[08:07] <yahn> afternoon gents
[08:07] <yahn> when it the next ubuntu on air? The google calendar link isn't showing anything.
[08:08] <yahn> it=is
[08:12] <jose> we'll schedule sessions on the calendar as soon as we have the dates
[08:12] <yahn> cool, thanks jose
[14:08] <dpm> yahn, jose, we've got the first community team Q&A of the year planned for today at the usual time
[14:09] <dpm> and a happy new year, btw :)
[14:09] <yahn> I'll be looking out for it
[14:09] <dpm> cool
[14:09] <yahn> and a happy new year to you too dpm
[14:09] <dpm> thanks :)
[14:57] <pavakatubuntu> will there be a session today?
[15:14] <pavakatubuntu> exit
[15:57] <dholbach> yes, session starts in 4 mins! :)
[16:02] <mhall119> hi everyone, we're both finishing up another call, will start shortly
[16:05] <mhall119> can anyone see  us?
[16:05] <davidcalle> Hi everyone o/
[16:05] <Sean__> Yes
[16:06] <dragonbite> HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!
[16:06] <yahn> happy new year!
[16:06] <just_visiting> \quit
[16:07] <Misbah> \quit
[16:07] <dragonbite> cool.. hearing about Dell with Ubuntu should be interesting
[16:07] <dragonbite> attendance is free, but travel is a killer! :)
[16:07] <abu> and I just left my Dell and bought MSi
[16:08] <yahn> what did I just miss gents?
[16:08] <yahn> regarding Dell and Ubuntu
[16:08] <mhall119> ask questions here starting with QUESTION
[16:08] <yahn> QUESTION: Is there anything you can share about the forthcoming BQ convergence device?
[16:09] <Knightmare> QUESTION: Will we see any of the optimizations made from the phone in 16.04 (i.e. power management)
[16:10] <dragonbite> QUESTION: Related to Dell offering Ubuntu on their computers, what about their touch-screen devices?  Is Ubuntu offered on those, are there plans to include them and would be any different than desktop Ubuntu (touch?)
[16:11] <aresminos> QUESTION: Will we see any new updates to WebApp Container?
[16:11] <yahn> QUESTION: Have any OEM's beside BQ and Meizu shown interest in Ubuntu for mobiles recently?
[16:11] <Knightmare> From the phone to the desktop
[16:12] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: How was your holidays?
[16:12] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: HUD?
[16:12] <mhall119> ChloeWolfieGirl: :)
[16:12] <dragonbite> hey CWG!
[16:12] <yahn> QUESTION: What would you both personally like to see in 2016 from the Ubuntu community?
[16:12] <ChloeWolfieGirl> Mhall119 :D dragonbite heyaa
[16:13] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: Any new updates planned for ureadit? :)
[16:14] <dragonbite> thanks!
[16:14] <Knightmare> QUESTION: At CES this year there are quite a few manufacturers who are offering monitors with type-c usb connectors(for MS Continuum). Can Ubuntu/Canonical take advantage of this for their convergence platform?
[16:16] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: Any plans to make the notifications more dynamic? Will there be the ability to choose to download a podcast on podbird via the notification?
[16:16] <yahn> QUESTION: If Ubuntu for mobile devices fails to gain traction, what kind of ramifications will this have for Ubuntu on the desktop? Would Canonical abandon personal computing and focus on the enterprise exclusively?
[16:17] <dragonbite> TRUE THAT!
[16:20] <ChloeWolfieGirl> Question: Any secrets that youre not suppose to talk about related to ubuntu phone youd like to talk about? And what are they? ;P
[16:22] <ahayzen> QUESTION: Will we ever see jono on one of these Q&A's again ?
[16:22] <ChloeWolfieGirl> 👍
[16:22] <aresminos> Yeah, that was me :)
[16:24] <yahn> QUESTION: Is there a chance that Ubuntu for Android will see development again? Or would this cut into the potential market for 'pure' convergent Ubuntu devices?
[16:24] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: what features are you excited for in the near future?
[16:25] <aresminos> QUESTION: When will we see Ubuntu switch on snappy?
[16:28] <yahn> I showed interest! :P
[16:28] <Homepcgamer> I know that it can be a recursive question... but anyway I had to make it... QUESTION: Are there any chance to have Whatsapp in the Ubuntu Phone?
[16:28] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: If the new bq is a hover board how are we suppose to use our phone while hovering? Is this a safety thing and will there be other stuff such as bq rollerscates with Ubuntu?
[16:29] <Knightmare> QUESTION: Will we be able to install UT apps in 16.04/16.10?
[16:29] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: What are the new unity 8 designs?
[16:29] <aresminos> QUESTION: Can the design team or maybe you share those design ideas?
[16:29] <ahayzen> QUESTION: What do you think of the google code-in contest ? And will we see Ubuntu creating tasks for other similar contests in the future ? As we have seen many new contributors to various projects :-)
[16:31] <yahn> QUESTION: What are your opinions about stricter quality control on the Ubuntu app store (desktop and mobile)?
[16:32] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: What apps does ubuntu need to be more competitive with Android and Ios?
[16:32] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: Do you think SteamOS makes Ubuntu vastly more apealing?
[16:33] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: Any update on the ad-on chat/messaging app?
[16:34] <DanChapman> +1 for gsoc
[16:34] <yahn> QUESTION: Will we see a refreshed icon set/theme for Unity 7 in 16.04?
[16:34] <chitta2019_> hi
[16:35] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: Anything else getting revamped design wise?
[16:36] <yahn> I've noticed a lot of what I would consider 'junk' apps, simple links to mobile sites on the Ubuntu mobile store masquerading as proper applications
[16:36] <aresminos> I would rather have FTP client than whatsup
[16:36] <yahn> and things like 'zhackers' being featured prominently on the Ubuntu desktop store
[16:36] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: Does canonical plan to move more away from google to more open source solutions with being both an open source OS and because Open Source apps can come to Ubuntu Phone while google apps not so much.
[16:37] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: XMPP?
[16:38] <Knightmare> QUESTION: Do you see Ubuntu becoming the Windows of the linux world?
[16:38] <aresminos> you can install LAMP easily
[16:38] <aresminos> also MEAN and METEOR and it works really nice
[16:39] <aresminos> ups xmpp not xamp xd
[16:40] <yahn> mhall119, does that clarify what I meant in the question earlier?
[16:41] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: What do you expect in OTA 10?
[16:41] <mhall119> yahn: yes
[16:41] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: will unity8 be as customisable as Unity7
[16:41] <Knightmare> QUESTION: Post covergence, what do you think the canonical workforce distribution will be like? (i.e. more cloud,personal,mobile focused?)
[16:42] <yahn> mhall119, thanks that answers my question
[16:43] <ahayzen> QUESTION: Will we ever be able to choose the apps to go at the top of the app dash (via the UI)
[16:43] <aresminos> make an adblocker for webapp containers webview and it won't be junk
[16:43] <ahayzen> QUESTION: Is/will there a scope that shows your web browser bookmarks ?
[16:44] <ChloeWolfieGirl> Question: Mycroft phone update?
[16:45] <justCarakas> QUESTION it is 2016 now, when can we expect the new BQ phone, Windows is getting a lot of news with continuum. And there will be soon a phone with it from acer with a dock and stuff
[16:45] <ChloeWolfieGirl> Question: Unity 8 background updates, I heard that was a posibility to come back a little bit ago but no information about it sincr
[16:45] <ahayzen> QUESTION: Currently anyone can post a 'banking' webapp and point it to a 'bad' website, will authors/apps have the ability to become verified and get a tick next to them, like other services ?
[16:45] <davidcalle> https://launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+milestone/ww08-2016
[16:47] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: How will desktop apps come to unity8? Will canonical go out and snappy a ton of deb apps or will that be more up to developers and how will canonical make the transition from unity 7 to unity 8 easier?
[16:48] <yahn> QUESTION: When can we reasonably expect an Ubuntu release with rolling end-user applcations? Why does Firefox receive rolling updates on Ubuntu today but not software like LibreOffice etc?
[16:49] <ahayzen> :-)
[16:49] <justCarakas> QUESTION any update on multiple google calendars on the phone from the same account? I can't find the bug anymore and I tought it was targeted for OTA-9
[16:50] <Knightmare> QUESTION: Where do you draw the line between what should be a core feature of UT and what should be a plugin/app?
[16:51] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: When can I expect a Ubuntu steam console download a game, gice my phone an update, ask my ubuntu fridge if it has said soda, tell my ubuntu hoverboard to go to the fridge grab the drink then bring it to the ubuntu console while impressing people ouside with an ubuntu robot that can dribble backet balls with mad skillz?
[16:53] <ChloeWolfieGirl> Question: Since Valve loves ubuntu why arent they making an Ubuntu Steam Scope for featured games and specials etcL
[16:54] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: nokia did some gps thing for Ubuntu Phones, when is the Nokia Ubuntu Phone?
[16:54] <Elliyas> JOIN
[16:55] <ChloeWolfieGirl> mhall119 just so you can choose your background under the scopes :)
[16:55] <Knightmare> QUESTION: How bleeding edge will Ubuntu be using snappy? (Arch?)
[16:57] <yahn> QUESTION: Has the 'Pilot
[16:57] <yahn> oops
[16:57] <ChloeWolfieGirl> QUESTION: Will snappy packages work on Unity 7 ubuntu based distrobutions and debian?
[16:58] <ahayzen> QUESTION: What happens when there is a backwards incompatible change to something in the platform again, eg gcc5 that causes everything to need to be recomplied? As it is expected if you built against framework X that should work and not require a rebuild at a later stage.
[16:58] <yahn> QUESTION: Has the 'Pilot' application for Ubuntu mobile been useful for development?
[17:00] <yahn> the video Michael is talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czaj0nlH2PU
[17:02] <yahn> QUESTION: For David, does Ubuntu have much mindshare in France? Is it a popular operating system over there?
[17:08] <yahn> wow, that's huge
[17:09] <Homepcgamer> Thank you for the answers...
[17:09] <yahn> thanks Michael & Merci David
[17:09] <Knightmare> bye
[17:09] <ahayzen> thanks davidcalle mhall119 :-)
[17:09] <ChloeWolfieGirl> thanks for the Q&A :) been nice seeing and hearing from you again:D
[17:13] <yahn> I've been so close to picking up a BQ E5 but it looks like I'm gonna have to wait for MWC
[17:14]  * Dxvito slaps BOHverkill around a bit with a large fishbot
[17:14] <BOHverkill> why?
[17:14] <Dxvito> srry
[17:14] <Dxvito> im newbie
[17:14] <BOHverkill> :(
[17:19] <Homepcgamer> I'm waiting for the ubuntu phone too
[18:41] <jose> dpm: whoops, just read this. I'll go ahead and schedule the rest of the month then