it truly is excellent. Sincerely, Josh On Jul 17, 2013 7:42 AM, "Zisu Andrei" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Yeah but I guess making it a core app would probably involve more than > just 'better than apple maps'. > > I might just help, if my work schedule.throttles down in the coming weeks, > that if I dont finally get to working on the music app. > > Osm seems to be surprisingly up to date on my home town in eastern europe > as well as my small suburb in northern england... It even has a lot of > things that have not been updated in google maps in about 2 years. > > On Wednesday, July 17, 2013, Josh Leverette wrote: > >> OpenStreetMap. Look at OSMAnd. A quality nav program for android that >> uses OSM. it's better than Apple maps, at least, haha >> On Jul 17, 2013 7:30 AM, "Zisu Andrei" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Well, you could do some lobbying to get that as a core app, but you will >>> need a good plan, and it will probably not be until 13.10 though. Probably >>> the hardest part is.. Where do you find open navigation information? >>> >>> On Wednesday, July 17, 2013, Pierre Bornancin wrote: >>> >>>> That's a pity... >>>> Le 17 juil. 2013 14:10, "Zisu Andrei" <[email protected]> a écrit : >>>> >>>>> You are probably not going to be the only one, but I'm not entirely >>>>> sure you will find anyone to join in at the moment. >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, May 31, 2013, Pierre Bornancin wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am sorry if I am bringing up a subject that has already been >>>>>> discussed. >>>>>> >>>>>> Let me begin by saying that I am quite excited by the Ubuntu Touch >>>>>> project. I definitely think that this tremendous idea and that we are at >>>>>> a >>>>>> crucial time for it. >>>>>> >>>>>> It seems to me that Ubuntu Touch can be a success only if it is >>>>>> complete in terms of functionality when the first phones will appear on >>>>>> the >>>>>> market. >>>>>> >>>>>> That is why; I am convinced that it absolutely needs to have a >>>>>> Navigation application as Android & iOS . It is now considered as a basic >>>>>> functionality of any smartphone and not having that could be a >>>>>> showstopper >>>>>> for a lot of users. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am aware that this kind of application is not simple and requires >>>>>> time and good development skills (there is some existing application that >>>>>> could maybe be reused: OSMAND?) >>>>>> >>>>>> I do not think that Canonical has planned to develop one. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am unfortunately not a developer and I have not a lot of spare time >>>>>> to help: I can just help with bugs filing and use cases writing. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> But I think that this is something that could be supported by >>>>>> crowdfunding (kickstarter ?). I know I would definitely participate. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> So my questions are: Am I the only one thinking that? Is there >>>>>> someone ready to take leadership on this kind of initiative? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you for your attention. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Zisu Andrei >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Zisu Andrei >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> > > -- > Zisu Andrei > > > > > -- > Zisu Andrei > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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