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sudosteph · 2017-05-16 12:01:59

As one of the backers for the doomed "Ubuntu Phone" kickstarter, this really looks like a great alternative. I will have to play around with it this weekend for sure.

deegles | karma 11662 | avg karma 6.02 · | 2023-04-06 11:03:26

Remember the Ubuntu phone kickstarter? I pledged for it back in the day and was relieved it fell through... maybe some day they will try again.

reddotX | karma 9683 | avg karma 5.8 · | 2015-12-08 14:38:31

Ubuntu Phone looks interesting and has great potential with the conergence

deegles | karma 11662 | avg karma 6.02 · | 2017-11-17 16:02:11+00:00

I bought into the Kickstarter for the Ubuntu phone and was honestly kind of relieved it didn’t go through.

BenoitEssiambre | karma 3640 | avg karma 4.59 · | 2013-07-23 02:25:31+00:00

I think this is a preview of things to come on other mobile OSs in the same way the openMoko open source phone was a harbinger of the first iPhone.

This Ubuntu prototype phone shows that the technology is ready for good phone/desktop integration. You can be sure Google and Apple are working on their own version of this and probably doing it with much more resources. Microsoft's attempt at convergence was premature and resulted in two OSs that superficially look the same but aren't really integrated.

I do think Ubuntu has much more chances of succeeding than openMoko ever had.

This indiegogo approach is a smart and bold strategy that could bring higher level of development resources than open source projects are usually able to get. Open source is good for getting a great community and great ideas together but often the thin margins and low barrier for competitors means we don't get the level of investment necessary to bring the polish, documentation and support necessary for mass appeal. A kickstarter/indiegogo approach could help with this under-investment issue.

Will it be enough? As a longtime Ubuntu desktop user, I can only hope.

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benj111 | karma 3842 | avg karma 0.84 · | 2019-03-04 03:17:09

The phone looks interesting. Although the realist in me questions why it would be successful over all the other Linux phone efforts.

I hope it's successful though.

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gear54rus | karma 766 | avg karma 1.27 · | 2018-09-14 07:01:12+00:00

ubuntu phone might be the one

curioussavage | karma 471 | avg karma 1.74 · | 2018-12-19 06:04:57+00:00

Totally agree. I don’t feel like I can pay for a phone right now but I’m already working on an app for it.

Also donating some time and money to postmarketOS and ubports(the community continuation of the ubuntu phone) because I really want any or all of these to be successful.

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CaptSpify | karma 5342 | avg karma 2.15 · | 2017-10-04 22:00:41+00:00

I'm super excited to get a real linux phone. The Ubuntu phone is the only smart-phone I've had that I didn't hate. I really hope this takes off.

Shorel | karma 3674 | avg karma 1.11 · | 2014-06-03 16:12:03+00:00

Did you pay for a chance to get the Ubuntu Phone on the ill fated Kickstarter?

smokeyj | karma 2838 | avg karma 2.25 · | 2013-02-11 17:50:01+00:00

This makes sense for the ubuntu phone coming out.

MrMember | karma 1599 | avg karma 2.91 · | 2018-04-12 15:17:46+00:00

Yeah, I think it's one of the more interesting "Linux on a phone" projects out there. The hardware differences between phone generations aren't as pronounced anymore. An OS that let's you run a device with updates for 5-10 years is a great idea.

whalabi | karma 1828 | avg karma 6.62 · | 2019-09-25 00:43:36

This is incredible, they actually delivered! Given the state of similar projects, often kickstarted, I had my doubts.

It's a Linux phone running GNOME. It's the same deal as the Ubuntu phone that raised 10s of millions out whatever in a crowd funded campaign.

That said, where's a video with a hands on with the device? I wanna see how it handles.

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Shorel | karma 3674 | avg karma 1.11 · | 2013-05-16 19:49:40+00:00

The alternative seems to be Ubuntu OS for phones.

CaptSpify | karma 5342 | avg karma 2.15 · | 2017-06-21 01:58:54+00:00

Ah, I never did look into that. I never followed the Ubuntu phone development much either, though. How is that project looking?

Shorel | karma 3674 | avg karma 1.11 · | 2013-01-14 15:46:06

So, the future looks like the Ubuntu phone?

Bring it on!

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pedro2 | karma 298 | avg karma 1.31 · | 2022-03-14 04:27:17

I have too many side-projects to add another one but I'm happy that there is a medium-priced Linux phone available.

jotm | karma 1711 | avg karma 0.8 · | 2022-04-19 06:07:01

Sounds pretty nice, actually. I don't have a phone that can run Linux, would love to try it.

dharma1 | karma 4406 | avg karma 1.9 · | 2019-03-08 05:38:08

here's to hoping we have a usable (non-android) linux phone in the future!

ThreeFx | karma 205 | avg karma 3.36 · | 2019-07-29 13:03:24

That was my motivation as well when I prepurchased the phone. Even though you might not get a $600 phone, Purism and the entire Linux community gain a lot of experience about the difficulties of designing hand-held hardware, applications and operating systems.

In my opinion their progress has been fantastic, and I am quite excited for the future of Linux smartphones.

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