Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] Feeling abandoned?

2017-04-07 Thread Che Dean
Not sure about that, Pat. Mark appeared to back UBports taking over development of UTouch earlier on G+. "I would like to thank all of you for your spirit and intellect and energy in the Unity8 adventure. Popescu Sorin, your videos of Unity8 have been the best way for me to see that dream take sha

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] Feeling abandoned?

2017-04-07 Thread Pat
One of the developers at Canonical says that they might not be opposed to a community developed Unity that could come back in as an official flavor. On April 7, 2017 9:38:08 AM PDT, Walter Lapchynski wrote: >On 2017-04-07 09:21, Ryein Goddard wrote: >> Hopefully the community picks it up and jus

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] Feeling abandoned?

2017-04-07 Thread Walter Lapchynski
On 2017-04-07 09:21, Ryein Goddard wrote: Hopefully the community picks it up and just makes it better. I think it's safe to say that certain projects are pretty much dead. Just as the Mozilla phone kind of fizzled out, I think Touch is pretty much dead in the water. That makes Mir kind of us

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] Feeling abandoned?

2017-04-07 Thread Ryein Goddard
Yeah I use Kubuntu personally and was looking forward to a more Qt centric development on Ubuntu and I was watching development of Unity. Very sad. Hopefully the community picks it up and just makes it better. Anyway, I am going to try and make it. On 04/07/2017 08:56 AM, Walter Lapchynski

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] Feeling abandoned?

2017-04-07 Thread Cody Smith
I'll be there myself. --c_smith On Apr 7, 2017 9:02 AM, "Phil N" wrote: > Thanks James, for the Salem Ubuntu announcement. > Of course, once I send email, new mail arrives shortly afterwards. Sorry > - I didn't intend to double post... > Needless to say I'll be there, as it's the place to be..

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] Feeling abandoned?

2017-04-07 Thread Phil N
Thanks James, for the Salem Ubuntu announcement. Of course, once I send email, new mail arrives shortly afterwards. Sorry - I didn't intend to double post... Needless to say I'll be there, as it's the place to be... down town... Ciao for now Phil. N /* * Sen

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] Feeling abandoned?

2017-04-07 Thread Walter Lapchynski
Disconsolate over the end of Unity? …and sad to see Qt development in Ubuntu diminish? No worries, there's always Kubuntu! In fact, if the change of desktop environment is the issue there are plenty of [others][1]. I'm kind of screwed this year as far as time is concerned but maybe making

[Ubuntu Oregon] Salem Ubuntu Hour

2017-04-07 Thread Phil N
Just letting fellow Linux enthusiasts know, Salem Ubuntu Hour is taking place this coming Friday, Apr 7th. So set your wind-powered sail for the warm fireplace at Broadway Coffeehouse, located at 1300 Broadway St NE, in Salem. The festivities are from 6:00PM to 7:00PM. For anyone interested in G

[Ubuntu Oregon] Feeling abandoned?

2017-04-07 Thread James Bradley
Disconsolate over the end of Unity? Or, just looking for a good time with open source, in a warm, nurturing environment? Then come to tonight's Salem Ubuntu Hour at the Broadway Commons Coffeehouse , at 1600 NE Broadway, Salem, from 6 to 7 pm. JVLB -- Ubuntu-