> How is that? Ubuntu Desktop doesn't provide a very good TV experience by> > default. If I want to send an email while watching TV, why should I have to> > replace the operating system in order to do so?
I don't think TVs are the best devices to send email from. I already have a computer that is perfectly tailored to do everything I want to do on a computer. I don't need another one. I'd rather be able to easily transition to the computer to write the email, then easily transition back to the TV. > Ok. It's not like I haven't used those kinds of systems before, you know. > They've been around for a while. You do agree that Ubuntu TV has to be an > extension of Ubuntu Desktop, though? No. Ubuntu TV should be a separate product that integrates with Ubuntu Desktop well. It should not have anything to do with the traditional 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 <joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> wrote: > Den 29. nov. 2011 17:17, skrev Ian Santopietro: > >> I think that your goals would best be filled by installing Ubuntu >> Desktop. It's already suited to your needs and wants for a Smart TV. >> > How is that? Ubuntu Desktop doesn't provide a very good TV experience by > default. If I want to send an email while watching TV, why should I have to > replace the operating system in order to do so? > > Of course, I am able to do all these things as it is by setting up Synergy > for keyboard and mouse, and Anyremote to control the desktop, playback, etc, > then adding plugins for Compiz or replacing the window manager with > something else. But I don't think things like sending an occasional email or > listening to music should be for geeks only. I think Ubuntu TV users should > be able to use Ubuntu, and not just some small subset of weblets or > something. But I don't think you should display emails and stuff like that > when you're watching TV. > > Obviously, Ubuntu Desktop users should also be allowed to install Ubuntu TV > if they want to. > >> In general though, I don't think we need to make Ubuntu TV into Ubuntu >> Desktop, largely because we don't need to make TVs behave like >> computers. We already have computers for that. Smart TV isn't about >> turning TVs into computers, it's about providing more content from >> intelligent sources to the TV. See >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_TV >> > Ok. It's not like I haven't used those kinds of systems before, you know. > They've been around for a while. You do agree that Ubuntu TV has to be an > extension of Ubuntu Desktop, though? > > > 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 : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- 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? Public GPG key (RSA): http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x412F52DB1BBF1234 -- 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
