Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-28 Thread Ian Santopietro
, and other possibilities through Ubuntu One and other devices later. Ian Santopietro Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html "Eala Earendel enlga beorohtast Ofer middangeard monnum sended" Pa gur yv y porthaur?

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-28 Thread Ian Santopietro
t; >>>> system, etc. I should be able to switch to desktop mode, and then the >> >>>> phone >> >>>> can be used as a mouse and an onboard keyboard. >> >>>> >> >>>> Activating my netbook means the TV connects to it, an

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-28 Thread Ian Santopietro
-Erlend Schinstad wrote: > Den 28. nov. 2011 21:55, skrev Ian Santopietro: >> >> What about taking a cue from existing set-top boxes (i.e. DirectTV)? Don't >> worry about user accounts at all (From an end-user perspective, and >> content-wise), and allow access to con

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-28 Thread Ian Santopietro
Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: > Den 28. nov. 2011 22:41, skrev Ian Santopietro: >>> >>> There are more reasons why I want to have different users. For instance, >>> you>  should be able to pause whatever it is you're playing, go away, let >>> others&

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-28 Thread Ian Santopietro
, Nov 28, 2011 at 15:02, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: > Den 28. nov. 2011 22:57, skrev Ian Santopietro: >> >> I'm not going to argue with that; using a TV for more than video is in >> idea I already enjoy, and one that I would expect from a complete >> Ubuntu TV imple

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-28 Thread Ian Santopietro
trying to be something they aren't. Let's not make smartTV the next netbook. > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv > Post to     : ubuntu-tv@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv > More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/Lis

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-28 Thread Ian Santopietro
nd schinstad > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv > Post to     : ubuntu-tv@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv > More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Ian Santopietro Please avoid sending me Word or Power

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-28 Thread Ian Santopietro
f developing a SmartTV OS that's just a desktop OS is antiquated, and not a good idea. On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 17:22, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: > Den 29. nov. 2011 01:10, skrev Ian Santopietro: >> >> I never said it should only be used for viewing videos. >> >> B

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-28 Thread Ian Santopietro
. If you agree with all this, then you have to agree that the normal desktop Unity should be provided. No, I don't agree. Unity, yes. Full desktop Unity? No. Honestly, I don't see the point of discussing this. With what you're suggesting, Ubuntu is already set up to run fine on a TV. This is, qui

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-29 Thread Ian Santopietro
it Ubuntu TV to require a physical keyboard, thus it should be an extra. It would be better to focus on the *optimal* experience, which should not require a physical keyboard or notebook computer of any size. On Nov 29, 2011 1:33 AM, "Jo-Erlend Schinstad" wrote: > Den 29. nov. 2011

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-29 Thread Ian Santopietro
On Nov 29, 2011 1:57 AM, "Jo-Erlend Schinstad" wrote: > > Den 29. nov. 2011 09:48, skrev Ian Santopietro: > >> >> I think the ability to use a full hardware keyboard to search is a great idea. However, we shouldn't limit Ubuntu TV to require a physical keyb

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-29 Thread Ian Santopietro
little easier to read. I had difficulty finding your > reply at all. > > Den 29. nov. 2011 10:03, skrev Ian Santopietro: > >> >> Why? What benefits does this offer? If you want Ubuntu Desktop, why not >> just install Ubuntu Desktop? >> > > Ubuntu TV will

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-29 Thread Ian Santopietro
desktop metaphor, because TVs are not desktops. They're TVs, a different device intended to serve a different purpose. On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 09:45, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: > Den 29. nov. 2011 17:17, skrev Ian Santopietro: > >> I think that your goals would best be filled by i

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-29 Thread Ian Santopietro
er, one process, > unconnected... > > That's not my cup of tea. > > > Jo-Erlend Schinstad > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv > Post to     : ubuntu-tv@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv > More help   : htt

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-29 Thread Ian Santopietro
hen you say "desktop functionality"? > > > > > Sent from my Palm Pre > ____ > On Nov 29, 2011 18:09, Ian Santopietro wrote: > > What happened to Ubuntu One? I never said they'd be independent, I > said they'd function differently f

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-29 Thread Ian Santopietro
11 7:59 PM, "Ian Nicholson" wrote: > ** > On 11/29/2011 08:50 PM, Ian Santopietro wrote: > > > Other Ian - What do you mean when you say "desktop functionality"? > > I mean having a full desktop environment, and access to apps that haven't > been opt

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-29 Thread Ian Santopietro
That's the big one, but it also takes a lot of load off of the servers, since you only need one copy of the package. On Nov 29, 2011 9:04 PM, "Ian Nicholson" wrote: > ** > On 11/29/2011 10:01 PM, Ian Santopietro wrote: > > We could use a custom flag in DEBIAN/contr

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Some basic ideas for Ubuntu TV.

2011-11-30 Thread Ian Santopietro
multiple binary packages. > > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Ian Santopietro wrote: >> That's the big one, but it also takes a lot of load off of the servers, >> since you only need one copy of the package. >> >> On Nov 29, 2011 9:04 PM, "Ian Nichols

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] My ideas

2012-01-03 Thread Ian Santopietro
create a simple DVR program and use that for recording from an input feed. --Ian Santopietro "Eala Earendel enlga beorohtast Ofer middangeard monnum sended" Pa gur yv y porthaur? Public GPG key (RSA): http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup? op=get&search=0x412F52DB1BBF1234 On

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] My ideas

2012-01-03 Thread Ian Santopietro
al MythTV box, but it should not be a requirement. On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 09:41, Thomas Mashos wrote: > On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Bruno Girin wrote: >> On 03/01/12 14:50, Ian Santopietro wrote: >>> >>> >>> I don't think channels will play a huge beari

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Reading Features.

2012-01-03 Thread Ian Santopietro
This would be great, but custom hardware is a bit out of scope for this project. I'd love to see Ubuntu coming preinstalled on my TV, but I'm afraid that set-top boxes are currently a better, easier to accomplish solution. --Ian Santopietro "Eala Earendel enlga beorohtast O

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Addons and performance

2012-01-09 Thread Ian Santopietro
Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv > Post to     : ubuntu-tv@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv > More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Ian Santopietro Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://ww

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Retrieving a show that was missed/accidentally deleted/faulty

2012-01-10 Thread Ian Santopietro
This is definitely a great idea, but I think the industry needs to shift to streaming-based content distribution in general. A move like that would eliminate the entire problem in the first place. -- Ian Santopietro Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] buntu-tv compilation error

2012-01-11 Thread Ian Santopietro
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Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Addons and performance

2012-01-13 Thread Ian Santopietro
could automatically turn off completely. On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 16:38, Ricardo Salveti wrote: > Sure, guess we can have a similar boot up performance, just thinking > in ways of booting it in less than 3 seconds :-) -- Ian Santopietro Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachmen