Mailspring: When will Mailspring become fully OpenSource/Libre
Is there any roadmap/time estimate on when Mailspring will become fully free software 1?
My understanding is that the current blocker is the workload, but can't you just disable issues and ignore pull requests?
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asddsaz
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Hey! There hasn't been much interest on this front recently. I think when I add Calendar support next year that'll be entirely on the open-source side (hopefully with lots of community contribution) and I'll see how it goes! A few folks have reached out about the C++ codebase and I've connected them with the source for their projects and experiments, but by and large it's much harder to work with and probably unlikely to benefit from being open sourced. Will keep you posted!
bengotow
on 25 Nov 2018
What is the current status?
the C++ codebase [...] it's much harder to work with and probably unlikely to benefit from being open sourced
The C++ codebase itself may not benefit directly but mailspring will see benefit ranging from full code transparency, resiliency (what happens if the server with the binary blob dies ?) and build reproducibility.
beppe9000
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Hey! There hasn't been much interest on this front recently. I think when I add Calendar support next year that'll be entirely on the open-source side (hopefully with lots of community contribution) and I'll see how it goes! A few folks have reached out about the C++ codebase and I've connected them with the source for their projects and experiments, but by and large it's much harder to work with and probably unlikely to benefit from being open sourced. Will keep you posted!