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  • Thunderbird + Rust Office Hours 2: Exchange Deep Dive

    In our second Thunderbird + Rust Office Hours, we're taking a deep dive into how we're using Rust in adding Exchange Support. We work through an example of how we send an email utilizing both Rust and C++ to enable this new functionality. As always, we're also answering your questions and letting you know how to get involved.

    00:00 Intro

    00:32 Microsoft Exchange Support in Rust
    02:52 Modern protocol implementation
    04:30 Why Rust?
    06:06 Why not all in Rust?
    08:54 Microsoft Exchange - The Rust side
    11:07 Microsoft Exchange - The crates
    13:09 Microsoft Exchange - Code infrastructure
    26:21 Microsoft Exchange - Types
    27:45 Microsoft Exchange - Glue
    29:16 Microsoft Exchange - The C++ side
    32:28 The future: Testing alpha in daily, stable release, and later
    36:49 How you can help
    38:38 Question time!
    55:09 Final thoughts
    58:00 Closing and next office hours

    Resources:

    If you have access to an Exchange mailbox, please help us test! Report bugs on Bugzilla (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=MailNews Core&component=Networking: Exchange), or file them in the “MailNews Core” product, with “Networking: Exchange” as the component, on https://bugzilla.mozilla.org

    Keep an eye on Bugzilla for good first bugs: https://mzl.la/44REhm8

    Subscribe to the mailing lists on Topicbox: https://thunderbird.topicbox.com/

    Join the Matrix room for Rust in Thunderbird: https://matrix.to/#/#tb-oxidization:mozilla.org

    Join the Thunderbird developers room on Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/#maildev:mozilla.org

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  • Kdenlive 25 - Video Editor

    Kdenlive 25.04 is here — and it’s a big step forward.

    Experience AI-powered background removal, multi-format exports, and enhanced color grading—all within Kdenlive 25.04. This free, open-source video editor offers robust features to streamline your creative workflow. Elevate your projects without compromising on quality or budget.

    The new OTIO integration makes it easier to share timelines across different video editors.

    🌐 Learn more about Kdenlive: https://kdenlive.org

    ❤️ Support Kdenlive: https://kdenlive.org/fund/

    Quick-start Kdenlive tutorial (30 min): https://youtu.be/zYD0b8LpiQA

    This project is not affiliated with KDE or Kdenlive. I made it independently because I use and respect the software—and wanted to give something back.

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    #kdenlive #kde #nuxttux

    ► Support the channel: https://ko-fi.com/nuxttux

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  • State of the Thunder: Volume 6

    We're back with another State of the Thunder! In Volume 6, we're discussing the complexities bringing the monthly Release channel to snap and flatpak, increasing accessibility for assistive technologies, why we're still part of Mozilla, why building Thunderbird is hard (and how we're trying to make it less so), and more!

    00:00 Intro

    02:25 Monthly releases in Flatpak or Snap
    05:50 Accessibility in Thunderbird
    15:01 Why is Thunderbird still part of Mozilla?
    20:41 Why is building Thunderbird so hard?
    34:15 Why does Thunderbird UI sometimes look like Firefox?
    38:44 Can I use Git to work on Thunderbird?
    39:54 iOS, Android, and Desktop look and features
    43:21 Why doesn't Thunderbird offer a fully responsive UI?

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  • Community Office Hours: Thunderbird Pro and Thundermail!

    Want to know more about the upcoming Thunderbird Pro suite of productivity boosters AND our privacy-focused Thundermail email service? Heather and Monica are chatting with Software Engineer Chris Aquino from our services team to give you a sneak peak at the newest members of the Thunderbird family before they hatch!

    00:00 Intro

    00:51 What is Thunderbird Pro?
    02:07 Appointment: Intro
    05:26 Appointment: Who is It For?
    10:49 Appointment: Time Zones and Privacy
    12:28 Appointment: Using It Without Thunderbird
    14:08 Appointment Self Hosting and Open Source Integration
    15:22 Thundermail: Intro
    19:10 Thundermail: Mobile Support and Custom Domains
    21:32 Thundermail: Spam Filtering and Forwarding Plans
    22:51 Thundermail: Calendar and Contact Sync
    23:57 Send: Intro
    26:23 Send: Target Audience
    30:33 Send: File Sizes and Expiration
    34:35 Send: Balancing Privacy and Safety
    44:28 Assist: Intro
    46:13 Assist: Semantic Search and Privacy
    49:40 Assist: Who is It For?
    51:54 Assist: How to Enable and Use It
    54:06 Assist: Training the AI
    59:41 Assist: Language Support
    60:36 Assist: Q&A
    74:16 Wrap Up and Future Plans

    Resources:

    ZDNet review of Appointment: https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/work-life/the-new-thunderbird-appointment-tool-is-thoroughly-impressive-and-free/
    TB Pro Announcement: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/thundermail-and-thunderbird-pro-services/
    TB Appointment Repo: https://github.com/thunderbird/appointment
    TB Send Repo: https://github.com/thunderbird/send-suite
    Thundermail Beta Sign Up: https://thundermail.com/
    Stalwart: https://stalw.art
    Flower Intelligence: https://flower.ai/intelligence/
    Thunderbird Merch Store (alas, no adult footie pajamas yet) North America: https://mozilla-na.myspreadshop.com/thunderbird?collection=irQGRGIyKo
    Thunderbird Merch Store Europe and Rest of World: https://mozilla-europe.myspreadshop.ie/thunderbird?collection=PMnUuLrvYM

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  • Community Office Hours Shorts: Thunderbird Pro - Assist

    In this excerpt from our May 2025 Community Office Hours, we discuss one of the products in our upcoming Thunderbird Pro suite: Assist. Launching with email summaries, daily briefs, and semantic search, this AI-assistant will feature end to end encryption and remote confidential computing while we work towards the ability for it to run entirely locally.

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  • Community Office Hours Shorts: Thunderbird Pro - Send

    In this excerpt from our May 2025 Community Office Hours, we discuss one of the upcoming products from our Thunderbird Pro suite: Send! Based on Firefox Send, this service will help you send files, small and large, securely and privately, through Thunderbird and a web app. We discuss what you can expect, and how we intend to make the service succeed for the long term.

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  • Community Office Hours Shorts: Tthunderbird Pro - Thundermail

    In this excerpt from our May 2025 Community Office Hours, we discuss the features planned for our upcoming Thundermail email service! Built with Stalwart and featuring EU hosting, IMAP and JMAP support, and encryption at rest, find our about our privacy-respecting, open source email provider, hatching soon!

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  • Community Office Hours Shorts: Thunderbird Pro - Appointment

    In this excerpt from our May Community Office Hours, we discuss what we have planned for the upcoming Thunderbird Pro product, Appointment! The first of our products to go to beta, Appointment is an open source scheduling application you can access via the web or self-host. Stop the constant back and forth messaging to find a time to meet with Appointment!

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  • Small Web on Kagi Search

    Finding results for sites made by humans is a real need and why Kagi supports the Small Web: https://kagi.com/smallweb/

    You can also filter your search through the "Small Web" lens to surface only results from these sources.

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  • Is TrueNAS good on a UGREEN NAS? Some things to consider...

    Is installing TrueNAS on your UGREEN NAS worth it? While there are certainly benefits, running enterprise grade storage solutions might not be the right fit for your usecase. In this video I install TrueNAS and explain some of the pros and cons I have experienced so far!

    Forum post explaining why TrueNAS might not be for home users: https://forums.truenas.com/t/i-have-to-waste-an-entire-drive-just-for-booting/1501

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