Qualcomm a ounced today that in 2007 they will begin releasing their esteemed email client, Eudora, as an open source and free a lication. The new version will be based on the same platform as Mozilla's Thunderbird and the final commercial versio of Eudora for both Windows (7.1) and Mac (6.2.4), available now at a reduced price of $19.95, will cease being sold once the open source version is out. Technical su ort for newly registered owners of the discounted commercial version will extend for a 6-month period and include three "incidents", but the company says that existing one-year/six-call su ort commitments will be honored in their entirety. Additional details can be found in the Eudora A ouncement FAQ.Back in the days when I had a job that required using Windows at work I used Eudora exclusively so that I could easily move my mailbox files back and forth between Mac and PC. It's been years since I've personally used it, but recent encounters with Eudora on the Mac were a shock to the system. Always a powerful email client (behold the power of the X-Eudora-Setting), with a vibrant user su ort community, I was shocked that the interface had barely changed a bit in 10 years! Some might find that endearing but I found it jarring to have that particular UI - Aquafied just enough so that you didn't think you'd mistakenly launched Cla ic - floating in a sea of otherwise brushed metal goodne .
How many of you are currently using Eudora (paid or ad-su orted) or plan to give it another shot when it goes open source?
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