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Does this mean they won't be using GNOME, or will this simply be another user interface option? The Purism fundraiser has mockups of a GNOME interface, and ther

Does this mean they won't be using GNOME, or will this simply be another user interface option? The Purism fundraiser has mockups of a GNOME interface, and there was a recent [1] mailing list thread about starting a GNOME Mobile effort. I'm a GNOME user on my laptop, mainly because the design feels more polished than Plasma, so I would have liked to see a mobile initiative for GNOME. [1] https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2017-September/msg00011.html https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2017-Sept...

foob 9y ago
It's my understanding that PureOS is currently Gnome based and that they're heavily leaning towards that remaining the default, but that they haven't made a final decision yet. It does sound like users will have the option to install either though.
- zlatan_todoric 9y ago
  We certainly will invest heavily into one DE (upon successful campaign that decision will be made) but we will also work with all interested parties and devote some resources to get other up (it is the same in case someone is trying to bring up other OS or DE, we will try to help such effort as much as we can). The point is to give to community working Free phone and finally disrupt the status quo.
  - carussell 9y ago
    How about you give the community a working free phone by shipping a phone that runs vanilla AOSP and try evolving it into what you think you want it to be? At least that way, when Linux-desktop-on-the-phone proves itself (again) to be an even worse failure than Linux-on-the-desktop, the world will still be left with a free phone, instead of a free phone that strangled by its associated with a doomed software strategy.
    - zlatan_todoric 9y ago
      On the phone we plan to produce, you will be able to install Android as matter of fact - it is just that we will not do it by our default as we want a pure Linux stack that is going to roll in updates normally as desktop is and not being attached to older kernels and heavy forks of ecosystem. Even for scale of Google it is not feasible to do it that way so they are now doing their own research and development (Fuchsia OS or something like that).
  - pjmlp 9y ago
    It helped Nokia a lot to switch from Gtk to Qt.
simion314 9y ago
KDE has the advantage of using Qt, Qt has paid developers working on it and it is also optimized for mobile.
pjmlp 9y ago
Well switching from Gtk to Qt has helped Nokia a lot on Maemo.
- flukus 9y ago
  The switch killed them. Had it been an earlier or later decision the would likely be in a very different place but their indecision and delays around the direction of maemo (after they bought trolltech) cost them everything.

foob 9y ago

It's my understanding that PureOS is currently Gnome based and that they're heavily leaning towards that remaining the default, but that they haven't made a final decision yet. It does sound like users will have the option to install either though.

zlatan_todoric 9y ago
We certainly will invest heavily into one DE (upon successful campaign that decision will be made) but we will also work with all interested parties and devote some resources to get other up (it is the same in case someone is trying to bring up other OS or DE, we will try to help such effort as much as we can). The point is to give to community working Free phone and finally disrupt the status quo.
- carussell 9y ago
  How about you give the community a working free phone by shipping a phone that runs vanilla AOSP and try evolving it into what you think you want it to be? At least that way, when Linux-desktop-on-the-phone proves itself (again) to be an even worse failure than Linux-on-the-desktop, the world will still be left with a free phone, instead of a free phone that strangled by its associated with a doomed software strategy.
  - zlatan_todoric 9y ago
    On the phone we plan to produce, you will be able to install Android as matter of fact - it is just that we will not do it by our default as we want a pure Linux stack that is going to roll in updates normally as desktop is and not being attached to older kernels and heavy forks of ecosystem. Even for scale of Google it is not feasible to do it that way so they are now doing their own research and development (Fuchsia OS or something like that).
- pjmlp 9y ago
  It helped Nokia a lot to switch from Gtk to Qt.

simion314 9y ago

KDE has the advantage of using Qt, Qt has paid developers working on it and it is also optimized for mobile.

pjmlp 9y ago

Well switching from Gtk to Qt has helped Nokia a lot on Maemo.

flukus 9y ago
The switch killed them. Had it been an earlier or later decision the would likely be in a very different place but their indecision and delays around the direction of maemo (after they bought trolltech) cost them everything.