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From http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android/commercial-info http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android/commercial-info: > Ubuntu for Android components produced by C

by lambda 15y ago

From http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android/commercial-info http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android/commercial-info: > Ubuntu for Android components produced by Canonical are generally licensed under the GPLv3 or LGPLv3. Alternative licensing is available on the proviso that Canonical retains discretionary rights to include work done in the public versions of Unity and Ubuntu. It sounds like this will be released as free software, and the GPLv3 pretty much forbids locking it down. I think that what they are saying in the article is that they won't be releasing the code until they have a hardware partner; so you can't download it now and try to hack it to work with CyanogenMod or something. But once they have a hardware partner, the code will all be released under the GPLv3.

thechut 15y ago
Thanks for tracking that down. It's good to know that everything will still be released under GPLv3. I just hope that working with a hardware partner won't end up locking down something awesome to just a select few devices. Thanks again for the clarification though lambda.
salem 15y ago
That understandable, but it's also a bit of a shame, since there's hardware out there that might be able to be hacked to run this already, the Motorola Atrix.
- Tobu 15y ago
  Is it more important that it is available now, like Moblin and WebOS are, or that it continues being developed in the future? Edit: with a little work one might get a previous iteration of this running; https://lwn.net/Articles/482789/ https://lwn.net/Articles/482789/
- joelhaasnoot 15y ago
  I think this is aimed at devices like the Motorola Atrix. Considering that device never went anywhere, they're likely looking for more manufacturers to create a device like that.
- bryanlarsen 15y ago
  According to http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/21/2812424/ubuntu-for-android-hands-on http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/21/2812424/ubuntu-for-android... it sounds like there are a couple of large usability issues with the Atrix 2.
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by lambda 15y ago

thechut 15y ago

Thanks for tracking that down. It's good to know that everything will still be released under GPLv3. I just hope that working with a hardware partner won't end up locking down something awesome to just a select few devices. Thanks again for the clarification though lambda.

salem 15y ago

That understandable, but it's also a bit of a shame, since there's hardware out there that might be able to be hacked to run this already, the Motorola Atrix.

Tobu 15y ago
Is it more important that it is available now, like Moblin and WebOS are, or that it continues being developed in the future? Edit: with a little work one might get a previous iteration of this running; https://lwn.net/Articles/482789/ https://lwn.net/Articles/482789/
joelhaasnoot 15y ago
I think this is aimed at devices like the Motorola Atrix. Considering that device never went anywhere, they're likely looking for more manufacturers to create a device like that.
bryanlarsen 15y ago
According to http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/21/2812424/ubuntu-for-android-hands-on http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/21/2812424/ubuntu-for-android... it sounds like there are a couple of large usability issues with the Atrix 2.

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