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I have been using the Aquaris 4.5 for probably ~300 days and I am still impressed how much Canonical has fucked up the Linux-powered smartphone idea. I could go

by thepain 10y ago

I have been using the Aquaris 4.5 for probably ~300 days and I am still impressed how much Canonical has fucked up the Linux-powered smartphone idea. I could go on a long rant here, but there is one thing that pisses me off the most: In order to gain access to the software repository (the "App Store") and receive updates for installed software, you have to have a registered ubuntu one account activated on the phone. Excuse my language, but what the fucking hell?

hatsix 10y ago
I'm curious, what is the issue here? Is there some sort of ethical or technical deep end that they dove into that causes you to not only swear, but to swear twice (and once without apologizing for it!!)? Because, really... if requiring a more-or-less anonymous account is the biggest problem you have with it, I have a hard time understanding how you can say: "I am still impressed how much Canonical has fucked up the Linux-powered smartphone idea"
- thepain 10y ago
  No, it is not only the mandatory account, but for a free platform this is a huge red flag for me. See, I come from using the N900 (to some extent I still do). While not everything was/is golden with maemo, Ubuntu Touch in comparison sucks big time: - on UT all packages you want to install have to be "click"-packages (bye bye debianic universe of free software) - good luck with using a microSD to extend storage; as per permissions it is impossible for applications to use a folders on SD (great fun if you want to download podcasts). - webkit based browser with no plugin/addon support. With some sarcasm, I am actually grateful for this: I had no idea how terrible the world is without an ad/js-blocker. And for the account thingy: can you enlighten me with a good reason why one needs an account to download free software? To me, the platform feels terribly "corporate", as if more effort was put into allowing for monetization instead of distributing linux for smartphones.

by thepain 10y ago

hatsix 10y ago

I'm curious, what is the issue here? Is there some sort of ethical or technical deep end that they dove into that causes you to not only swear, but to swear twice (and once without apologizing for it!!)? Because, really... if requiring a more-or-less anonymous account is the biggest problem you have with it, I have a hard time understanding how you can say: "I am still impressed how much Canonical has fucked up the Linux-powered smartphone idea"

thepain 10y ago
No, it is not only the mandatory account, but for a free platform this is a huge red flag for me. See, I come from using the N900 (to some extent I still do). While not everything was/is golden with maemo, Ubuntu Touch in comparison sucks big time: - on UT all packages you want to install have to be "click"-packages (bye bye debianic universe of free software) - good luck with using a microSD to extend storage; as per permissions it is impossible for applications to use a folders on SD (great fun if you want to download podcasts). - webkit based browser with no plugin/addon support. With some sarcasm, I am actually grateful for this: I had no idea how terrible the world is without an ad/js-blocker. And for the account thingy: can you enlighten me with a good reason why one needs an account to download free software? To me, the platform feels terribly "corporate", as if more effort was put into allowing for monetization instead of distributing linux for smartphones.