Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application
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Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application
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Re: Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application
#2Having a Terminal application will make the Phone more appealing to coders and old school Linux users. I fail to see how this will make the Ubuntu Phone more appealing to the average user.
EDIT: Apparently saying something that goes against the current on HN will start a shit storm (downvotes, obviously).
Re: Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application
#3Having a Terminal application will make the Phone more appealing to coders and old school Linux users. I fail to see how this will make the Ubuntu Phone more appealing to the average user. EDIT: Apparently saying something that goes against the current on HN will start a shit storm (downvotes, obviously).
Not everything has to be for the benefit of the "average user" whoever they are.
Re: Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application
#4Having a Terminal application will make the Phone more appealing to coders and old school Linux users. I fail to see how this will make the Ubuntu Phone more appealing to the average user. EDIT: Apparently saying something that goes against the current on HN will start a shit storm (downvotes, obviously).
But a general purpose device like a phone should be able to cater to different audiences. There is no problem to include applications that will be used by only a subset of the audience. Plus, installing and removing applications is easy, I suppose.
Re: Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application
#5Want to have a look into their mockups? https://ubuntu.mybalsamiq.com/projects/ubuntuphonecoreapps/g... (found on the link)
Re: Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application
#6Having a Terminal application will make the Phone more appealing to coders and old school Linux users. I fail to see how this will make the Ubuntu Phone more appealing to the average user. EDIT: Apparently saying something that goes against the current on HN will start a shit storm (downvotes, obviously).
u fail to see this isn't an announcement from ubuntu on declaring their strategy on getting average users and so fail to see that on HN, mostly hackers usually like to hack their device.
Re: Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application
#7Want to have a look into their mockups? https://ubuntu.mybalsamiq.com/projects/ubuntuphonecoreapps/g... (found on the link)
Unfortunately, it seems to have been mocked up by someone who doesn't know the difference between a terminal and a shell :(
I would rather they concentrated on making a decent standards-compliant terminal emulator and didn't have to hack up the shell to accommodate it.
Re: Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application
#8I fear this is going to be very much a niche phone but I just might get one to support the project.
Between Android, iOs, the remnants of blackberry and the Microsoft offering there will not be a whole lot of room for a new entrant that is not compatible with any of the above. A hackable phone that is not tied to one of the three largest 500 lbs+ gorillas sounds like a really neat thing to have.
Here's to hoping battery life will be acceptable and that they won't spoil it by tying it to Ubuntu services all over the place. Ideal would be NBR + phone capability, possibility to hook up an external display and hold the marketing.
Re: Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application
#9Want to have a look into their mockups? https://ubuntu.mybalsamiq.com/projects/ubuntuphonecoreapps/g... (found on the link)
Unfortunately, it seems to have been mocked up by someone who doesn't know the difference between a terminal and a shell :( I would rather they concentrated on making a decent standards-compliant terminal emulator and didn't have to hack up the shell to accommodate it.
I've been thinking for a while, actually, that terminal emulation isn't something I want today.
It might still be appropriate to have some terminal/shell distinction, but emulating an old text-only terminal imposes UI issues. For instance, my shell sometimes prints "you have new mail" to tell me about it. But my computer already has a notification system built-in - I don't need random text strings in my work area. I think the ideas in this mockup are at least moving in the right direction, which is using all of the capabilities of the computer.
Re: Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application
#10I fear this is going to be very much a niche phone but I just might get one to support the project. Between Android, iOs, the remnants of blackberry and the Microsoft offering there will not be a whole lot of room for a new entrant that is not compatible with any of the above. A hackable phone that is not tied to one of the three largest 500 lbs+ gorillas sounds like a really neat thing to have. Here's to hoping batt…
Agree on phone, but a hackable ubuntu tablet could have a large market.