In 2006 Qualcomm stopped development of the commercial version, and sponsored the creation of a new open-source version based on Mozilla Thunderbird, code-named Penelope, later renamed to Eudora OSE. Between 20 the full-featured Pro version was also available as a "Sponsored mode" (adware) distribution. Originally distributed free of charge, Eudora was commercialized and offered as a Light ( freeware) and Pro (commercial) product. Although he regretted naming it after the still-living author because he thought doing so was "presumptuous", Welty was reportedly "pleased and amused" by Dorner's tribute.Įudora was acquired by Qualcomm in 1991.
The software was named after American author Eudora Welty, because of her short story "Why I Live at the P.O." Dorner rearranged the title to form the slogan "Bringing the P.O.
Eudora was developed in 1988 by Steve Dorner, who worked at the Computer Services Organization of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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