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      advocatux @libremax
      last edited by 8 Dec 2018, 19:33

      @libremax I'll ping the Marketing team to see if they can do something about it 🙂

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        libremax
        last edited by libremax 15 Dec 2018, 08:51

        Good news, today, 15 Dec 2018, UBports Ubuntu Touch enter, for the fisrt time, Distrowatch Top 100, at rank 99.

        This is the default ranking displayed, so it is a step forward for better visibility.

        Donate anonymously 1€/$ by year to UBports, all Ubuntu Touch users can do it ! Demonstration:
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          libremax
          last edited by 18 Dec 2018, 09:16

          Today UBports is still up and now ranked 92 (over 6 months).

          You can also add your evaluation of UBports on Distrowatch; mine has just been published :

          1. the first and still the only one mobile distribution ranked on Distrowatch ( distrowatch.com/search.php?category=Mobile#simple ),

          2. distribution maintained and developed by a very dynamic and supportive growing community, accessible through a forum, Telegram groups in more than ten languages, Matrix, IRC,

          3. four update channels (edge, dev, rc, stable) available at choice according to the level of stability and the frequency of update desired,

          4. quality documentation for users and developers alike, which is growing rapidly and translated into about ten languages (docs.ubports.com),

          5. OS and applications translated into dozens of languages. The number is growing rapidly and continuously thanks to the work of more than 100 contributors: everyone can participate! (translate.ubports.com),

          6. and many more to discover (ubports.com)

          Donate anonymously 1€/$ by year to UBports, all Ubuntu Touch users can do it ! Demonstration:
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            libremax @libremax
            last edited by 10 Jan 2019, 14:29

            No news of OTA-7 on Distrowatch so I send this email :

            *Hello,
            UBports OTA-7 is released since tuesday but no news on Distrowatch :

            https://ubports.com/fr_FR/blog/notre-blog-1/post/ubuntu-touch-ota-7-release-192

            Thanks for your work*

            Donate anonymously 1€/$ by year to UBports, all Ubuntu Touch users can do it ! Demonstration:
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              libremax
              last edited by 10 Jan 2019, 16:08

              Distrowatch answer : "We were aware of the release, but it comes too soon on the previous release for us to cover."

              Donate anonymously 1€/$ by year to UBports, all Ubuntu Touch users can do it ! Demonstration:
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                Lakotaubp @libremax
                last edited by 10 Jan 2019, 16:20

                @libremax Seems a bit odd. We hit delivery targets for OTA and it's to soon to report. Maybe they only like even numbers XD

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                  libremax
                  last edited by libremax 1 Oct 2019, 22:01 10 Jan 2019, 22:00

                  @Lakotaubp I guess they don't want to focus too much on distributions with frequent releases in their news but they should at least complete the distribution notice.

                  Donate anonymously 1€/$ by year to UBports, all Ubuntu Touch users can do it ! Demonstration:
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                    A Former User @libremax
                    last edited by 27 Feb 2019, 09:24

                    @libremax

                    Looking at DistroWatch this morning, it seems that UBports has suddenly slipped out of the top 100 (it has been mid-80s for a long time) to a position of 115. I wonder if we might rally round and get it back in again.

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                      libremax @Guest
                      last edited by libremax 27 Feb 2019, 09:53

                      @3arn0wl It was expected because Distrowatch did not publish any news about OTA-7 since "it comes too soon on the previous release for us to cover." (see above).

                      So we now know that 4 weeks is too short a time frame (OTA-7/OTA-6) and 6 weeks is enough (OTA-6/OTA-5) to qualify for a new on Distrowatch.

                      The release of new versions should take this into account.

                      Donate anonymously 1€/$ by year to UBports, all Ubuntu Touch users can do it ! Demonstration:
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                        A Former User @libremax
                        last edited by 27 Feb 2019, 11:57

                        @libremax

                        I understand that OTA-8 isn't far away....?

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                          advocatux @Guest
                          last edited by 27 Feb 2019, 12:03

                          @3arn0wl just waiting for QA (https://github.com/orgs/ubports/projects/8).

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                            UniSuperBox
                            last edited by 27 Feb 2019, 13:07

                            I don't think we need to be too concerned about our ranking on Distrowatch. It's extremely subjective and seems pretty easy to game. "Number of page hits" isn't a good metric for much of anything.

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                              trainailleur @UniSuperBox
                              last edited by 27 Feb 2019, 14:36

                              @UniSuperBox said in UBports now on Distrowatch:

                              I don't think we need to be too concerned about our ranking on Distrowatch. It's extremely subjective and seems pretty easy to game. "Number of page hits" isn't a good metric for much of anything.

                              I agree it's not an especially significant ranking, and I also agree that it's not something to try to game by changing anything about what the project does. The page ranking does attract eyeballs though, as does the site in general, so I hope they will cover major news and big releases.

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                                A Former User @UniSuperBox
                                last edited by 27 Feb 2019, 17:36

                                I know it's not the be-all-and-end-all, @UniSuperBox, but I just, desperately, want to see this beautiful OS granted the recognition and attention is so rightly deserves.

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                                  domubpkm @Guest
                                  last edited by domubpkm 27 Feb 2019, 19:32

                                  @3arn0wl a big step for consecration of UT is when MIR will be fully implemented and operational, with all improvements linked, i think. So probably/certainly for OTA 9 i(we) hope (all).

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                                    A Former User @domubpkm
                                    last edited by 27 Feb 2019, 19:46

                                    @domubpkm We keep saying UT will be good when X, Y, Z happens...

                                    Truth is: UT is pretty damn good now.

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                                      libremax
                                      last edited by libremax 11 Sept 2020, 12:39 9 Nov 2020, 11:17

                                      UBports Ubuntu Touch makes its comeback in the top 100 (at rank 99 today) of the Distrowatch ranking over 6 months after having already appeared there a few weeks in late 2018 / early 2019: https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubports

                                      Donate anonymously 1€/$ by year to UBports, all Ubuntu Touch users can do it ! Demonstration:
                                      https://forums.ubports.com/topic/1262/donate-anonymously-1-by-year-to-ubports-all-ubuntu-touch-users-can-do-it-demonstration/

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                                        Fla @libremax
                                        last edited by 9 Nov 2020, 13:56

                                        @libremax the last update is displayed as "2019-12-03 23:52 UTC" though.

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                                          AppLee @Fla
                                          last edited by 9 Nov 2020, 14:03

                                          @Fla
                                          That's probably only the project description.

                                          Ranking is here: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity
                                          And OTA14 release is announced there: https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=11071

                                          So it looks updated.

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                                            libremax @AppLee
                                            last edited by 9 Nov 2020, 14:16

                                            @AppLee said in UBports on Distrowatch:

                                            @Fla
                                            That's probably only the project description.

                                            Exactly, the ranking change continuously and the news updates are frequent but does not change the editing date of the project description.

                                            Donate anonymously 1€/$ by year to UBports, all Ubuntu Touch users can do it ! Demonstration:
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