[15:19] <balloons> a new on-air q and a is happening in 45 mins!
[15:58] <ewwwwwwww_> hi steve
[15:58] <steve_jobs_> ubuntu touch is a stolen product
[15:59] <ewwwwwwww_> you dead?
[15:59] <steve_jobs_> No. iCloud dude ;)
[15:59] <ewwwwwwww_> :)))
[16:00] <ewwwwwwww_> QUESTION: when is the next flash sale?
[16:00] <ivoxavier> Maybe after the bq beeing shipped
[16:01] <ivoxavier> QUESTION: Will nexus 4 get the same performance as BQ?
[16:01] <popey> \o/
[16:02] <balloons> howdy howdy!
[16:02] <FishForceUltra5> QUESTION: Are all Ubuntu Phone core apps available for the x86 Ubuntu Next daily build as well?
[16:03] <ewwwwwwww_> QUESTION: will there be a bq E5 or E6  Ubuntu Edition?
[16:04] <sturmflut-work> QUESTION: Do you know any (new) details about the upcoming Meizu phone?
[16:04] <Mrtavmi5> brra
[16:04] <steve_jobs_> QUESTION: Wouldn't be a smart move by canonical bring back Ubuntu One Cloud? It will be magic seeing all our documents sync across all ubuntu devices.
[16:05] <ewwwwwwww_> QUESTION: bq also makes tablets :P any plans for a tablet? (not necessary bq)
[16:06] <sturmflut-work> QUESTION: Why will the phones from last weeks flash sale only be shipped in march? I ordered the E4.5 with Android and it was shipped to germany within three days.
[16:06] <mhall119> I will have 2 Nexus 4's on display, plus my personal one
[16:06] <Mrtavmi5> just wanted to say that i dont like how much phone screen has padding
[16:06] <mhall119> unfortunately we didn't have any spare Bq devices for me to use
[16:07] <Mrtavmi5> no one :)
[16:07] <mhall119> Mrtavmi5: yeah, but that's a hardware thing :)
[16:08] <Mrtavmi5> yep i know
[16:08] <Mrtavmi5> just sayn
[16:09] <mhall119> follow https://twitter.com/bqreaders to hear about flash sales
[16:10] <rocky____> QUESTION: How many devices sold in the first flash sale?
[16:10] <AlanBell> QUESTION: what is the advantage to Canonical and BQ of doing the flash sales?
[16:11] <Mrtavmi5> AlanBell: i think that they can then sell all of the devices without having production suficit..
[16:11] <mhall119> AlanBell: 50% more flash :)
[16:11] <AlanBell> Mrtavmi5: so that is "make to order"
[16:11] <AlanBell> which they are clearly doing anyway with a 1 month lead time
[16:11] <Mrtavmi5> AlanBell: i'm not sure what is that.
[16:12] <AlanBell> it is an existing hardware platform, they have an established production line for most components (bit of tooling for the un-buttoned screen perhaps)
[16:13] <Knightmare> QUESTION: Are you able to shine any light on what the plans are for the Ubuntu Phone project over the next 2yrs?
[16:14] <fredflegel> hello, i am bit late, i wanted to ask about ubuntu for phones / touch: for support for caldav/carddav is really important to me because i want to use my non-google services for contacts and calendars. what is the status and roadmap?
[16:16] <mhall119> syncthing
[16:17] <rocky____> QUESTION: Are Canonical negotiating major application vendors to bring their apps to UT?
[16:21] <AlanBell> QUESTION: are there plans to make the "gloryhole" case for other handsets?
[16:23] <Mrtavmi5> AlanBell: i think i gave you more realistic answer :)
[16:23] <AlanBell> anyone get how flash sales gauge interest? they do drive enthusiasm, but I don't get how they do anything but mask the demand
[16:24] <Mrtavmi5> okay now pope fixed
[16:24] <gmb_> QUESTION: Some reviewers have said that it takes long to flip through all the scopes one by one, especially if you have many installed. Are there other ways of navigating through scopes?
[16:28] <fredflegel> Question: Do you know of the Fairphone project? How to you think the Goals of Fairphone and Ubuntu (for Phones) align? Disclaimer: I am a Fairphone owner.
[16:29] <balloons> AlanBell, I think popey said it best as well.. we're not marketing folks, but I think Mrtavmi5 and ourselves have given some logic as to why it may be being sold this way
[16:29] <fredflegel> Question: caldav/carddav is really important to me because i want to use my non-google services for contacts and calendars. what is the status and roadmap on that? is that a "canonical" or more a community effort?
[16:35] <steve_jobs_> QUESTION: Main question. Is Ubuntu Touch a copy of iOS?
[16:36] <popey> steve_jobs_: enough trolling thanks
[16:36] <sturmflut-work> QUESTION: If you are talking to major application vendors about porting their applications, do they also get access to development devices? Or are they restricted to the emulator and used Nexus devices like anybody else.
[16:38] <AlanBell> QUESTION: with the current barriers to purchase in place, how do you give ISVs the confidence that the platform will eventually be made available to a big enough market?
[16:40] <AlanBell> QUESTION: will the screen resolution of the Meizu device be the same as the BQ device?
[16:41] <AlanBell> QUESTION: is the background wallpaper located at /usr/share/backgrounds/warty-final-ubuntu.png ?
[16:43] <popey> ls: cannot access /usr/share/backgrounds/warty-final-ubuntu.png: No such file or directory
[16:43] <sturmflut-work> QUESTION: Will there be some kind of feedback from the app store to the developers, e.g. will Canonical provide aggregate statistics about search keywords so that we know which applications users want the most? An official voting platform or something like that would also be a possibility.
[16:43] <AlanBell> :)
[16:44] <gmb_> QUESTION: Does the infographic show notifications?
[16:46] <sturmflut-work> QUESTION: The current app lifecycle prevents apps from running in the background. Do you think this principle will uphold over time, or will there be some exceptions necessary at some point?
[16:46] <FishForceUltra5> QUESTION: In terms of it's functionality, will Unity 8 on the desktop be much different than Unity 7? Also, when are we likely to see some advances in the Unity 8 desktop (e.g. more advanced window management).
[16:46] <AlanBell> MX4 resolution is 1152 x 1920 pixels (~418 ppi pixel density)
[16:46]  * AlanBell googled it
[16:47] <sturmflut-work> AlanBell: AFAIK there are two different models, the MX4 and the MX4 Pro
[16:48] <AlanBell> ooh, which is 1536 x 2560 pixels (~546 ppi pixel density)
[16:49] <AlanBell> QUESTION: so which MX4 variant will the Ubuntu phone be based on? MX4/MX4 Pro
[16:50] <AlanBell> they are completely different phones, different chipsets and everything
[16:50] <akiva-thinkpad> hey all
[16:50] <akiva-thinkpad> i got 10 minutes
[16:51] <balloons> hey akiva-thinkpad
[16:51] <akiva-thinkpad> balloons, do you guys need questions?
[16:51] <popey> I think we're good
[16:52] <akiva-thinkpad> mmmm okay :)
[16:52] <ivoxavier> QUESTION: Can we expect improvements on the  nexus4 battery management?  If I leave my nexus4 at night, in air plane mode, by the moornig it has lower battery. I tested it many times.
 QUESTION: any chance of getting some C++/OpenGL documentation for Ubuntu Phone SDK?
[16:53] <akiva-thinkpad> QUESTION: Are either of you using Unity while you develop?
[16:53] <akiva-thinkpad> QUESTION: Are either of you using Unity8 while you develop?
[16:54] <sturmflut-work> popey: Your room is getting very dark, BTW
[16:54] <mhall119> I don't think anybody is using Unity 8 desktop regularly yet
[16:54] <popey> bug 1372413
[16:54] <balloons> FishForceUltra5, and whomever else: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity8Desktop
[16:55] <balloons> give it a whirl, good fun ^^
 QUESTION: Are there conversations ongoing between Canonical and the Fairphone? Fairphone 2 might be a good match with Ubuntu for all security and environmental thinking people like myself.
[16:55] <popey> where are these coming from?
[16:56] <akiva-thinkpad> popey, mhall was too slow last week
[16:56] <akiva-thinkpad> :P
[16:56] <mhall119> akiva-thinkpad: ah, those were the ones we didn't get ot?
 QUESTION: Is 1 GB enough for Ubuntu to run smoothly or will it lag like Android?
[16:57] <akiva-thinkpad> yep
[16:58] <ivoxavier> QUESTION: Will nexus4 users get the scopes available in the bq?
[16:58] <akiva-thinkpad> QUESTION: Unity8 desktop is aiming to emulate Unity7 as a first goal; is there anything that it will add that unity7 does not have? Anything you would like to see? (Like a terminal scope?)
[16:58] <AlanBell> QUESTION: what are you putting on the pancakes today?
[16:58] <mhall119> terminal scope?
[16:59] <mhall119> popey: slackers? We were just more popular than you
[16:59] <akiva-thinkpad> mhall119, yah; basically something like guake.
[16:59] <ivoxavier> the nearby scope
[17:00] <sturmflut-work> QUESTION: It is currently quite hard to build apps that use 3D acceleration because Qt3D is still incomplete/beta, libSDL is still being worked on and the desktop and the devices support different subsets of OpenGL. Are there any plans to improve this situation, e.g. does Canonical work with the major 3D engine manufacturers?
[17:00] <mhall119> akiva-thinkpad: not really what scopes are intended for
[17:00] <akiva-thinkpad> so say, ctrl+alt+t would open up a pane with a terminal
[17:01] <popey> thanks everyone!
[17:01] <mhall119> nice one popey and balloons
[17:01] <ivoxavier> thanks!
[17:01] <sturmflut-work> popey, balloons: Thanks for your time!
[17:01] <akiva-thinkpad> that was fun
[17:01] <AlanBell> thanks balloons and popey :)
[17:01] <balloons> thanks!
[17:01] <toddc> thank you
[17:02] <popey> \o/
[17:04] <fish_mooney> !seen penguin
[17:04] <popey> thanks for pasting the questions akiva-thinkpad :)
[17:04] <akiva-thinkpad> popey, mmm only wish I remembered; last week, I was able to get double the audience on :)
[17:04] <popey> heh
[17:05] <akiva-thinkpad> popey, maybe I can see if I can get the bot to post notifications in reddit and irc chat when its going to happen :)
[17:05] <akiva-thinkpad> !ping
[17:05] <akiva-thinkpad> AirBot, ping
[17:06] <akiva-thinkpad> mmmm :P
[17:14] <balloons> akiva-thinkpad, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Classroom/ClassBot
[17:14] <akiva-thinkpad> balloons, cool