Firefox was once the most popular browser on the Web, but in recent years it has fallen by the wayside as more people jump to Google Chrome. The once high-flying organization has struggled to stay relevant in recent years after the declining popularity of its flagship Firefox web browser. Whatever revenue Mozilla manages to squeeze out of Thunderbird will certainly be welcomed. “The move will allow the project to collect revenue through partnerships and non-charitable donations, which in turn can be used to cover the costs of new products and services.” “Moving to MZLA Technologies Corporation will not only allow the Thunderbird project more flexibility and agility, but will also allow us to explore offering our users products and services that were not possible under the Mozilla Foundation,” Philipp Kewisch, Mozilla’s product manager, said in a statement. The move will also make it easier to generate funds for its future development, Mozilla said. Thunderbird is currently financed mostly by charitable donations from its users. Mozilla said this week that Thunderbird will remain both free and open-source, but the move away from the Foundation to a corporate entity suggests it’s hoping somehow to generate money from it. Struggling nonprofit organization The Mozilla Foundation will try to squeeze some revenue out of its open-source Thunderbird email client after moving the project to a new subsidiary called MZLA Technologies Corp.
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