On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 12:37 AM, Rick Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 6:28 PM, Rasmus Eneman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Having only a set of default services would be very limiting. >> Even if a "music background service" could take streams to support >> metronome-like apps, how about Spotify or Grooveshark? >> They both have a lot of security built in and you can't just take a stream >> and start playing, you have to talk with their servers, >> make sure you download the streams in correct speed (too fast and they >> will think your downloading their music, too slow and >> the listener will be sad) and have a lot of stuff setup just for them to >> trust you. > > Download service? > >> >> >> And what about smart alarm clocks that’s monitors your sleep cycle? > > Microphone service? > >> >> Or my banks app that shows the amount of money on my account when I shake >> my phone? > > Not certain why this would ever happen in the background, but there should > be a sensor service, right? > > I understand what you are saying, but I still don't think we should give up > so easily. Constraints are good, and lead to a lot of creativity and good > design. I think we should stay confident in our initial design and not stray > from the path until we are very certain that it won't work. >
+1. The real challenge is analyzing potential use-cases, _clearly_ identifying the underlying problems that need to be solved and offering a solution by means of adopting/offering a service. The benefit of sticking with a strict policy for resource-constrained devices is predictable and great performance & battery life, no matter what set of apps are installed and running. Thanks, Thomas > Cheers, Rick > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
