Ubuntu Product Launch Day Google+ Hangout

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Post by kotakufanb » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 2:50 PM UTC

Ubuntu Product Launch Day Google+ Hangout
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Post by nvr219 » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 4:20 PM UTC

Where is the link to the hangout?

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Post by freehunter » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 4:21 PM UTC

Any ideas on what it is? I would guess Ubuntu for Android that they had talked about previously, but I have no idea of how far along that work is.

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Post by freehunter » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 4:22 PM UTC

nvr219 wrote: post #2

Where is the link to the hangout?

It's not up yet, but it is supposed to be on that page and on OMG Ubuntu as well once the link is announced.

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Post by buzzkillr2 » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 4:32 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #3

Any ideas on what it is? I would guess Ubuntu for Android that they had talked about previously, but I have no idea of how far along that work is.

I think they (canonical) have hinted at Ubuntu with touch support. This could be interesting for some of the touch laptop hardware that has been coming out with W8.

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Post by drcube » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 5:01 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #3

Any ideas on what it is? I would guess Ubuntu for Android that they had talked about previously, but I have no idea of how far along that work is.

Ubuntu ported to phones/tablets.

What I'd like to see, but probably won't, is for Canonical to partner up with an OEM to actually put Ubuntu branded devices in stores.

Honestly, if I may digress, that is what Canonical should have done from day one. We didn't need another distro, guys. And we definitely didn't need ads when we search for files and programs on our own desktop. What we need from a billionaire like Shuttleworth is preinstalled GNU/Linux on hardware that regular people can buy in stores.

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Post by jiggy2011 » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 6:03 PM UTC

Well, the counter hit 0 and the site went down.

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Post by mattwdelong » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 6:06 PM UTC

Here is a video of their announcement for those unable to reach the site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpWHJDLsqTU

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Post by sciurus » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 6:06 PM UTC

Announcement story is at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4998045

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Post by freehunter » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 6:26 PM UTC

drcube wrote: post #6

freehunter wrote: post #3

Any ideas on what it is? I would guess Ubuntu for Android that they had talked about previously, but I have no idea of how far along that work is.

Ubuntu ported to phones/tablets. What I'd like to see, but probably won't, is for Canonical to partner up with an OEM to actually put Ubuntu branded devices in stores. Honestly, if I may digress, that is what Canonical should have done from day one. We didn't need another distro, guys. And we definitely didn't need ads when we search for files and programs on our own desktop. What we need from a billionaire like Shut…

I would disagree with the not needing another distro comment. At the time, Linux was progressing fairly slowly. Ubuntu really picked up the ability for mainstream adoption by pushing the software and driver support further along at a quicker pace. They've put a lot of work into making Linux nice to use as a desktop OS, and it has pushed back into other distros as well. Anything they've done beyond that can be debated, but I have to give them credit on that front.

Ubuntu branded devices come after Ubuntu is ready to hit the brick-and-mortar market. System76 is one vendor selling Ubuntu-branded devices, and they're showing there is a market for it.