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>on GNU/Linux that sounds so strange to me. Why target the desktop instead of web/Android/iOS ?

• newnewpdro 9y ago
  People use GNU/Linux, why shouldn't they have a quality native map and navigation application?
  • on_and_off 9y ago
    why would you use a navigation app on a desktop os ?
    • feborges 9y ago
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    • newnewpdro 9y ago
      You do realize that GNU/Linux also runs computers that aren't anchored to a desk, right? GNOME has been working on improving touch interface support with an eye towards mobile devices for years now. Personally I tend to look up where I'm going prior to leaving rather than relying on turn-by-turn navigation systems. I load up a map, and use navigation features to route my trip, and I personally consider this navigation - just not realtime. Usually I write down the directions on a scrap of paper. Not everyone willfully carries around a surveillance device, and options like GNOME maps makes it possible to still have modern technology at your disposal without participating in these highly invasive ad-funded surveillance systems.
      • on_and_off 9y ago
        good for you, have a pat on the back
        • dang 9y ago
          Please post civilly and substantively, or not at all. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html