Qualcomm Eudora e-mail client to go open source

Qualcomm Eudora e-mail client to go open source

We have another excellent example of how open source applications can challenge the domination of closed source applications in the software market.

Eudora was once the choice of email client for thousands of people on the web. With Mozilla Thunderbird, a lot changed. People started moving to thunderbird from paid applications.

Qualcomm has now announced that they would release the future versions of their Eudora e-mail client software as open source.

They would now collaborate with Mozilla Foundation to base the next version of Eudora on Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail software.

The two entities said in a statement: “Qualcomm and Mozilla will each participate in, and continue to foster development communities based around the open source Mozilla project, with a view to enhancing the capabilities and ease of use of both Eudora and Thunderbird.”

Qualcomm expects to release the first open source version of Eudora sometime during the first half of next year.