Community UBports its future
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Im not sure I should write this but its already out there.... It needs to be talked about.
2G an 3G will be shut down everywhere soon. It can happen a lot faster than we know now. It might also be that sim cards are phased out suddenly.
That would make UT devices a really cool hand held computer only...
How many want to sponsor or donate then? Just to have that threat around the corner might scare sponsors away right now.
I think the only thing to raise money for right now are:- 20.04
- LTE
- E-sim
Im new to linux phones so it might be that I have missunderstood something. Then please let me know!
By the way, I was extremely interested in UT when Canonical introduced in back in the days. I have not heard much about it since then untiI found out about Phinephone. UT needs to be more visible at linux forums.
Pixel 3a XL - UT stable - Daily driver
Pinephone - UT dev
Pinephone Pro - Manjaro Plasma Mobile & Mobian Phosh -
@dizzy
Yes 20.04 is ou top priority and already well advanced.
The move to 20.04 is fully in the scope of the UBports community and driven by the foundation.It is not the same for VoLTE, this is a wider community issue impacting all alternative OS of mobile devices.
In this regard, the move to 20.04 is extremely important as any solution figured out by the larger Linux community will be easier to integrate to Ubuntu Touch.eSim is another wider topic and do impact other communities.
The same way Ubuntu Touch relies on Halium and Ofono like many other communities we will also rely on joined efforts/projects in order to overcome the challenges/threat caused by VoLTE and eSims.
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@dizzy Don't be afraid, everything will be done in due time, but depending on the community the project will take a short or long time.
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@josele13
Their "fear" come from https://forums.ubports.com/topic/7384/the-definite-volte-deadline-date-in-the-usa-is-now-known
Yes we're running out of time but all involved communities are working so we can keep our freedom.
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What kind of companies would be interested in an OS that doesn't have a locked bootloader or unencrypted phone rom?
In those companies will they see that UT is easier to use than android?
Do we have all the android options to be attractive?
Will these companies be able to use our country's banks or government apps?
Will the employees of these companies be able to make video calls?
Will they be able to talk from the car to another employee via bluetooth?
Will they be able to pay for food at the bar from their mobile phones?yes these are important questions, but we must've forgo what we can do to make it more attractive
for example if there's a missing app, what can we do to convince the app developer or the company behind it to support Ubuntu Touch. if there's a missing functionality what can we do to fix it whether that's ourselves if we can program or by attracting a developers with the skills.so rather than "what makes it attractive to companies?" the question becomes "what can we do to make it attractive to companies?" and by extension "what can we do to move Ubuntu Touch forward?"
