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I guess I'll have to wait another 5 years before going back to having a pocket computer. It's just not ready, and won't be for a while. I guess not many people
by beebeepka 5y ago
I guess I'll have to wait another 5 years before going back to having a pocket computer.
It's just not ready, and won't be for a while. I guess not many people want a full blown Linux pc in their pockets. A shame really
- pmontra 5y agoI share the feeling that we have to wait but there are some form factor complications that won't go away. Full blown Linux applications need a keyboard. Even if they are reworked as touch friendly (I think GNOME is working on that, Canonical did) when the use cases swing toward typing a lot then we need a keyboard. There are foldable keyboards that fit into a pocket but the two of them start to become bulky. They probably belong to a bag and a bag could accommodate a tablet (10" screen) plus a keyboard of that size. If one moves between multiple houses each one equipped with monitors and keyboard, it could be OK as a low power desktop replacement. I don't think I'm able to do my work on that though. Not enough RAM. It could be OK as an emergency device, but again, so is my tablet and my Bluetooth keyboard. BTW, my tablet runs Ubuntu 16.04 in a container (same kernel as Android.) Too bad Samsung discontinued Linux for Dex.
- beebeepka 5y agoAh, but imho it's completely unrealistic to expect full blown Linux DE on a phone, in touch mode. This should not be forced on anyone I actually think Canonical was on the right track to deliver something great. Maybe too great. Without getting into conspiracy mode, I'd say it was very unfortunate that it ended up nowhere which exactly where Mozilla did with their efforts. I've long ago abandoned the hope of having one device do it all. It makes no sense, really. But Linux phone is possible. Having a nice UI with it is far from the main issue I think.