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    • RE: compatibility layer between UT and other OSes

      I think the biggest hassle in the short run is neither packaging nor the store, but the QML framework and System Integration. It is not too hard to have different packaging configurations in your repo and deploy to different stores.

      Pure Maps by @rinigus is a great example on how platform independent mobile linux apps can be done. The most interesting part is the platform abstraction in QML, in my opinion. The app assumes some QML files in a folder called platform, which is just an imaginary interface to Elements like a Button, a Dialog, Clipboard or file chooser (aka Content Hub in UT). Adding support to another platform means to create a new platform folder and implement the interface using the specific platform frameworks stuff. The packager then just links the desired platform folder to platform and builds the app.

      Now you may wonder whether it is necessary for each and every app developer to implement each platform support over and over again. And of course it is not. That could be done in one place shared by all apps. Someone has already started that meta-framework-project as a spin-off from Pure Maps, which just needs to be explored and picked up by app developers.

      Sure, this won't solve all problems like (push) notification and background services. But it should help a majority of all apps to become available on many platforms.

      posted in General
      jonius
      jonius
    • RE: Ubuntu Touch Q&A 91 Saturday 19th December At 19:00 UTC

      Marius mentioned he documented how to build the Lomiri stack in the last Q&A. Are those notes available somewhere already?

      posted in News
      jonius
      jonius
    • RE: App to quick control commands and scripts [WORK IN PROGRESS]

      I didn't touch the README. You downloaded the old 15.04 version. Please build the app for 16.04 using Clickable instead. I don't plan to maintain the app, just wanted to show it is still mostly functional, in case anyone wants to pick it up.

      posted in App Development
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      jonius
    • RE: App to quick control commands and scripts [WORK IN PROGRESS]

      It still works well on Ubuntu Touch. I added a clickable.json and changed the framework to 16.04: https://gitlab.com/jonnius/scriptor
      If someone is interested in maintaining the app, please just fork the repo and release it to the OpenStore. The README needs to be cleaned up and the busybox download in app does not seem to work. But I don't think it is even necessary, so maybe it could just be removed.

      posted in App Development
      jonius
      jonius
    • What to start from when building together Raspberry Ubuntu Touch?
      • There is a brain dump by Marius, where he started with Raspbian.
      • There are official Ubuntu Core images
      • There are some unofficial Ubuntu server images
      • There is also Ubuntu Mate 16.04 for Raspberry Pi

      What would be the best to start with?

      posted in UT for Raspberry Pi
      jonius
      jonius
    • FluffyChat Encryption via Pantalaimon

      Fluffy Chat Flutter is the cross-platform version of Fluffy Chat, providing full E2E support and being actively developed. The QML version of Fluffy Chat will only be maintained on a low level until Fluffy Chat Flutter works on Ubuntu Touch as well (requiring Wayland support afaik), which will make the QML version completely obsolete.

      Unfortunately the QML version we have at the moment does not support E2E. As the airport in Berlin is coming close to be opened, we want to provide you with a temporary solution: Pantalaimon.

      Pantalaimon is provided by the Matrix Foundation and described as:

      Pantalaimon is an end-to-end encryption aware Matrix reverse proxy daemon. Pantalaimon acts as a good man in the middle that handles the encryption for you.

      Messages are transparently encrypted and decrypted for clients inside of pantalaimon.

      You can find instructions as well as possible next steps in my repository. Feel free to test, provide feedback and jump in to improve it.

      Update: Source code and releases: https://sr.ht/~thrrgilag/pantalaimon-ut/

      posted in App Development
      jonius
      jonius
    • How could Snappy Ubuntu Core be interesting for us?

      As far as I see Snappy Ubuntu Core has a very similar approach to Ubuntu Touch with a read-only filesystem and there is an official download for the Raspberry Pi. I wonder how this could be interesting for us? Could'nt it even be a good base for Ubuntu Touch at all, assuming we'd want to switch from click to snap packages, if that would be necessary then.

      posted in UT for Raspberry Pi
      jonius
      jonius
    • RE: Porting my Qml + Python app to Ubports(Beginner)

      @aarontheissueguy does it work in Desktop Mode (clickable desktop)? Could you upload the whole app and clickable config somewhere (e.g. Gitlab) and provide the link?

      posted in App Development
      jonius
      jonius
    • RE: FluffyChat Encryption via Pantalaimon

      Just my personal opinion: I'd suggest skipping the cross-compiling for now and focus on publishing the app to the Open Store, maybe with a bit of polishing first. I have tried to do the cross-compiling once and it is not straight-forward. Btw, the links on your releases page give 404ers.

      posted in App Development
      jonius
      jonius
    • RE: Workshops at Locations

      Are you guys interested in another meet-up in Munich? Maybe this time as a real coding workshop, working on Apps, Unity8, Halium ports or whatever?

      posted in Off topic
      jonius
      jonius
    • RE: Workshops at Locations

      @twinkybot the blog post is online: https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/the-ubports-munich-meet-up-on-march-17th-18th-108
      The interview (in German) as already been published on 29th of March: https://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de/2018/03/29/interview-mit-jan-sprinz-von-ubports/

      posted in Off topic
      jonius
      jonius
    • RE: Workshops at Locations

      Thanks to @twinkybot and Valtech GmbH for being a great host! I am working on the interview and blog post. Hopefully I can finish them this weekend...

      posted in Off topic
      jonius
      jonius
    • RE: Construct a real phone

      I would love to see a video like that one for the phone!

      posted in UT for Raspberry Pi
      jonius
      jonius
    • RE: What to start from when building together Raspberry Ubuntu Touch?

      @adams Ubuntu Touch is a bit more than just Ubuntu + Unity8. Until now Ubuntu Touch has only be build for Android phones, so the partition layout is different (https://forums.ubports.com/topic/1296/partition-layout). The root file system is read-only, there is app confinement, we access the hardware via libhybris (to be compatible with Android drivers) and so on (there are 400 UBports repos on github https://github.com/ubports).

      In my opinion, as a first step it would already be nice to have raspy images with Ubuntu+Unity8 running for testing. Next step would probably be what Rodney says.

      posted in UT for Raspberry Pi
      jonius
      jonius