Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition • Hacker News Board

Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition

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Post by waqas- » Fri, Apr 10, 2015, 1:13 PM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #81

waqas- wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

this makes me a little wet

Symbian did it first, but no one cared. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Web_Server

i really believed in Symbian, but they fucked it up didnt they

Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition

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Post by nihalhassan » Fri, Apr 10, 2015, 1:15 PM UTC

is it?

Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition

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Post by atom-morgan » Fri, Apr 10, 2015, 1:15 PM UTC

gradstudent wrote: post #5

Can't wait to be rid of Android. Its endless insistence on upgrading me to the latest version is driving me batty.

I've had the complete opposite experience with Android phones which is why I probably plan to stick with an iPhone when I upgrade my 4S within the next few weeks. I know people who have Android phones who are waiting to upgrade to Lollipop.

What carrier/phone do you have?

Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition

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Post by fasteo » Fri, Apr 10, 2015, 1:16 PM UTC

These guys started selling branded USB pen drives back in 2007. Their history is quite interesting. Here is a google translated Spanish article [1]

[1] https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=y&prev...

Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition

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Post by waitingkuo » Fri, Apr 10, 2015, 1:16 PM UTC

Can I run docker on this?

Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition

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Post by IgorPartola » Fri, Apr 10, 2015, 1:17 PM UTC

buster wrote: post #60

spacefight wrote: post #39

http://store.bq.com/en/ubuntu-edition-e-4-5 No https:// by default. Again, if you market this as towards the nerdy audience: Put _everything_ behind HTTPS. I simply do not want to let others know, what phone I might buy. Thank you.

The nerdy tinfoilhat who can't even be bothered to setup his browser to use https when possible..

spacefight is right. Offering HTTP along with HTTPS is an antipattern. As an example, I give you Reddit, where HTTP and HTTPS services are identical. That means you can log in on the HTTPS site, and I can have your session cookie or even your password.

The only sane solution is to set up HTTP to redirect to HTTPS, and add an HSTS cookie.

Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition

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Post by mbrock » Fri, Apr 10, 2015, 1:18 PM UTC

hyperpallium wrote: post #86

mbrock wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They also make an e-reader [1] with open source software. I'm somewhat obsessed with the idea of using it for ssh/mosh as a portable terminal. It would be very cool to hear if someone has tried this, before ordering one. I mailed some random guy at BQ and he said he never tried it, but also found it interesting. If you find it interesting too, maybe you could run down and ask around! :) [1]: http://www.bq.com/gb/prod…

(I don't know but...) I like the idea of an e-ink terminal, however I fear the slow refresh rate would make editing difficult. I guess someone somewhere has tried it though... The specs of that particular one show no bluetooth (and no OTG usb), so can't connect a keyboard. It also has no wireless apart from wifi; and only 512MB (though that's plenty for ssh!)

Ah, I didn't realize the Micro-USB port wouldn't accept a keyboard. There are Android e-ink tablets with Bluetooth; I'll probably end up trying that.

Also, difficult schmifficult! I bet ed, the standard editor, will work just fine. Shouldn't be much worse than, say, a 300 baud terminal!

Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition

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Post by digi_owl » Fri, Apr 10, 2015, 1:21 PM UTC

carlob wrote: post #85

tummybug wrote: post #78

The battery being a LiPo (lithium polymer) could be a concern (they are quite unstable and explode on contact with water) and IIRC are not allowed to be brought on planes. They can also be permanently damaged if you allow the voltage per cell to get too low and do not have a huge amount of recharge cycles.

I couldn't find any indication that there is any difference in terms of regulations between lithium polymer and lithium ion batteries. Are you sure? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery#Safety http://www.airsafe.com/issues/baggage/batteries.htm

Never underestimate the ability of manufacturers to screw up a perfectly good label...

Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition

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Post by metafex » Fri, Apr 10, 2015, 1:23 PM UTC

lauriswtf wrote: post #84

The phone itself looks great, but the "game" [0] doesn't do a very good job showcasing the usability of the OS. Also shipping comes around 25€ in Europe. Quite steep for a phone priced at 169€. [0] http://www.bq.com/gb/game-ubuntu

Free shipping to Austria with 0,99€ for express. Looks like they have vastly different shipping rates.

Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition

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Post by znpy » Fri, Apr 10, 2015, 1:23 PM UTC

arboroia wrote: post #22

Perhaps the mods can change the URL to show the English version of the site, rather than the Spanish version? http://www.bq.com/gb/ubuntu.html

OP here. Sorry for the URL, but I caught it in my twitter feed on my mobile phone and posted it.

Maybe HN's mods can fix that. I tried to editing it but while you can edit the title and/or add text, you can't edit the URL (which makes sense, actually).

Sorry guys.