Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Security updates end and app store closing

2017-04-24 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 24 April 2017 at 20:51, Tony Scott wrote: > http://www.networkworld.com/article/3191867/open-source- > tools/ubuntu-phone-security-updates-end-in-june-app-store-closing.html Thanks for sharing. Is there any alternative app store? Perhaps it may be possible to replace the payments with some

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Thank you

2017-04-10 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 10 April 2017 at 20:21, Pat McGowan wrote: > Dear contributors and enthusiasts > > On behalf of the entire team that worked on Ubuntu Touch, Unity8, Mir, the > apps, the services, the hw enablement, the QA, the releases, the CI > infrastructure... thanks for your commitment, patience and the

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Freedom

2017-04-07 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 7 April 2017 at 11:43, Alan Griffiths wrote: > On 05/04/17 21:51, A. James Lewis wrote: > > I definitely hope the work can be continued as an independent project > > > > Some thoughts on this option: > >http://voices.canonical.com/alan.griffiths/2017/04/07/the- > end-of-a-dream/ Grea

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Official end off Ubuntu Phone - Please read this because this is sad....

2017-04-07 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 7 April 2017 at 05:26, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: > > Will work on ubuntu phone continue? > >> >> >>> In a word: No. >>> >> >> Could it perhaps be rebooted as a community effort, and shared vision? >> >> > > > Yes, any Free Software product can be turned into a community effort. But > if the p

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Death is Not an Option

2017-04-06 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 6 April 2017 at 21:57, Wayne Taylor wrote: > There are two ways to view this kind of a day: > > 1) the end of something good - the death of a loved one or > > 2) the start of something new, the beginning of a new thing > > It's both. > > I've been a side-line participant always handicapped by

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Official end off Ubuntu Phone - Please read this because this is sad....

2017-04-06 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 6 April 2017 at 21:49, Roberto Resoli wrote: > Il 06/04/2017 21:31, Melvin Carvalho ha scritto: > > On 5 April 2017 at 19:28, miguel pires > wrote: > > > >> https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05/growing-ubuntu-for- > >> cloud-and-iot-rather-than-phone

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Official end off Ubuntu Phone - Please read this because this is sad....

2017-04-06 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 5 April 2017 at 19:28, miguel pires wrote: > https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05/growing-ubuntu-for- > cloud-and-iot-rather-than-phone-and-convergence/ > > *This is from the post from Mark Shuttleworth* > > > "I’m writing to let you know that we will end our investment in Unity8, > the phon

[Ubuntu-phone] Is ubuntu phone resistant to vault 7 attacks?

2017-03-07 Thread Melvin Carvalho
Recently, the CIA lost control of the majority of its hacking arsenal including malware, viruses, trojans, weaponized "zero day" exploits, malware remote control systems and associated documentation. This extraordinary collection, which amounts to more than several hundred million lines of code, gi

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Discussion on Hacker News

2017-01-15 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 15 January 2017 at 14:24, padraic stack wrote: > Hi folks, > > I thought list subscribers might be interested in this : > > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13403378 > Thanks for sharing I find the comments section of HN increasingly troll infested and hard to get much insightful info fr

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] What's the plan for Ubuntu Phone in 2017?

2016-12-15 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 15 December 2016 at 16:38, advocatux wrote: > Dear Ubuntu Developers & Supporters, first of all thank you for your work. > Also Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year. > > I do think this is the perfect time to talk about Ubuntu Phone (UP) and > its next future. > > Mark Suttleworth said in May UP

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Canonical branded phone?

2016-09-07 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 7 September 2016 at 20:47, Bob Summerwill wrote: > >> Are OEMs not queuing up to ship devices running Touch? > > I suspect that the answer to that is "no". > > If, as seems likely, both BQ and Meizu have no immediate plans to ship > further Ubuntu Touch devices then that likely means that it i

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Spotify support in native Ubuntu Music app

2016-06-16 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 16 June 2016 at 20:47, Jim Hodapp wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 4:26 AM, Melvin Carvalho > wrote: > >> >> >> On 15 June 2016 at 20:18, Alan Pope wrote: >> >>> Hi Krzysztof, >>> >>> On 15 June 2016 at 17:22, Krzysztof

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Spotify support in native Ubuntu Music app

2016-06-16 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 15 June 2016 at 20:18, Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Krzysztof, > > On 15 June 2016 at 17:22, Krzysztof Tataradziński > wrote: > > Hello, > > some time ago I read here [1] that > > " It's also interesting to note that Ubuntu devs are also working on > > Spotify integration, but that might take a whil

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] A very open thank you.

2016-06-14 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 14 June 2016 at 11:51, Felipe Salvador wrote: > owaqQHYU GGGklm, 4b n tue, jun 14, 2016 at 08:37:34am > +0100, gareth france wrote: > > i just wanted to say thanks to the facebook team for breaking the website > > for me. where is the logic behind removing the ability to mes

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] A very open thank you.

2016-06-14 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 14 June 2016 at 10:10, Ivo Xavier wrote: > Don't loose faith, an app for messenger/facebook will come one day. The > thing I'm afraid is that, on that day, facebook is no longer the > 'dictator'. Now serious. It's really bad for non iOs and droid users beeing > banned from the party. Also it's

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Telegram

2015-07-21 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 21 July 2015 at 12:20, Oliver Grawert wrote: > hi, > Am Dienstag, den 21.07.2015, 20:09 +1000 schrieb Mitchell Reese: > > Hey folks, I keep getting a white screen when I open the telegram app - > > very odd. Have tried deleting telegrams cache, local folder, config > files, > > and finally del

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] My top 5 list to have an usable Ubuntu OS on the phone

2013-10-29 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 29 October 2013 18:34, Martin Fasani wrote: > >1. *A fully working Keyboard >*I even don't care too much at predictive right now. A keyboard that >is fast, elegant, usable. No need to repair bugs on this one, it simply >does not make it like this. It's not a good design for a p

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [Development] Port for jfltexx (Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE Intl.)

2013-10-21 Thread Melvin Carvalho
On 21 October 2013 18:47, Yvan Janssens wrote: > Hello, > > I'm currently working on a port for the jfltexx device (Samsung Galaxy S4 > LTE), and I currently have a semi-working-ish setup. > > Questions: > * how/where can I find rules/tools/... on which I can validate the things > I changed so it