corporations that are built upon an ethical foundation, they have long since deviated from their roots and, in my considered opinion, ought to be boycotted
that said, again, i hesitantly use and recommend Firefox (and Thunderbird) ... for now ... because i see Mozilla's Firefox as the lessor evil from a privacy point of view
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Description
This Mail program was nearly dead. Keeping these "debloating" settings may have a sense, but there is no security impact.
I would be happy to comment these lines out, also because it may be interesting for users to get news from Thunderbird
Reason and / or context
it is as opinionated as Arkenfox. Disabling any update notifications or donation appeals has no privacy benefit and comes from a really toxic "free as in free beer" perspective.
How has this been tested ?
It is the default in TB.
Types of changes :
Checklist :
.eslintrc.yml).