Re:How many Ubuntu Phones there are?
by maheart on Monday September 28, 2015 @09:05AM
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Linux on the mobile has made some great progress in the last couple of years. A large part of this progress is thanks to the efforts of Jolla (SailfishOS), Canonical (Ubuntu Touch) and Samsung/Intel (Tizen).
Linux on the mobile can today make use of Android drivers thanks to libhybris (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybris_%28software%29). The overwhelming majority of software that makes up "Linux on the mobile" is made up of mature FOSS components (e.g. Qt, systemd, Pulseaudio, Gstreamer, ffmpeg/libav, NetworkManager/Connman, Telepathy, oFono, BlueZ, rpm/deb, apt/zypp -- Wayland for SailishOS [and as of recently Tizen]).
I think at this point Linux on the mobile has a mature base. We now need a mature, polished, FOSS set of core applications. At that point (thanks to libhybris, and being able to leverage Android drivers) -- I think a self-sustaining community will be able to take over. I think we're about 2 years away from this goal.
I currently use Jolla (SailfishOS) as my daily driver, and I'm extremely happy with it.
Linux on the mobile can today make use of Android drivers thanks to libhybris (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybris_%28software%29). The overwhelming majority of software that makes up "Linux on the mobile" is made up of mature FOSS components (e.g. Qt, systemd, Pulseaudio, Gstreamer, ffmpeg/libav, NetworkManager/Connman, Telepathy, oFono, BlueZ, rpm/deb, apt/zypp -- Wayland for SailishOS [and as of recently Tizen]).
I think at this point Linux on the mobile has a mature base. We now need a mature, polished, FOSS set of core applications. At that point (thanks to libhybris, and being able to leverage Android drivers) -- I think a self-sustaining community will be able to take over. I think we're about 2 years away from this goal.
I currently use Jolla (SailfishOS) as my daily driver, and I'm extremely happy with it.