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{{About|the Thunderbird calendar extension|the just-in-time compilation library|GNU lightning}} |
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{{Infobox software |
{{Infobox software |
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| name = Lightning |
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| caption = Lightning running on Thunderbird 115.11.0 |
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| developer |
| developer = [[Mozilla Foundation]] / [[Mozilla Corporation]] |
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| released = 0.1 (March 2006) |
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| programming language |
| programming language = [[C++]], [[XUL]], [[XBL]], [[JavaScript]] |
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| operating system |
| operating system = [[Linux]], [[Windows]], [[macOS]], others |
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| language |
| language = [https://mxr.mozilla.org/comm-central/source/calendar/locales/all-locales 50 languages] |
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| genre |
| genre = [[Personal information manager]] |
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| license |
| license = [[Mozilla Public License|MPL]] 2.0 |
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| website = {{URL|https://www.thunderbird.net/calendar/}} |
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'''Lightning''' is a project from the [[Mozilla Foundation]] originally designed as an extension ("add-on") that adds [[calendar]] and scheduling functionality to the [[Mozilla Thunderbird]] mail client and [[SeaMonkey]] [[internet suite]]. It superseded the previous [[Mozilla Sunbird]] and the older [[Mozilla Calendar Project|Mozilla Calendar extension]].<ref name="lightningprojectannounced">[http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=5816 Lightning Project Launched to Provide Calendar Features for Mozilla Thunderbird- MozillaZine] - MozillaZine article announcing the Lightning project and its aims.</ref> With version 38 of Thunderbird, the Lightning add-on was integrated and preloaded by default;<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=There is no Lightning 4.0 {{!}} Mozilla Calendar Project Blog |url=https://blog.mozilla.org/calendar/2015/06/there-is-no-lightning-4-0/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=blog.mozilla.org}}</ref> since version 78 of Thunderbird (released 2020), Lightning is part of Thunderbird and no longer an add-on extension. Lightning is compatible with [[iCalendar]] calendars. |
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The '''Lightning''' project, announced on December 22, 2004, and {{as of | 2010 | alt = currently}} developed by the [[Mozilla Foundation]], produces an extension that adds [[calendar]] and scheduling functionality to the [[Mozilla Thunderbird]] mail and newsgroup client and [[SeaMonkey]] [[internet suite]]. Lightning is an [[iCalendar]] compatible calendar. |
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Unlike the discontinued [[Mozilla Sunbird]] and [[Mozilla Calendar Project|Mozilla Calendar extension]], Lightning integrates tightly with Thunderbird.<ref name="lightningprojectannounced">[http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=5816 Lightning Project Launched to Provide Calendar Features for Mozilla Thunderbird- MozillaZine] - MozillaZine article announcing the Lightning project and its aims.</ref> |
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⚫ | The Lightning project was announced on December 22, 2004 in an effort to integrate [[Mozilla Sunbird]] into [[Mozilla Thunderbird]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mozilla's Lightning to strike Outlook? |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/mozillas-lightning-to-strike-outlook/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref> [[Sun Microsystems]] contributed significantly to the Lightning Project to provide users with an alternative free and open-source choice to [[Microsoft Office]] by combining [[OpenOffice.org]] and Thunderbird with the Lightning Extension.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calendar Weblog |url=http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/calendar/2006/10/sun_microsystems_announces_int.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212170048/http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/calendar/2006/10/sun_microsystems_announces_int.html |archive-date=2010-02-12 |access-date=2007-10-09}}</ref> In addition to general bug-fixing, Sun focused on calendar views, team/collaboration features and support for the [[Sun Java System Calendar Server]].<ref>[http://www.openoffice.org/editorial/mozilla_lightning_and_OOo.html Interview On Mozilla Lightning and OpenOffice.org<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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⚫ | Version 0.9 was the last planned release for Thunderbird 2. A calendar was originally to be fully integrated into Thunderbird 3, but those plans were changed due to concerns with the product's maturity and level of support.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/releases/lightning0.9.html |title=Lightning 0.9 Release Notes |date=September 23, 2008 |access-date=June 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ascher.ca/blog/2009/02/18/lightning_update/ |title=Lightning-in-Thunderbird status update |author=David Ascher |date=February 18, 2009 |access-date=June 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002070201/http://ascher.ca/blog/2009/02/18/lightning_update/ |archive-date=October 2, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lightning 1.0b2 is compatible with Thunderbird 3.1, Lightning 1.0b5 is compatible with Thunderbird 5 and 6, and Lightning 1.0b7 is compatible with Thunderbird 7.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/calendar/2010/06/lightning_10_beta_2_and_compat.html |title=Lightning 1.0 Beta 2 and Compatibility |date=June 17, 2010 |access-date=June 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619234903/http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/calendar/2010/06/lightning_10_beta_2_and_compat.html |archive-date=June 19, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/lightning/ | title = Lightning :: Add-ons for Thunderbird | date = July 29, 2011 | access-date = August 3, 2011 }}</ref> |
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Lightning is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions for Windows, macOS and Linux, and is installed by default on Thunderbird. |
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⚫ | Version 0.9 was the last planned release for Thunderbird 2. A calendar was originally to be fully integrated into Thunderbird 3, but those plans were changed due to concerns with the product's maturity and level of support.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/releases/lightning0.9.html |title=Lightning 0.9 Release Notes |date=September 23, 2008 |access-date=June 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ascher.ca/blog/2009/02/18/lightning_update/ |title=Lightning-in-Thunderbird status update |author=David Ascher |date=February 18, 2009 |access-date=June 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002070201/http://ascher.ca/blog/2009/02/18/lightning_update/ |archive-date=October 2, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lightning 1.0b2 is compatible with Thunderbird 3.1, Lightning 1.0b5 is compatible with Thunderbird 5 and 6, and Lightning 1.0b7 is compatible with Thunderbird 7.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/calendar/2010/06/lightning_10_beta_2_and_compat.html |title=Lightning 1.0 Beta 2 and Compatibility |date=June 17, 2010 |access-date=June 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619234903/http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/calendar/2010/06/lightning_10_beta_2_and_compat.html |archive-date=June 19, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/lightning/ | title = Lightning :: Add-ons for Thunderbird | date = July 29, 2011 | access-date = August 3, 2011 }}</ref> |
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Lightning 1.0 was released to the public on November 7, 2011. It was released alongside Thunderbird 8.0. Following that, every Thunderbird release has been accompanied by a compatible Lightning [[point release]]. Lightning finally started shipping with Thunderbird with version 4.0, on Thunderbird 38.0.1 released in 2015.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thunderbird — Release Notes (38.0.1) |url=https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/38.0.1/releasenotes/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Thunderbird |language=en}}</ref> With the 2020 release of Thunderbird 78, Lightning is now a permanent part of the program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sipes |first=Ryan |date=2020-07-16 |title=What’s New in Thunderbird 78 |url=https://blog.thunderbird.net/2020/07/whats-new-in-thunderbird-78/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=The Thunderbird Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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⚫ | [[Sun Microsystems]] contributed significantly to the Lightning Project to provide users with an alternative free and open-source choice to [[Microsoft Office]] by combining [[OpenOffice.org]] and Thunderbird with the Lightning Extension.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/calendar/2006/10/sun_microsystems_announces_int.html | |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Latest revision as of 23:06, 23 May 2024
![]() Lightning running on Thunderbird 115.11.0 | |
Developer(s) | Mozilla Foundation / Mozilla Corporation |
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Initial release | 0.1 (March 2006) |
Stable release | 6.2.6.1 (March 25, 2019[1]) [±] |
Preview release | 6.8b3 (Beta) (March 8, 2019[2][3]) [±] |
Written in | C++, XUL, XBL, JavaScript |
Operating system | Linux, Windows, macOS, others |
Available in | 50 languages |
Type | Personal information manager |
License | MPL 2.0 |
Website | www |
Lightning is a project from the Mozilla Foundation originally designed as an extension ("add-on") that adds calendar and scheduling functionality to the Mozilla Thunderbird mail client and SeaMonkey internet suite. It superseded the previous Mozilla Sunbird and the older Mozilla Calendar extension.[4] With version 38 of Thunderbird, the Lightning add-on was integrated and preloaded by default;[5] since version 78 of Thunderbird (released 2020), Lightning is part of Thunderbird and no longer an add-on extension. Lightning is compatible with iCalendar calendars.
History[edit]
The Lightning project was announced on December 22, 2004 in an effort to integrate Mozilla Sunbird into Mozilla Thunderbird.[6] Sun Microsystems contributed significantly to the Lightning Project to provide users with an alternative free and open-source choice to Microsoft Office by combining OpenOffice.org and Thunderbird with the Lightning Extension.[7] In addition to general bug-fixing, Sun focused on calendar views, team/collaboration features and support for the Sun Java System Calendar Server.[8]
Version 0.9 was the last planned release for Thunderbird 2. A calendar was originally to be fully integrated into Thunderbird 3, but those plans were changed due to concerns with the product's maturity and level of support.[9][10] Lightning 1.0b2 is compatible with Thunderbird 3.1, Lightning 1.0b5 is compatible with Thunderbird 5 and 6, and Lightning 1.0b7 is compatible with Thunderbird 7.[11][12]
Lightning 1.0 was released to the public on November 7, 2011. It was released alongside Thunderbird 8.0. Following that, every Thunderbird release has been accompanied by a compatible Lightning point release. Lightning finally started shipping with Thunderbird with version 4.0, on Thunderbird 38.0.1 released in 2015.[5][13] With the 2020 release of Thunderbird 78, Lightning is now a permanent part of the program.[14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Calendar Versions - Mozilla | MDN". Mozilla.org. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ "Lightning :: Versions :: Add-ons for Thunderbird". Mozilla.org. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ "Calendar Versions - Mozilla | MDN". Mozilla.org. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ Lightning Project Launched to Provide Calendar Features for Mozilla Thunderbird- MozillaZine - MozillaZine article announcing the Lightning project and its aims.
- ^ a b "There is no Lightning 4.0 | Mozilla Calendar Project Blog". blog.mozilla.org. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Mozilla's Lightning to strike Outlook?". CNET. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Calendar Weblog". Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
- ^ Interview On Mozilla Lightning and OpenOffice.org
- ^ "Lightning 0.9 Release Notes". September 23, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ David Ascher (February 18, 2009). "Lightning-in-Thunderbird status update". Archived from the original on October 2, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ "Lightning 1.0 Beta 2 and Compatibility". June 17, 2010. Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ "Lightning :: Add-ons for Thunderbird". July 29, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ "Thunderbird — Release Notes (38.0.1)". Thunderbird. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ Sipes, Ryan (2020-07-16). "What's New in Thunderbird 78". The Thunderbird Blog. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
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