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It's sad to see this die :(. Hope it will rise from ashes some day.

frank_boyd 13y ago
Yes, kind of a pity, but we still have all this to start with, and I'm really happy for it: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices
Zigurd 13y ago
It was badly formulated in the first place. Ubuntu on phones is interesting because it's Ubuntu, not because some team with no previous track record in hardware wants to build a high-end phone. Making it about the hardware was unnecessary. How many of you would have bought a pre-configured Ubuntu phone on any decent existing ODM hardware platform?
- rlpb 13y ago
  I don't just want Ubuntu on my phone. I want my main Ubuntu desktop running on my phone, so that I can take it with me, with just an external monitor and keyboard needed at my desk. To make that experience really great, we need better phone hardware.
  - Zigurd 13y ago
    Many existing phones have hdmi-out, and can connect to Bluetooth keyboards and mice. Some also have USB-to-go. There was nothing new in the Edge hardware that would enhance that.
    - rlpb 13y ago
      "We’ll choose the fastest available multi-core processor, at least 4GB of RAM and a massive 128GB of storage." My point is that smartphones today would still be a bit sluggish when used for typical desktop tasks. While basic browsing would be OK, I want to be able open thirty tabs simultaneously like I do on my desktop. And (in my case) run a compiler. Etc.
      - nknighthb 13y ago
        With a projected ship date of May (and who really expected it would hit that, even if it were funded?), the gap would have been narrow at best. It would be over a year after the Galaxy S4 shipped with 2GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, and probably 6 months after the expected iPhone 5S ships with currently-unknown specs. You're comparing it to the current generation of smartphones. It's shipping with the next generation.
- pessimizer 13y ago
  Completely agreed - I couldn't care less what Canonical thinks about phone hardware, unless that includes all of the hardware being completely open. I just want a replacement for my N900, and supported w/community rather than hacked together. I just want proper Gnutils and to be able to port Linux apps over after writing a little QML. I also want to be able to use languages other than Objective-C and Java. Jolla and Ubuntu are the only candidates right now.

Yes, kind of a pity, but we still have all this to start with, and I'm really happy for it: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices

Zigurd 13y ago

It was badly formulated in the first place. Ubuntu on phones is interesting because it's Ubuntu, not because some team with no previous track record in hardware wants to build a high-end phone. Making it about the hardware was unnecessary. How many of you would have bought a pre-configured Ubuntu phone on any decent existing ODM hardware platform?

rlpb 13y ago
I don't just want Ubuntu on my phone. I want my main Ubuntu desktop running on my phone, so that I can take it with me, with just an external monitor and keyboard needed at my desk. To make that experience really great, we need better phone hardware.
- Zigurd 13y ago
  Many existing phones have hdmi-out, and can connect to Bluetooth keyboards and mice. Some also have USB-to-go. There was nothing new in the Edge hardware that would enhance that.
  - rlpb 13y ago
    "We’ll choose the fastest available multi-core processor, at least 4GB of RAM and a massive 128GB of storage." My point is that smartphones today would still be a bit sluggish when used for typical desktop tasks. While basic browsing would be OK, I want to be able open thirty tabs simultaneously like I do on my desktop. And (in my case) run a compiler. Etc.
    - nknighthb 13y ago
      With a projected ship date of May (and who really expected it would hit that, even if it were funded?), the gap would have been narrow at best. It would be over a year after the Galaxy S4 shipped with 2GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, and probably 6 months after the expected iPhone 5S ships with currently-unknown specs. You're comparing it to the current generation of smartphones. It's shipping with the next generation.
pessimizer 13y ago
Completely agreed - I couldn't care less what Canonical thinks about phone hardware, unless that includes all of the hardware being completely open. I just want a replacement for my N900, and supported w/community rather than hacked together. I just want proper Gnutils and to be able to port Linux apps over after writing a little QML. I also want to be able to use languages other than Objective-C and Java. Jolla and Ubuntu are the only candidates right now.