Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-14 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 14 Sep 2013 07:00, "Tyler J. Wagner" wrote: > > On 2013-09-13 17:10, Kris Douglas wrote: > > I get my handsets from Three. They come with about 1 app and once Android > > is rooted you can remove it or put a custom ROM on. > > > > I also benefit from quick, easy replacement of the handset shoul

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-13 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On 2013-09-13 17:10, Kris Douglas wrote: > I get my handsets from Three. They come with about 1 app and once Android > is rooted you can remove it or put a custom ROM on. > > I also benefit from quick, easy replacement of the handset should something > go wrong, rather than dealing directly with t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-13 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On 2013-09-13 13:39, Neil Greenwood wrote: > On 12 Sep 2013 11:29, "Pete Smout" > I don't know anyone who buys their handset, they are bundled up with > their service contract. > > Umm, me. And, me too. Step 1: Buy handset for cash. Step 2: Replace crappy default OS with CyanogenMod or what

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-13 Thread Kris Douglas
On 13 Sep 2013 17:06, "Tyler J. Wagner" wrote: > > On 2013-09-13 13:39, Neil Greenwood wrote: > > On 12 Sep 2013 11:29, "Pete Smout" >> I don't know anyone who buys their handset, they are bundled up with > > their service contract. > > > > Umm, me. > > And, me too. > > Step 1: Buy handset fo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-13 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 13 September 2013 13:39, Neil Greenwood wrote: > Umm, me. > > I haven't bought a handset on contract for more than 5 years now. I have a > SIM-only contract with 3, and got my last few handsets from amazon or eBay. > > There are about a dozen others in my office who do the same. But then we > a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-13 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 12 Sep 2013 11:29, "Pete Smout" wrote: > > [snip] > I agree, $700 is a lot for untested software, I would happily install alongside Android, even at beta test stage, but I will not pay a months rent for the privalige! I hope the project lives on but feel that a major error of judgment was made

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread Alan Pope
On 12 September 2013 11:28, Pete Smout wrote: > I agree, $700 is a lot for untested software, I would happily install > alongside Android, even at beta test stage, but I will not pay a months rent > for the privalige! Well the good news is you can! http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install Bug repor

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread Pete Smout
@google hope you enjoyed reading this, It had nothing to do with you! sent from my HTC. On Sep 12, 2013 11:20 AM, "scoundrel50a" wrote: > > >>> Ok sorry about top posting my last message on phone and hadnt worked out how to bottom post.. >>> >>> I would like to see an Ubuntu phoneI would b

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread Alan Pope
On 12 September 2013 11:19, scoundrel50a wrote: > But $700 is a lot of money...for an unknown OS..I would use it if I > could run it alongside the OS I have on the phone now. Is it going to be out > for general use soon and what Phones can be used with it > We don't support installing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread scoundrel50a
Ok sorry about top posting my last message on phone and hadnt worked out how to bottom post.. I would like to see an Ubuntu phoneI would be interested in running it alongside the OS that I run now If more people had paid $700 for one you could have seen one in May next

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 12 September 2013 08:56, John MM wrote: > > On 12 Sep 2013 08:45, "Alan Pope" wrote: > > > > On 12 September 2013 08:37, YaManicKill > wrote: > > > However, there was that Samsung galaxy s4 pictured running Tizen a few > days > > > ago. > > > > > > > I can show you a photo of a Nexus 4 runni

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread John MM
On 12 Sep 2013 08:45, "Alan Pope" wrote: > > On 12 September 2013 08:37, YaManicKill wrote: > > However, there was that Samsung galaxy s4 pictured running Tizen a few days > > ago. > > > > I can show you a photo of a Nexus 4 running Ubuntu Touch... :) > > There's a bunch of developer devices. I s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread Alan Pope
On 12 September 2013 08:37, YaManicKill wrote: > However, there was that Samsung galaxy s4 pictured running Tizen a few days > ago. > I can show you a photo of a Nexus 4 running Ubuntu Touch... :) There's a bunch of developer devices. I saw one in San Francisco after a Tizen conference about 18

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread YaManicKill
On 12 Sep 2013 08:24, "Alan Pope" wrote: > > On 12 September 2013 08:02, John MM wrote: > > Yeh but the question was do you know anything about the OS > > > > Oh, sorry, I answered "what Linux system they might be working with?" > > Tizen has been under development by Intel and others for a while

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread Alan Pope
On 12 September 2013 08:02, John MM wrote: > Yeh but the question was do you know anything about the OS > Oh, sorry, I answered "what Linux system they might be working with?" Tizen has been under development by Intel and others for a while now. I don't think any production phones have actually

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread John MM
Yeh but the question was do you know anything about the OS On 12 Sep 2013 07:47, "Alan Pope" wrote: > > > On Thursday, September 12, 2013, scoundrel50a wrote: > >> I thought this was interesting, does anybody know what Linux system they >> might be working with? Would it be any good? >> >> http:/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-11 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 12 September 2013 06:21, scoundrel50a wrote: > I thought this was interesting, does anybody know what Linux system they > might be working with? Would it be any good? > > http://androidcommunity.com/**samsungs-tizen-os-3-0-spotted-** > on-the-galaxy-s4-20130910/#**readsoruce_bottom

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-11 Thread Alan Pope
On Thursday, September 12, 2013, scoundrel50a wrote: > I thought this was interesting, does anybody know what Linux system they > might be working with? Would it be any good? > > http://androidcommunity.com/**samsungs-tizen-os-3-0-spotted-** > on-the-galaxy-s4-20130910/

[ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-11 Thread scoundrel50a
I thought this was interesting, does anybody know what Linux system they might be working with? Would it be any good? http://androidcommunity.com/samsungs-tizen-os-3-0-spotted-on-the-galaxy-s4-20130910/#readsoruce_bottom -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinf