I don't see any reason why you would not be able to run other apps on Ubuntu. That would even be a disappointment if it didn't happen. The issue is how do you make gtk integrate nicely in the new qt based UI?
On Monday, July 15, 2013, Michael Spencer wrote: > > On 07/15/2013 10:54 AM, Zisu Andrei wrote: > > Is this not a bit too ambitious? Although, open soirce could benefit from > an actually usable office suite (don't get me started on LibreOffice). > > On Monday, July 15, 2013, Michael Spencer wrote: > >> On 07/15/2013 10:45 AM, Josh Leverette wrote: >> >> I'd be interested in the answer to this as well -- though to be honest, >> iOS does have a good office suite, and the ones I've got on my Android >> phone are quite usable but nowhere near as good as iWork. The real problem >> is that *we* don't have a good office suite for phone or tablet yet. >> >> In my opinion, an office suite (or at least a text editor) should become >> one of the core apps. I wonder if that is possible? >> > > Yes, it would probably be a big undertaking, but it would boost the "one > OS for every device" idea, since it would allow users to work from multiple > devices. Plus, it would be developed by the community, so it wouldn't be > much different from a bunch of 3rd-party developers working on their own, > except they'd have leaders and maybe designers from Ubuntu/Canonical. > > This brings up another question. Will non-Ubuntu Touch apps run on the > desktop version of the Converged Ubuntu? Will we be able to run apps like > LibreOffice on the desktop still? > > -- > Michael Spencer - ibeliever.github.io > > Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own > understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. > - Proverbs 3:5-6 > > -- Zisu Andrei
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