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 U

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 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 experienc

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-04 Thread anandn
Mayuresh 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 fact I imagined go

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 questi

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-04 Thread anandn
Mayuresh 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 ideas that mak

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 t

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 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). Tha

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 gre

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

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu on Android - official release

2013-01-03 Thread anandn
Mayuresh 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 without loss

[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