Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-14 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On 2013-09-13 17:10, Kris Douglas wrote: I get my handsets from Three. They come with about 1 app and once Android is rooted you can remove it or put a custom ROM on. I also benefit from quick, easy replacement of the handset should something go wrong, rather than dealing directly with the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-14 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 14 Sep 2013 07:00, Tyler J. Wagner ty...@tolaris.com wrote: On 2013-09-13 17:10, Kris Douglas wrote: I get my handsets from Three. They come with about 1 app and once Android is rooted you can remove it or put a custom ROM on. I also benefit from quick, easy replacement of the handset

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-13 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 12 Sep 2013 11:29, Pete Smout smoutp...@gmail.com wrote: [snip] I agree, $700 is a lot for untested software, I would happily install alongside Android, even at beta test stage, but I will not pay a months rent for the privalige! I hope the project lives on but feel that a major error of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-13 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 13 September 2013 13:39, Neil Greenwood neil.greenwood@gmail.comwrote: Umm, me. I haven't bought a handset on contract for more than 5 years now. I have a SIM-only contract with 3, and got my last few handsets from amazon or eBay. There are about a dozen others in my office who do

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-13 Thread Kris Douglas
On 13 Sep 2013 17:06, Tyler J. Wagner ty...@tolaris.com wrote: On 2013-09-13 13:39, Neil Greenwood wrote: On 12 Sep 2013 11:29, Pete Smout smoutp...@gmail.com I don't know anyone who buys their handset, they are bundled up with their service contract. Umm, me. And, me too. Step

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-13 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On 2013-09-13 13:39, Neil Greenwood wrote: On 12 Sep 2013 11:29, Pete Smout smoutp...@gmail.com I don't know anyone who buys their handset, they are bundled up with their service contract. Umm, me. And, me too. Step 1: Buy handset for cash. Step 2: Replace crappy default OS with

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread Alan Pope
On Thursday, September 12, 2013, scoundrel50a wrote: I thought this was interesting, does anybody know what Linux system they might be working with? Would it be any good? http://androidcommunity.com/**samsungs-tizen-os-3-0-spotted-**

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 12 September 2013 06:21, scoundrel50a scoundrel...@gmail.com wrote: I thought this was interesting, does anybody know what Linux system they might be working with? Would it be any good? http://androidcommunity.com/**samsungs-tizen-os-3-0-spotted-**

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread Alan Pope
On 12 September 2013 08:02, John MM scoundrel...@gmail.com wrote: Yeh but the question was do you know anything about the OS Oh, sorry, I answered what Linux system they might be working with? Tizen has been under development by Intel and others for a while now. I don't think any production

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread Alan Pope
On 12 September 2013 08:37, YaManicKill mailingl...@10people.co.uk wrote: However, there was that Samsung galaxy s4 pictured running Tizen a few days ago. I can show you a photo of a Nexus 4 running Ubuntu Touch... :) There's a bunch of developer devices. I saw one in San Francisco after a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread John MM
On 12 Sep 2013 08:45, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 12 September 2013 08:37, YaManicKill mailingl...@10people.co.uk wrote: However, there was that Samsung galaxy s4 pictured running Tizen a few days ago. I can show you a photo of a Nexus 4 running Ubuntu Touch... :) There's a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 12 September 2013 08:56, John MM scoundrel...@gmail.com wrote: On 12 Sep 2013 08:45, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 12 September 2013 08:37, YaManicKill mailingl...@10people.co.uk wrote: However, there was that Samsung galaxy s4 pictured running Tizen a few days ago. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread Pete Smout
@google hope you enjoyed reading this, It had nothing to do with you! sent from my HTC. On Sep 12, 2013 11:20 AM, scoundrel50a scoundrel...@gmail.com wrote: Ok sorry about top posting my last message on phone and hadnt worked out how to bottom post.. I would like to see an Ubuntu

[ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-11 Thread scoundrel50a
I thought this was interesting, does anybody know what Linux system they might be working with? Would it be any good? http://androidcommunity.com/samsungs-tizen-os-3-0-spotted-on-the-galaxy-s4-20130910/#readsoruce_bottom -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com