David,
They are probably trying to releive the preasure on their servers by removing the direct link.
That is the reason they gave for removing the direct link.
http://www.mozillazine.org/I also noticed that the English (British) version is still on 1.0 not 1.0.1, But I already had the English US
Yes that is what i noticed, the English US looks just the same though here on 1.0.1, but ill probably change to English (British) again when it comes back.
Anyway, all my extensions, themes and settings work fine with this new build, no updates needed for them at all, so i am happy.
Looks like Thunderbird 1.0.1 is out middle of next week as well, so I'm even more happier.
--lee