Ubuntu Mobile Takes on Apple Touch Interface

[Pat]

Canonical today hoped to preempt all comers today with news of Ubuntu Mobile. Its first Linux variant aimed at handhelds, the software is tailored for the Mobile Internet Devices expected to launch in spring based on Intel's Silverthorne technology and is designed to recognize basic iPhone-like gestures such as swiping to scroll through menus and websites. A scrolling visual front end based on Flash or Clutter replaces the traditional Ubuntu desktop and is designed to be used solely with fingers, including an on-screen keyboard.

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*www.electronista.com/articles/08/02/26/ubuntu.mobile/

 

[The_Devil_Himself]

wow,nice!

I'm sure it will be as good as its desktop cousin.

 

[ray|raven]

wow,nice!

I'm sure it will be as good as its desktop cousin.

And maybe they will distribute free phones as they did with cds for ubuntu

 

[MetalheadGautham]

wow,nice!

I'm sure it will be as good as its desktop cousin.

hope not.
if its like its desktop cousin, it will have tonnes of features and will still manage to be an eyesore

 

[iMav]

^^ +1, i agree

else we will have a fone with the following features:

the fone cannot allow u to accept the call as itdoes not have the required repositories for it *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/24.gif

the fone needs to download the required repositories to play the ringtone, please *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/24.gif

the bluetooth drivers installed are not compatible with the headset please download required repositories to proceed

 

[shashank_re]

^^Yeah and type sudo command to check messages

 

[ray|raven]

^Lolz,
But seriously stop before you turn this post into another flame war too.

 

[Cyrus_the_virus]

^^ +1, i agree

else we will have a fone with the following features:

the fone cannot allow u to accept the call as itdoes not have the required repositories for it *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/24.gif

the fone needs to download the required repositories to play the ringtone, please *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/24.gif

the bluetooth drivers installed are not compatible with the headset please download required repositories to proceed

Dude, do you want to start another flame war here or should we remind you of the succesful Moto cell phones running linux??

Linux is scalable from the smallest device to the biggest one's regardless of architecture! This is one that no other OS can do!

 

[iMav]

hey no OS wars just said that as a reply to back metal's suggestion of the mobile version not being like the desktop version, thats all

 

[MetalheadGautham]

^^you never heard me right. All I said was that the Ubuntu Mobile will be very user friendly like its desktop cousin, and extremely customisable, but it will have an ugly UI, and that will be until Infra_Red_Dude comes up with iPhone4Lin

 

[iMav]

u had ur UI reason i had my repository reason, the point that both of us dont want it to be as its desktop cousin is common, the reasons are different

u had ur reason i had mine

 

[MetalheadGautham]

u had ur UI reason i had my repository reason, the point that both of us dont want it to be as its desktop cousin is common, the reasons are different

u had ur reason i had mine

repository systrm rocks, IMO. You can get thousands of mobile apps at the click of a button.

 

[din]

iMav, that was funny !!

Reminds me of this joke

 

[MetalheadGautham]

and this will come only preinstalled in phones. So the manufacturer will take care of all the software/codecs/drivers. End users don't go and install OSes on their mobiles. So the actual OS will be quite raw, ready to be customised by the manufacturer.

 

[iMav]

iMav, that was funny !!

Reminds me of this joke

i remmber this 1 it still makes a fun read though , and guess what ... i had a maruti 800 that acted as strange

 

[Cyrus_the_virus]

iMav, that was funny !!

Reminds me of this joke

The airbag system would ask, "Are you sure?" before deploying

*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/24.gif

 

[MetalheadGautham]

iMav, that was funny !!

Reminds me of this joke

awssome... reminds me of this thread

...

 

[gxsaurav]

Dude, do you want to start another flame war here or should we remind you of the succesful Moto cell phones running linux??

Motorola Phones do not run Ubuntu mobile. He was talking about Ubuntu Mobile.

Linux is scalable from the smallest device to the biggest one's regardless of architecture! This is one that no other OS can do!

So is Windows Vista (Desktop), Windows Server 2008 (Server), Windows CE (Consumer Device) Windows for embeded devices, Windows Mobile (Mobile Phones). Whats your point of comparision here?

 

[naveen_reloaded]

Nice info thanks

 

[Cyrus_the_virus]

So is Windows Vista (Desktop), Windows Server 2008 (Server), Windows CE (Consumer Device) Windows for embeded devices, Windows Mobile (Mobile Phones). Whats your point of comparision here?

No windows for PPC architecture but linux can run on PPC

No windows for Cell architecture but linux can.

Hope you stop bragging and implant these 2 into your brain.