Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application

Re:Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application by stinos on Monday January 28, 2013 @10:24AM (#5128820)

This sounds somewhat too optimistic? Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd think the majority of people using their laptop for the tasks you talk about would prefer a real keyboard and some usable screen estate over a small screen and slow typing anyday. Might get the job done, but fun is otherwise and it's definitely not the right tool for the desktop job.

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Re:Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application by scarmig on Monday January 28, 2013 @01:23PM (#5129782)

I'm pretty sure the parent is being sarcastic. It's wonderfully subtle, though: most people always overdo sarcasm out of fear that it'll go over the heads of most people, which just reduces it to crass snark. This perfectly dances the line.

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Re:Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application by tree_of_item on Monday January 28, 2013 @03:49PM (#5130552)

I sure hope that post isn't sarcastic, because it's a perfectly valid reason to want Ubuntu.

I'd feel a little unwelcome if Hacker News was reduced to make sarcastic posts poking fun at people who want interesting tech on their smartphones.

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Re:Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application by killerpopiller on Monday January 28, 2013 @10:32AM (#5128857)

well thats the beauty, you can just plug keyboard/mouse via usb and hdmi for screen into your phone, ehm desktop-PC - see raspberry pis, cubieboard and so on.

really looking forward to it.

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Re:Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application by natem345 on Monday January 28, 2013 @12:07PM (#5129340)

If you're going to use all those adapters & accessories... you may as well just use a desktop or laptop. Which probably already has all those packages you frequently use, and runs them faster.

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Re:Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application by jlgreco on Monday January 28, 2013 @03:50PM (#5130556)

Who likes traveling with a laptop? As much as a soft-keyboard and connectbot suck, I already commonly use them as a replacement for carrying around a laptop. The convenience of needing a pocket instead of a bag is worth it.

(Also, who cares about speed? It's not like you are going to be rendering or building on it, so even the most modest of smartphones today will be more than enough. We no longer need the latest and greatest to be productive.)

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Re:Ubuntu Phone will include a Terminal application by rahoulb on Monday January 28, 2013 @01:40PM (#5129891)

I guess if I'm going to my parents' or a friend's and I know they've got a keyboard and monitor - I just take my phone instead of my laptop.

If I don't know what's available at my destination then I take the extra bag.

(although I use a 3G iPad for emergencies - it is an extra bag but only a small one)

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