101–110 of 288 posts
As awesome as this is, this is no contribution to the Linux Desktop.
Unfortunate name [0] :| or perhaps it was intended? Very clever then. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingoism
The company is called Jingling which seems to be a Chinese city, so I highly doubt they named it after some obscure English expression.
For Linux users, we look for credible source for something as important as Operating Systems. Usually from known entity or open source community. It would be great if you can clarify. Also since it is just getting started, you would be better off not using iPad, Apple kind of words. Instead use neutral terms like Linux OS optimized for Tablets, before it is too late. Also heavy influence of Apple Marketing on your pr…
Hard disagree on the “Apple kind of words” stuff. The iPad is the best tablet. I wish there were good competitors, I’d buy them, but there aren’t. To the extent someone can make a tablet OS with the look and affordances of iPadOS but with the added ability to do stuff iPadOS won’t allow (like writing/compiling code), they should absolutely be encouraged to do so.
I suppose it is a matter of approach. But if you have a group with the design chops capable of producing this; then surely you can make so it doesn't look like a deliberate Apple copy? Just look at the comments here in this thread; half of the reaction is about this is a rip off of Apple and legal this and that, ignoring what a massive contribution a well-designed tablet UI is.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm scratching my head as to why they mentioned "iPad" as well. Android is already a Linux tablet OS. It's like they ignored the elephant in the room. Ubuntu also runs on tablets. (edit: this is based in Ubuntu!) Besides that point, Apple is pretty much the opposite of free computing. It's a gross comparison. Edit: Looking at their Reddit timeline, it appears as though they've made a lot of progress in a few short mo…
> turn off Speaking as a hacker or a consumer? “Apple's domination of the global tablet market continued in the third quarter of 2020, according to market research firm Canalys, with iPad shipments seeing an estimated 47% year-over-year growth rate thanks to coronavirus trends.” The market is speaking, and consumers don’t care about what the OS is. They never have, and never will. https://appleinsider.com/articles/20…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Isn't the app store and development experience exactly what people keep complaining about for Ios?
No, non-Apple users are complaining, Apple users generally like the experience.
> Available from Jan 31, 2021 So, is this going to be a paid for product? I am looking at what looks like is their GitHub page, and it's basically empty? https://github.com/JingOS-team
The popular web server Nginx started in Russia almost 20 years ago. Nobody would have used the software of such dubious origin if it was closed-source. Being open-source allowed many more eyeballs and developers which increased trust in the project. With the current geopolitical landscape, projects from Russia, China and increasingly the United States must be open-source to become widely used and trusted. If China-ba…