Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-06 Thread Palak Mathur
There is already a Ubuntu for Android project ( http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android) which is different than recent announcement(http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone). Ubuntu for Android I was going through Ubuntu's website and they have a quote on their page for Ubuntu

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-04 Thread Mandar Vaze / मंदार वझे
Any opinions, anybody previewed this? There is already a Ubuntu for Android project ( http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android) which is different than recent announcement(http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone). Ubuntu for Android This was announced around Feb 2012. This promises to

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-04 Thread Mayuresh
On Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 02:25:00AM -0500, anandn wrote: Have you considered the nexus devices? I am aware you have peculiar requirements, but the vanilla android experience is worth it. And most nexus devices are pretty decent in terms of the hardware. Galaxy nexus for one is still a great

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-04 Thread Mayuresh
On Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 07:10:10PM +0530, Mandar Vaze / ? ??? wrote: Any opinions, anybody previewed this? There is already a Ubuntu for Android project ( http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android) which is different than recent announcement(http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone). Thanks for

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-04 Thread Devendra Laulkar
Hi, There were news of it being in the works. Now a finished version, with a video preview: http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2013-01/say-hello-mobile-ubuntu-coming-android-phone-near-you I am looking forward for some sort of a ROM to play with - though it seems they are targeting

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-04 Thread Mayuresh
On Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 09:06:00AM -0800, Devendra Laulkar wrote: Any specific frustrations ? The android system has its way of doing things, Sorry, I realize, it's hard to answer this without making it sound like an essay. I'll hold myself back a bit in answering this. My problem is not with

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-04 Thread anandn
Mayuresh mayur...@acm.org wrote: I do have N900, but I don't use it as a phone. It works more as a pervasive computing device on which the whole household now relies. (Will take long describe what fun and joy it is to possess such a wonderful device that can be easily programmed to realize your

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-04 Thread Mayuresh
On Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 09:04:44PM -0500, anandn wrote: Give android a try without comparing it to Maemo. For the kind of real estate handhelds have really, better off using an ultra portable laptop running a full blown Linux distribution of choice (this is what I do). Well, your question

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-04 Thread anandn
Mayuresh mayur...@acm.org wrote: I don't really understand your comment and it seems to be digressing. I have one Maemo device as against 3 Android. Happy? I am aware of the devices you have and gave you alternatives for vanilla android experience. Definitely not meant to be disgressing. In

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-04 Thread Mayuresh
On Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 11:48:47PM -0500, anandn wrote: Mayuresh mayur...@acm.org wrote: I don't really understand your comment and it seems to be digressing. I have one Maemo device as against 3 Android. Happy? I am aware of the devices you have and gave you alternatives for vanilla android

[PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-03 Thread Mayuresh
There were news of it being in the works. Now a finished version, with a video preview: http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2013-01/say-hello-mobile-ubuntu-coming-android-phone-near-you I am one of the lost *nixer lost in the Android jungle - extremely frustrated with 2 devices that I own. And

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-03 Thread anandn
Mayuresh mayur...@acm.org wrote: I am one of the lost *nixer lost in the Android jungle - extremely frustrated with 2 devices that I own. And hence this does sound like a ray of hope. Of course, a full classical *nix is not going to be useful as-is on a touch device. Adaption to touch hardware