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# History # History
[October 1998: Sunbird begins life as 'Zulu'](https://web.archive.org/web/19991011010018/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/) [October 1998: Sunbird begins life as 'Zulu'](https://web.archive.org/web/19991011010018/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/)
- With the stated aim of supporting iCalendar (still one of its huge advantages). - With the stated aim of supporting iCalendar (still one of its huge advantages).
- "Zulu is the next-generation calendar client currently under development for Netscape Communicator." - "Zulu is the next-generation calendar client currently under development for Netscape Communicator."
[December 2001: 'Zulu' is renamed 'Mozilla Calendar'](https://web.archive.org/web/20011211125739/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/) [December 2001: 'Zulu' is renamed 'Mozilla Calendar'](https://web.archive.org/web/20011211125739/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/)
According to the webpage from the time, it still was not a 'released' product, and needed to be compiled by users. According to the webpage from the time, it still was not a 'released' product, and needed to be compiled by users.
Stated aims at this point: Stated aims at this point:
- "The Mozilla Calendar project is meant to create an open source, standards based calendar solution." - "The Mozilla Calendar project is meant to create an open source, standards based calendar solution."
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Firefox extension. Firefox extension.
[August 2002: 'Mozilla Calendar' adds Windows and Mac support](https://web.archive.org/web/20020802223115/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/) [August 2002: 'Mozilla Calendar' adds Windows and Mac support](https://web.archive.org/web/20020802223115/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/)
![Screenshot 1](https://web.archive.org/web/20020428144010if_/http://mozilla.org:80/projects/calendar/images/mozilla_calendar.jpg) ![Screenshot 1](https://web.archive.org/web/20020428144010if_/http://mozilla.org:80/projects/calendar/images/mozilla_calendar.jpg)
![Screenshot 2](https://web.archive.org/web/20020822154815if_/http://mozilla.org:80/projects/calendar/images/mozilla_newevent.gif) ![Screenshot 2](https://web.archive.org/web/20020822154815if_/http://mozilla.org:80/projects/calendar/images/mozilla_newevent.gif)
@@ -74,11 +77,13 @@ extension. The first mention I could find of it was in April 2006, when
it started to appear below the Sunbird project on the Mozilla website. it started to appear below the Sunbird project on the Mozilla website.
[2007: Lightning starts to be prioritised](https://web.archive.org/web/20070528183038/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird/index.html) [2007: Lightning starts to be prioritised](https://web.archive.org/web/20070528183038/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird/index.html)
In a bold move, Mozilla start to position Lightning above Sunbird on their In a bold move, Mozilla start to position Lightning above Sunbird on their
official website. Though both projects are still in development under official website. Though both projects are still in development under
the umbrella 'Mozilla Calendar' project. the umbrella 'Mozilla Calendar' project.
[April 2010: Mozilla announce Sunbird's 'last version'](https://web.archive.org/web/20100404032000/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/) [April 2010: Mozilla announce Sunbird's 'last version'](https://web.archive.org/web/20100404032000/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/)
"This is the last public Sunbird release by the Calendar Project. "This is the last public Sunbird release by the Calendar Project.
We recommend upgrading to Thunderbird 3 and Lightning 1.0 beta1." We recommend upgrading to Thunderbird 3 and Lightning 1.0 beta1."
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# Quality # Quality
The reason Sunbird is so good is that it was in active development for 15 years Sunbird's excellence is a result of the 15 years or more during which it was
or more, by whole teams of developers and designers. This is a level or resources actively developed by whole teams of programmers and designers. This abundance
not typical of open source projects, and it shows in the quality of the product, which of resources is not typical of open source projects, and it shows in the
is still one of the best desktop calendars for Linux today. quality of the product, which is still one of the best desktop calendars for
Linux today.
# Installation # Installation
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archives, checks a SHA256 hash to verify the integrity of the download, and archives, checks a SHA256 hash to verify the integrity of the download, and
then extracts the files, installs the application, icons and desktop entry. then extracts the files, installs the application, icons and desktop entry.
Requirements: gtk2 Library requirements: gtk2