{"id":738395,"date":"2013-02-18T06:09:21","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T11:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betanews.com\/?p=130690"},"modified":"2013-02-18T06:09:21","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T11:09:21","slug":"developer-preview-for-ubuntu-phone-due-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/738395","title":{"rendered":"Developer preview for Ubuntu Phone due this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Canonical says it will be publishing images and open source code for the Touch Developer Preview<\/a> of Ubuntu for Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 on Thursday 21 February. So if you have a spare compatible handset -- or you don\u2019t mind converting your existing phone -- you can try out the fledgling mobile OS in time for the weekend.<\/p>\n

The aim is encourage developers to create apps for the new operating system, but enthusiasts are welcome to take it for a spin too. According to Canonical, tools that manage the flashing of the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 will be available on the same day as the images, along with detailed installation instructions.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, if you happen to be visiting the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, 25th -- 28th February, pop along to the Ubuntu stand (booth number 81D30, App Planet Hall 8.1) and team members will happily flash your phone for you.<\/p>\n

According to Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu: \"This release marks the threshold of wider engagement -- both with industry and community. For developers, contributors and partners, there is now a coherent experience that warrants attention. The cleanest, most stylish mobile interface around\".<\/p>\n

Canonical says a \"complete entry-level smartphone experience\" will be included in Ubuntu 13.10, due in October, and that when finalized the \"same Ubuntu code will deliver a mobile, tablet, desktop or TV experience depending on the device it is installed on, or where it is docked\".<\/p>\n

However, KDE's Plasma Active team leader Aaron Seigo is skeptical of the unified experience claim, and following Canonical\u2019s announcement, took to Google+<\/a> to query it, asking how the firm can merge its current blend of GNOME\/GTK3 desktop environments in Ubuntu with the Qt\/QML construction of the Ubuntu phone.<\/p>\n

\"Perhaps if we define 'same Ubuntu code' to mean 'Ubuntu the distribution with all versions of the UI installed' we can cover this with a great amount of fudge factor,\" he says, adding: \"Perhaps Unity will eventually be merged with Ubuntu Phone, and that's what they mean by 'when complete'\".<\/p>\n

Although Seigo says he supports the Ubuntu Phone --\u00a0 describing it as a \"good thing to see\" -- he also admits he thinks \"[Canonical] making unfounded claims in this manner is, imho, ethically weak,\" and that free software developers, users or supporters who buy into Canonical's claims are \"being duped\".<\/p>\n

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