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What if you don't want the same applications with the same interface modalities on different devices? Shouldn't we be much more concerned about data portability
by jfb 5y ago
What if you don't want the same applications with the same interface modalities on different devices? Shouldn't we be much more concerned about data portability than application portability?
- fsflover 5y agoGNU/Linux phones are about FLOSS. Of course the apps have the data portability, too.
- nine_k 5y agoThis just doubles the UI development effort.
- jfb 5y agoMore than doubles it, because there are a variety of phone sizes, tablets, monitors, &c. But that's OK! Build the best thing, don't settle.
- nine_k 5y agoThe choice is usually not between building a great thing or a sub-par thing, but between building anything at all or not bothering.
- account42 5y agoYou don't really get around that with convergent applications either. That is, unless your idea of convergence is "lowest common denominator for everyone".
- chaorace 5y ago(it usually is)
- berkes 5y ago... rather than doubling both the UI dev effort and the domain logic effort.
- puggsy 5y ago> What if you don't want the same applications with the same interface modalities on different devices? In an ideal world, you'd be able to choose from a variety of programs, to optimize for your usecase, all while maintaining data portability/sync. Convergence is a practical choice to allow contributions to be shared by desktop and phone users. https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/advantages-of-phosh/ https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/advantages-of-ph... discusses this.
- _-david-_ 5y ago> Shouldn't we be much more concerned about data portability than application portability? If you use the same app on your phone and computer the data is almost certainly portable between them.