Comment 80 for bug 376715

Yes, Ubuntu has two panels in the default Gnome desktop. The top panel is a toolbar and the lower panel is where application "windows" sit. Minimising Thunderbird to the lower panel as a window, takes-up too much space on either one or more of the desktop's provided, and is not ideal. Very easy to loose Thunderbird and the application quits, or is closed by the user who then has to reopen, wasting time and energy and making nonesense of the notifications.

http://www.teamcti.com/trayit/trayit.htm
http://minimizetotray.mozdev.org/
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Thundertray/1063659252/1#reviews

All of the above are Windoze solutions. Where is the Ubuntu Linux solution for
the Third World Ubuntu Community?

Any help on this, appreciated.
Peace.