[Ubuntu-phone] Daily releases delayed today

2013-08-07 Thread Timo Jyrinki
Hi, Yesterday evening a problematic qtbase update [1] was uploaded to saucy. Because of the problems it created it was stuck in -proposed, but as our daily releases system uses -proposed (now temporarily disabled) it resulted in failing of various builds last night. [1] https://launchpad.net/ubu

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-08-07 Thread Greg W
Gustavo is right, we can't give up. We got to stay positive and keep working towards success, supporting each other along the way. Canonical wants the best for the Edge. What would sadden me even more than not meeting the funds though is if Canonical "gets out of the hardware business" should t

[Ubuntu-phone] Phone size (good article on Ars Tech)

2013-08-07 Thread Greg W
One of the big reasons I love the design of the Edge is because it would be one of the very few phones that I could run Ubuntu-Touch/Android on that is not too big for my hand. Good article on Ars Technica mentions how tasks get done faster on smaller phones, among other things: http://arstechn

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Flipped Sony Tablet Z Port

2013-08-07 Thread Daniel Holbach
Hey, On 07.08.2013 19:21, András Mamenyák wrote: > Okay, created, ready for testing! > > https://code.launchpad.net/~pollux-windy-image-dev/phablet-image-info/pollux-windy Great work. Revision 178 of lp:~sergiusens/phablet-tools/flash_change should make this work now. ./phablet-flash communit

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Flipped Sony Tablet Z Port

2013-08-07 Thread András Mamenyák
Okay, created, ready for testing! https://code.launchpad.net/~pollux-windy-image-dev/phablet-image-info/pollux-windy On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Daniel Holbach wrote: > Hello András, > > On 07.08.2013 18:59, András Mamenyák wrote: > >> Maybe for now just create "pollux_windy-image-dev". > >

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Flipped Sony Tablet Z Port

2013-08-07 Thread Daniel Holbach
Hello András, On 07.08.2013 18:59, András Mamenyák wrote: >> Maybe for now just create "pollux_windy-image-dev". > > What should I create? Sorry, we've just been discussing it on IRC and decided that it will make sense to just replace all "_" with "-". In your case that'd be the pollux-windy-im

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Flipped Sony Tablet Z Port

2013-08-07 Thread András Mamenyák
> Maybe for now just create "pollux_windy-image-dev". What should I create? On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Daniel Holbach wrote: > Hey András, > > On 07.08.2013 18:35, András Mamenyák wrote: > > I would like to create the pollux_windy-image-dev team, but it doesn't > > let me. What now? > > Ma

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Flipped Sony Tablet Z Port

2013-08-07 Thread Daniel Holbach
Hey András, On 07.08.2013 18:35, András Mamenyák wrote: > I would like to create the pollux_windy-image-dev team, but it doesn't > let me. What now? Maybe for now just create "pollux_windy-image-dev". It looks like "_" is not allowed in Launchpad's team names, so we should probably try to work ar

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Flipped Sony Tablet Z Port

2013-08-07 Thread András Mamenyák
I would like to create the pollux_windy-image-dev team, but it doesn't let me. What now? On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Daniel Holbach wrote: > Hello András, > > On 07.08.2013 17:56, András Mamenyák wrote: > > It really surprises me how misunderstood I am, I'll try to explain > myself. > > > >>

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-08-07 Thread Gustavo Niemeyer
On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Omar B. wrote: > Clearly this is Canonical's first crowdfunding attempt and they lacked the > experience. Not a single person in the world had the experience of pulling a $32M campaign off. We're still doing pretty well, all things considered, and people are not s

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [Ubuntu-touch-coreapps] Announcing the Ubuntu App Showdown 2013

2013-08-07 Thread aviral aggarwal
There are only 3 devices for winners :( how can an amatuer can win in such a contest. there should be more prizes so that one can be motivated for such competitions. On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 9:10 PM, Николай Шатохин wrote: > Will we get T-shirts? > > > 2013/8/7 David Planella > >> Hi all, >> >> T

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Flipped Sony Tablet Z Port

2013-08-07 Thread Daniel Holbach
Hello András, On 07.08.2013 17:56, András Mamenyák wrote: > It really surprises me how misunderstood I am, I'll try to explain myself. > >> I could help you set up the teams in >> LP and set up the first revisions of the branches, but you'd have to >> update the branches if you wanted to update t

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Flipped Sony Tablet Z Port

2013-08-07 Thread András Mamenyák
Hi! It really surprises me how misunderstood I am, I'll try to explain myself. > I could help you set up the teams in > LP and set up the first revisions of the branches, but you'd have to > update the branches if you wanted to update the images. Just tell me to create additional teams, it's no

[Ubuntu-phone] The Nexus 4 coma condition

2013-08-07 Thread Pat McGowan
A number of folks have experienced getting their Nexus 4s into a state where they will not turn on and they will not charge. The device seems to have a deep sleep or hibernation mode that it enters on very low battery conditions. The following steps are known to work and come from the google forums

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Announcing the Ubuntu App Showdown 2013

2013-08-07 Thread Николай Шатохин
Will we get T-shirts? 2013/8/7 David Planella > Hi all, > > Today we are announcing our second [Ubuntu App Showdown!][]. Contestants > will have six weeks to build and publish their apps using the new Ubuntu > SDK and Ubuntu Touch platform. Both original apps and ported apps, > native and HTML

[Ubuntu-phone] Announcing the Ubuntu App Showdown 2013

2013-08-07 Thread David Planella
Hi all, Today we are announcing our second [Ubuntu App Showdown!][]. Contestants will have six weeks to build and publish their apps using the new Ubuntu SDK and Ubuntu Touch platform. Both original apps and ported apps, native and HTML 5, will qualify for this competition. The winners of this co

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-08-07 Thread Greg W
I just wish they would release a phone with the same appearance-size-shape-dimensions as the Edge. I don't care if it has all the high-end stuff or not. I'll take dual-core, 16GB any day if the phone looks like the Edge and runs Ubuntu-Touch. From: estela...@hotmail.com To: ubuntu-phone@lists.l

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-08-07 Thread Ruald Andreae
+1 Omar On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Omar B. wrote: > Clearly this is Canonical's first crowdfunding attempt and they lacked the > experience. > > They already let the MORALE and interest died. > > 2 weeks left and is now slowed down so much that will only get 1 or 2 M > per week. > > So we

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-08-07 Thread Omar B .
Clearly this is Canonical's first crowdfunding attempt and they lacked the experience. They already let the MORALE and interest died. 2 weeks left and is now slowed down so much that will only get 1 or 2 M per week. So we will only see 2 to 4M more (maybe even 5M if ). They didn't even follow The

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-08-07 Thread Omer Akram
On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 8:01 PM, leon lee wrote: > I hope you're not working in ubuntu marketing department. :) > From the marketing view, every product starts from STP: segment, target, > positioning. Every product should have a very specific segment. Factors > like design/pricing etc. would refl

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-08-07 Thread leon lee
I hope you're not working in ubuntu marketing department. :) From the marketing view, every product starts from STP: segment, target, positioning. Every product should have a very specific segment. Factors like design/pricing etc. would reflect such a target. If you argue ubuntu edge is for anyon

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-08-07 Thread Omer Akram
Hey! On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 7:38 PM, leon lee wrote: > I think ubuntu's marketing people are targeting the wrong segment. Yes, > ubuntu edge seems to be innovative, but it's not enough for the high end > market. With poor branding in mobile and pc desktop market, normal high end > people would

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-08-07 Thread leon lee
I think ubuntu's marketing people are targeting the wrong segment. Yes, ubuntu edge seems to be innovative, but it's not enough for the high end market. With poor branding in mobile and pc desktop market, normal high end people would not notice the highlight of ubuntu edge, except for us, the ub

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Request for help: test new phablet-flash

2013-08-07 Thread Sergio Schvezov
On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Mathew Daniel wrote: > Hello Daniel, > > The files are pushed over correctly to the sdcard. The problem is that > phabelt-flash never passes the wipe and install commands to recovery. After > pushing the files it reboots back into android. > > I hope that is more c

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Request for help: test new phablet-flash

2013-08-07 Thread Mathew Daniel
Hello Daniel, The files are pushed over correctly to the sdcard. The problem is that phabelt-flash never passes the wipe and install commands to recovery. After pushing the files it reboots back into android. I hope that is more clear. I didn't get the chance to look into the issue more than that

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-08-07 Thread Ruald Andreae
I agree that the merch will cost money and maybe I am being a bit optimistic on how many would get sold for what price. But I personally think the cost of the merch is minimal when you have reached the final $32mill goal and it's something that Canonical can fund. Maybe I am being idealistic but I

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Flipped Sony Tablet Z Port

2013-08-07 Thread Daniel Holbach
Hello, On 07.08.2013 00:46, András Mamenyák wrote: > Question I asked earlier, can I provide two device images with one > maintainer team? Because I am providing pollux_windy image when you run > that command, which could lead to problems when used with pollux device. > Should I create separate te

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-08-07 Thread Oliver Grawert
hi, Am Dienstag, den 06.08.2013, 18:56 +0200 schrieb Ruald Andreae: > Your are right it's too late for this campaign. And maybe $700 is a > bit overzealous. I was saying this is what they should have done, > better marketing, pre-released versions of Ubuntu for Android and > perks that will drive