So, now it looks like we will never get a phone, ever

[Fòram na Gàidhlig]

Well, that's a tinker phone. Nice for geeks like us, but for the average
user, not so much. I am talking about a phone for the average
computer-illierate who doesn't know any more about computer than swipe &
tap. We really need something out-of-the-box.

Even as a computer literate, I estimate that I'l need to spend at least
half an hour on their homepage doing some RTFM before I'll even
understand how to get the thing.

>From my experience as a localizer, most big FLOSS projects take about
10-15 years until they are mature, I really don't get why phone
development is not being given the same chance.



Sgrìobh Neil Jerram na leanas 07/04/2017 aig 09:46:
> If a free (libre) smartphone is your interest, the place to be is the
> GTA04 community (http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-main/).
> 
> 
> On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 8:50 PM Fòram na Gàidhlig
> <fios at foramnagaidhlig.net <mailto:fios at foramnagaidhlig.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi all,
> 
>     Canonical is axing the developement of the phone and tablet:
> 
>     https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05/growing-ubuntu-for-cloud-and-iot-rather-than-phone-and-convergence/
> 
>     Same story as with what Mozilla did to us: We spent years developing a
>     phone, localizing and creating a keyboard and a couple 100$ on devices
>     out of our private purses for testing, only for the project to be axed
>     before it had a chance to take off, because the "Internet of Things"
>     seems to be more attractive.
> 
>     We can also forget about getting our languages on iOS or Android,
>     because the manufacturers will decide which language are allowed on each
>     phone, not the user. So, if you're not one of the big 10-20 who happen
>     to be living in the wrong country, tough luck.
> 
>     After Adaptxt was axed and we had to move to Swiftkey, iOS isn't even
>     allowing our keyboard locale.
> 
> 
>     So, this is another VERY BLACK day for our languages, and a sad day for
>     all those developers who spent so much effort into giving us a free (as
>     in freedom) phone.
> 
>     I hope this mail reaches the powers that be.
> 
>     GunChleoc
> 
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