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engkawhey00:29
engkawsomeone there?00:29
KDGit is true ubuntu-touch is dead?00:51
KDGor is it a april fool thing?00:52
lpottertruth01:04
KDG:-(01:17
KDGi was save up to buy a ubuntu phone for 2017 :(01:18
lpotterbummer01:24
qumakit's a shame they bailed before dropping a unity 8 ota... was kinda hoping the switch would be a performance boost on my slow af mx4 w/ its long-since-deprecated unity 701:34
KDGyea01:36
KDGhope some fork it :)01:37
dobeyqumak: huh? if you are running unity 7 on an mx4, you did something very unsupported :)01:38
qumakoh my bad01:40
qumakguess i had the wrong impression, thought it was still on 7 and wanted a scapegoat heh01:40
qumakmust be slow for other good reasons :)01:40
dobeyno, ubuntu on phones has always been unity 801:42
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hellslingerI see on the mailing list that there are people who want to continue development, which is encouraging. Gnome 3 is already really good with touch, why not go with that route? Why is Qt/QML better than GTK 3 for such a platform?03:10
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ulrichardSo that's it then for ubuntu phone? What good options are left other than hoping the Aquaris will last until an eventual release of the purism phone?05:39
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chris____i came here to say how sad I am about the news released today09:40
chris____I've been using ubuntu touch since 2013 on a nexus09:41
brunch875weren't they released yesterday?09:41
chris____I watch all of pixelr0's videos and look forward to each release of unity 809:41
chris____i guess so09:41
brunch875I share the feeling09:41
chris____I'm pulling a late night here in california --3am here09:41
brunch875I was really looking forward to it09:41
chris____I wrote an app for ubuntu-touch09:41
chris____anyway I've been loyal fan09:42
chris____and it breaks my heart09:42
chris____it seems surreal09:43
chris____or unreal i guess09:44
chris____I hope that everyone working on it will recover their spirits as much as possible09:45
chris____it was too good to be true09:46
brunch875chris____: no need for such a long face :------) There's snaps!09:47
chris____i was really glad not to be locked into apple/microsoft/google ---I've been really glad to know ubuntu phone would be there09:49
chris____and generally I'm a fan of some software...09:49
chris____its why I use linux09:49
chris____I like watching it grow and change and get better with each release09:49
chris____and unity 8 was really getting to a great place09:50
chris____I installed zesty on one of my machines09:51
brunch875yes, I'm also surprised that the project flopped just now09:51
brunch875that it was starting to flourish09:51
chris____yeah its like a four year relationship that is going well and then "poof" breakup or divorce09:52
chris____it appeared that the hardest problems had been solved by this point09:52
chris____and the unity8 desktop was nearly usable09:53
chris____and it was awesome09:53
chris____the phone has been really good and I think the interface is better than any other09:54
brunch875I agree09:54
brunch875the only thing that annoyed me was the application lifecycle09:55
brunch875but you could override that with gsettings09:55
chris____brunch875: will you move to a different distribution?09:56
brunch875chris____: you mean, like fedora?09:56
chris____I've been a hardcore ubuntu user but feel like I need to use something else to forget about this and move on09:56
chris____yeah09:56
brunch875if I had to pick anything else, I'd pick fedora09:57
brunch875but I just love the debian packaging system09:57
brunch875and ubuntu has always been so... polished09:57
brunch875I'll stick to ubuntu09:57
brunch875perhaps ubuntu-gnome09:57
chris____yeah they are ending unity 7 as well (which I also like very much)09:57
brunch875but I just like unity so much I'll stick to it until I have to let go09:57
brunch875I tried gnome, I was dissatisfied09:58
brunch875too much clutter and the shortcuts weren't as good09:58
chris____I used linux for many years before ubuntu...10:01
chris____I don't want to go back to those days10:01
chris____with ubuntu's user-focused efforts going down10:03
mcphailI was seriously considering leaving Ubuntu (despite using it since warty) because I felt Canonical were continuing to drive towards a dead end. I'm really sad the experiment has not worked out, and absolutely gutted for the developers. But it has given me optimism that the distro might get back on track10:03
brunch875mcphail: exactly!10:04
mcphailAnd we'll still have Unity7 on 16.04 for ages yet10:04
chris____I don't understand why people were so critical of the experiment...10:05
mcphailchris____: I think the experiment was great, but it has been floundering for months. Someone needed to put a stop to it10:05
chris____I don't know if that's true10:06
mcphailchris____: well, if not it gives hope someone can fork and continue10:07
chris____canonical made a loud announcement of their plans very early10:07
chris____which is something that apple and microsoft would not do10:07
chris____and for many creative people that produce creative content (like me) this strategy of announcing things before they are mostly worked out is really a bad idea10:08
chris____it compromises the vision of the product exposing it to criticisms before the vision is fully realised10:08
chris____and sets up expectations for the people making the creative work10:09
k1l_mcphail: imho it was quite clear that mir+unity8+convergence was a too big task for only one company. due to politics there was no chance of getting more involvment from the broughter community. but imho most people are way overestimating now what this means to the linux desktop land now.10:09
chris____and doesn't bring any value at all10:09
mcphailk1l_: yes, I think there is a bit of a grief reaction amongst those of us who loved what Canonical were doing10:10
chris____ubuntu-touch was basically the only usable alternative phone system10:11
chris____the *only* one10:11
chris____and nothing else in linux land is even coming close to it10:11
chris____and not only was it the *only* one --it was really great10:11
chris____and given how much time it took to become great10:12
k1l_stopping unity and mir will not make other desktops and wayland just be perfect right now. there is still a lot of work to be done on wayland and gnome (or others). and canonical doesnt want to do this work, aiui.10:12
mcphailI haven't tried wayland yet. Will be interesting to see what they've achieved10:12
mcphailBut I won't mourn the death of compiz10:13
k1l_chris____: yes, even microsoft struggles against android and iOS.10:14
k1l_mcphail: no one planed to keep compiz alive. not even the creators of compiz :)10:14
chris____i feel like these other phones are just cia surveillance devices10:14
chris____ubuntu touch allowed me to use telegram and write and use my own flashcard app --just like one of those phones10:15
mcphailk1l_: ha!10:15
benji__Hi10:15
benji__Anyone here?10:15
chris____but i didn't have to sign away my privacy to anyone10:15
chris____now in the post-ubuntu-touch world10:15
chris____i will need to be bombarded with ads10:16
benji__I have a question...my meizu mx4 just arrived and i want to install ubuntu touch....10:16
brunch875benji__: forget about it, the project died yesteday10:16
benji__i have troubles unlocking the phone. When i try sudo fastboot oem unlock10:17
popeybrunch875: steady10:17
benji__i always get the error: FAILED (remote: unknown command) finished. total time: 0.015s10:17
benji__does anyone know how to unlock the device?10:18
popeybenji__: depends, the international versions can (apparently) be unlocked, the chinese versions (apparently) can not10:18
benji__mhm and how can i check that?10:18
popeyI don't think it's easy to tell10:19
benji__...means?10:22
benji__Is there anyway to check that?10:22
chris____i don't mean to be rude but are you a bot benji__?10:22
benji__no not really why are you asking?10:23
benji__i just came here from https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/phone/devices/installing-ubuntu-for-devices/10:24
benji__because I am stuck in the step to unlock the phone...10:24
chris____I googled this a few years back and decided not to get a meizu for this reason...10:25
jabawokgotta say i've been following ubuntu touch since day dot, currently using a aquaris e5hd as a daily driver - very dissapointed in the news, but optimistic for ubuntu.10:25
k1l_benji__: where are you stuck?10:25
jabawoklooks like the old Nokia N900 will outlive my ubuntu phone10:26
chris_____I_ can't give you a useful answer but this is a tricky issue with these meizu phones10:26
benji__....i am stuck exactly at the command: sudo fastboot oem unlock10:26
chris____there is nothing to be optimistic about10:26
benji__which returns: FAILED (remote: unknown command) finished. total time: 0.014s10:27
jabawokdropping mir?  .. thats the first correct step ubuntu has taken in a long time. lets all pull in the same direciton at least10:27
chris____there are already plenty of distros that do the safe non-innovative stuff10:27
chris____and my understanding was that mir was basically complete10:28
k1l_jabawok: i dont think there is something like "same direction" for all the different people on linux. there will be new issues10:28
benji__does anyone here know, where i should start asking/searching? I advanced in using Linux stuff but not android and smartphone stuff...10:28
chris____the development efforts were spent on unity 8 and integration w/ proprietary video cards10:28
jabawokthats exactly where combining efforts is so much more productive10:29
k1l_benji__: is the device in fastboot mode?10:29
benji__yes10:29
chris____if you killed all desktop environments but one...10:29
jabawokand no other distro is going to use mir10:29
chris____everyone would not suddenly go and work on the one de10:29
k1l_benji__: and your device is unlockable? i know there are different devices for different continents and some are not unlockable10:29
jabawoki have no problems with unity 8 - but they should have designed it on wayland, and helped in that effort instead10:29
benji__it seems so...10:29
benji__but actually I am not sure about that...10:30
chris____if mir became prevalent for its convergence more people would use unity 810:30
k1l_jabawok: yes. but the base problem that lead to unity7 and that again lead to mir was that there is not the perfect "lets do this together and we will  find compromises" world.10:30
jabawokwell there is now10:30
chris____from my reading it sounds like mir and unity 8 take care of security issues left un-addressed by wayland10:30
jabawokwhich is why i'm optimistic10:30
jabawokso fix wayland10:31
jabawokwork with other distros10:31
jabawokwork together with the foss community10:31
chris____truly great things are not made by "communities"10:31
k1l_jabawok: well, that is what the linux community expects now: canonical fixing wayland and all the other desktops. this will not happen, imho10:32
jabawokwell theres more chance of them helping fix wayland problems now that they are not continuing mir10:32
jabawokits massively good news imo10:33
k1l_and i dont think redhat will now magically accept the ubuntu patches to gnome :) so i guess we will see a vanilla gnome or we see a franken-gnome :)10:33
chris____people wanting canonical to "work with the community" are just negative people who want to control canonical forcing them to serve some committee process that does not really respect end users all that much10:33
chris____there was plenty of community before ubuntu came along10:33
k1l_jabawok: aiui, canonical doesnt want to invest as much in the desktop anymore. so canonical now paying to fix wayland and the desktops will not happen10:34
benji__any hints in here our not?10:34
jabawokbenji__ i doubt it sorry10:34
jabawokalso benji.. have you heard the news?10:34
senkawSome BR in at this channel?10:35
benji__does anyone know how to find out of my devices is unlockable or not?10:35
chris____probably canonical will redeploy their resources10:35
jabawokyou might be very much wasting your efforts10:35
chris____i doubt the unity/mir resources will be applied to wayland10:35
benji__mhm...hopefully plasma mobile will advance ;)10:35
jabawokyep benji__ but *definitely* not on your hardware10:35
k1l_sorry to say, but kde got a way worse track record at failing10:36
benji__i know about that but i just bought a miezu mx4 because it is said that there is a stable release...they could just add a line like: CHeck first if your mx4 is unlockable arr10:36
k1l_benji__: was this a flyme OS meizu mx4?10:38
benji__yes10:38
benji__with 5.1 android10:38
k1l_that seems to be a known isseu10:38
k1l_http://news.softpedia.com/news/buying-a-meizu-mx4-with-android-to-flash-ubuntu-is-not-a-good-idea-485495.shtml10:38
k1l_looks like you need the mtk flash tool to do some repartitioning first10:40
benji__mhm10:40
jabawoki'll be looking to flash in the other direction soon on my BQ E5HD10:40
jabawokhopefully its not as problemattic10:40
jabawokie ubuntu to android10:40
benji__as discribed ;)10:40
chris____I think I read that the russian government would sponser jolla or sailfish or one of those...10:41
chris____maybe I will look into that10:41
mcphailjabawok: I went back and forward on my e4.5 many times. Not difficult at all10:41
jabawokyeah thats the spiritual successor to maemo - chances are it'll actually be more usable than ubuntu touch10:41
jabawokmcphail: awesome cheers10:41
benji__mhm so the way would be: unlock device; repartition the storage with mtk tool and install ubunut?10:41
chris____good night everyone10:42
chris____farewell ubuntu10:42
k1l_benji__: can you read german?10:43
benji__of course ;)10:43
k1l_https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Ubuntu_Touch/flash_tool/10:43
benji__muttersprache..10:43
k1l_benji__: maybe its worth asking in the forums there in the ubuntu-touch section. there are people who should know about10:44
benji__mhm interesting...now some light is coming in...710:45
* mcphail remembers the joy of seeing the Ubuntu boot screen for the first time. Hope benji__ makes it :)10:46
benji__do you mean askubuntu heheh10:47
benji__hehe10:47
benji__will be fun and enjoyment but the way seems longer than expected ;)10:47
benji__https://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/meizu-mx4-handy-mit-original-flyme-os-patchen-/ ....seems promising10:49
thepeterHas anybody stayed here after yesterdays/todays news?10:52
mcphailthepeter: we're stubbornly refusing to move10:52
brunch875thepeter: this is more vivid than before10:52
lotuspsychjehttp://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-touch-and-unity-8-are-not-dead-ubports-community-will-keep-them-alive-514620.shtml10:53
lotuspsychjenice one guys!10:53
thepeterso my question is ... what is/will be community answer to this situation? is there a chance of friendly fork and full community developement? :D10:53
brunch875are they taking over the OTAs then?10:53
brunch875thepeter: ^ check lotuspsychje's link10:53
thepeterlotuspsychje, uhm cool is it true?10:54
thepeterbrunch875, thats exactly what I hoped for10:54
lotuspsychjethepeter: softpedia news doesnt lie10:54
k1l_thepeter: its all open source. so yes, the community can take that over anytime they want10:54
thepeterk1l_, question is more if community will get any independent organisation structure so there will be regular desicion making and so on ...10:55
k1l_thepeter: imho the question is: how much manpower will be left to actually do anything.10:59
* thepeter will probably pay more attention to UB ports ... let's see if I'll manage to get involved more ...10:59
lotuspsychjein my opinion now users are used to ubuntu on tablets and phones, there will be no turning back11:04
lotuspsychjeyoun cant invent something then take that away11:05
mcphaillotuspsychje: I think the userbase was always to small to sustain that. We'd have needed Ubuntu to be as easy to install on $RANDOM_DEVICE as cyanogenmod. That never happened11:05
lotuspsychjethe stron community here made this big11:06
thepetermcphail, lotuspsychje and what exactly is reson for guys from LineageOs and UBports etc to team up and collaborate?11:07
mcphailthepeter: I've never tried to build Ubuntu for a new device. I don't know what the blockers are. I think the RIL was a big one11:09
benji__Thanks people for the infos espaccially k1l_11:09
benji__I posted a thread in the forums...11:10
benji__see ya maybe ..11:10
thepetermcphail, me neither, but last think what canonical could do for is to give community knowledge they gathered over these years11:11
thepeterso these exact questions could be answered11:11
thepeterbenji__, CU soon11:11
k1l_ubuntu-touch is based on a quite old android version to get the android drivers to work. that is one of the main issues11:12
k1l_android 4.4 iirc11:12
thepeteroh11:12
thepeterso there is what lineageOS guys could have inputs in11:13
k1l_and drivers are a nightmare on the non-pc devices. so most times you only get android drivers for one specific kernel for a device. that is the reason even android struggles with shipping updates11:13
k1l_and since android has no interest in changing that, neither do ios or windowsphone, i dont see any hope that this will ever get any better, like having generic open source drivers like we have on the pc11:14
thepeterk1l_, well yes but there are some devices with open drivers ... those might be preferred to port11:14
k1l_really open drivers?11:16
mcphailthepeter: unless you can port to last year's flagship Samsung (which won't have drivers available) you're not going to reach a large audience11:17
thepetermcphail, true ... but what I have proposed when it was nes was nvidia tablet ...11:18
mcphailI thought Marius had an Android 5.x branch working, but even then that is an historic OS11:18
thepetermcphail, I still have that tablet in mind but never done this kind of port before11:19
mcphailthepeter: a tablet might be easier than a phone, as you might not have the hassle of interfacing with the radio11:20
thepetermcphail, well I still need a lots of knowledge to gain courage for the try11:22
mcphailthepeter: Very sadly, I fear the developers may be attempting to define a role for themselves in the new, slimmed-down, Canonical vision than spending time creating post-hoc documentation for a faded project. I think the Ubports guys will be a better source of support. :(11:24
thepetermcphail, the thing is that there is already port for desktop ubuntu for that tablet11:25
thepetermcphail, true very true, but just theoretically it would be nice last gift from cannoncal11:26
engkawhey guys11:28
thepeterengkaw, Hi11:33
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aiyionwell, now what? ubuntu-touch is dead for good? :/13:55
lotuspsychjeaiyion: http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-touch-and-unity-8-are-not-dead-ubports-community-will-keep-them-alive-514620.shtml13:57
KristijanZicaiyion: Not at all :D It's already being forked. Take a look at this: http://www.unity8.org/13:57
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SanderANyone know why gmail hangs on the red/green/yellow round button when loading more mail? Looks to be locking gmail webapp up totally.14:37
SanderLooks like I have to open the scrolling thing and swipe the window away...14:38
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qumakhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8r5uS4UQAATwb6.jpg17:34
OerHeksdon't bury the phone, before it is dead.17:35
Ubport-user|9134hello17:36
Ubport-user|9134is there still any development made on the phones or did it just die complete ??17:37
Ubport-user|9134??17:52
thepeterUbport-user|9134, not we deny to die don't worry :)18:14
thepeterUbport-user|9134, just need to reorganise to raise again :)18:15
Ubport-user|9134:D18:15
Ubport-user|9134Thats why i love the Ubuntu Community :)18:15
Ubport-user|9134won't flash my mx4 to android18:16
thepeterUbport-user|9134, well I am not willing to do that on my BQ E5 neither18:16
Ubport-user|9134UBports for the safe of Ubuntu Phone OS18:17
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KDGUbport-user|9134: :D20:23
ToxicGumbo-workI literally just started getting into Ubuntu Touch in the past 48 hours, so I commend everyone for everything done to this point.20:49
ToxicGumbo-workAnd for the commitments I'm seeing on the list to keep the project going.20:49
ToxicGumbo-workBummer announcement by Shuttleworth though either way.20:52
thepeterToxicGumbo-work, we all here live the hope that Ubports will be capable to keep on promise in their reaction to Canonicals anouncement21:04
ToxicGumbo-workI hear you loud and clear.  I unlocked my work-issued Asus Transformer tablet yesterday and discovered at the last step (loading an image) will require dev/test work on my part.21:08
ToxicGumbo-workThanks for the reference.  Just jumped into #ubports21:10
thepeterToxicGumbo-work, you are welcome21:11
ToxicGumbo-workPerhaps this article has already been posted here. https://fossbytes.com/unity-8-ubuntu-touch-ubports/21:12
thepeterToxicGumbo-work, well there was link to original message from ubports somewhere :)21:14
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ToxicGumbo-workAh, yes.  I'm sure quite a few people here are on the mailing list among other things.21:16
thepeterI am thinking ... does it make sense to keep system read-only? Should we expect any OTAs? because if not I was thinking about using apt-get packages a long time ago ...22:04
lpotterkeeping the system ro helps protect against outside intrusions22:05
thepeterI mean use it like standard distro ... I know dependencies will probably be a nightmare22:05
thepeterlpotter, like attacks from network?22:06
lpottersure. or even if someone has physical to your device22:06
lpotteraccess that is22:07
thepeterlpotter, if someone has physical access to device ro can be changed and I won't be able to stop him22:08
thepeterlpotter, well actually a firewall was something I was thinking about in case of debian packages22:09
lpotteryou need root to be able to change to rw22:09
thepeterlpotter, which (I assume) you have using developers mode22:10
thepeterand in terminal sudo makes the trick very often for me22:11
thepeterlpotter, and while there is no chance to use different unlock code for user and of root - I am always root on my device (which I like of course)22:12
lpottersomeone knowledgeable will always be able to access a device of they have physical access to it. casual use is a different story22:13
thepeterso physical access attack is just matter of four digits used on every unlock of device22:14
thepeterlpotter, true22:14
thepeteranyway for me only reason why to not go into rw was OTAs22:15
thepeterbut if there will be no OTA I would go "help your self user" and start using things like firewall etc22:16
thepeterthat's why I am asking22:17
lpotterpersonally, I think ro by default. developer mode would change it to rw22:17
thepeter(but I know it is probably too soon to this kind of thoughts)22:17
thepeterlpotter, I use developer mode from beginning and OTAs were working perfectly fine, arše you sure that is changes to rw automatically?22:18
lpotterno. I am saying it should22:19
lpotterbut like you said, it's easy enough to do it you have a console/terminal22:20
thepeterlpotter, so that's why my question is (and was) If is there anything to wait for or just start going "my own way"22:24
lpotterif you want it for 'normal' users go ro.22:25
lpotterbut it wasnt really designed for apt-get, and things can (and do) go wonky sometimes using it22:26
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dobeythepeter: using debs gives every developer root access to every device. it's why using debs/apt/rw is bad. the whole point of things like click/snap was to provide better security22:42
thepeterdobey, I understand, I am in intending to write apps which will need root access for phone, I am more thinking about customising packages I use on my device - exactly like I do on desktop22:45
thepeter^^^ I am not intending ...22:46

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