Dear All,
We value and always love to have your thoughts on our story. We did get an interesting set of comments from you all on our last story idea ' How important are FOSS certifications when it comes to the job market?' We have incorporated your views/ opinions in the story and we will soon share the article with you. (This is scheduled for our forthcoming print edition). Well, we bring you another idea and we would appreciate if you share your thoughts on the same. The latest news that is generating a lot of buzz in the open source circuits is that Linux and Mozilla smartphones may hit the markets this year! So this prompts us to come up with a volley of questions...'If phones based on Linux and Mozilla OS make their way in the market, which open source OS you would prefer to switch on to..and why.?' (Linux, Mozilla, Ubuntu or will you stay with Android?)..Do you see this a long term threat to Android? What's your take on the same?
Please let us know!
Regards,
Priyanka
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Priyanka Sarkar efyedit6@efyindia.comwrote:
Dear All,
We value and always love to have your thoughts on our story. We did get an interesting set of comments from you all on our last story idea ' How important are FOSS certifications when it comes to the job market?' We have incorporated your views/ opinions in the story and we will soon share the article with you. (This is scheduled for our forthcoming print edition). Well, we bring you another idea and we would appreciate if you share your thoughts on the same. The latest news that is generating a lot of buzz in the open source circuits is that Linux and Mozilla smartphones may hit the markets this year! So this prompts us to come up with a volley of questions...'If phones based on Linux and Mozilla OS make their way in the market, which open source OS you would prefer to switch on to..and why.?' (Linux, Mozilla, Ubuntu or will you stay with Android?)..Do you see this a long term threat to Android? What's your take on the same?
Incorrect question mozilla runs on linux, Ubuntu runs on linux, and android runs on linux. Linux runs on a cpu + parts.
Please let us know!
Regards,
Priyanka
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 7:25 PM, J T Dsouza jtd1959@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Priyanka Sarkar efyedit6@efyindia.comwrote:
Dear All,
We value and always love to have your thoughts on our story. We did get an interesting set of comments from you all on our last story idea ' How important are FOSS certifications when it comes to the job market?' We have incorporated your views/ opinions in the story and we will soon share the article with you. (This is scheduled for our forthcoming print edition). Well, we bring you another idea and we would appreciate if you share your thoughts on the same. The latest news that is generating a lot of buzz in the open source circuits is that Linux and Mozilla smartphones may hit the markets this year! So this prompts us to come up with a volley of questions...'If phones based on Linux and Mozilla OS make their way in the market, which open source OS you would prefer to switch on to..and why.?' (Linux, Mozilla, Ubuntu or will you stay with Android?)..Do you see this a long term threat to Android? What's your take on the same?
Incorrect question mozilla runs on linux, Ubuntu runs on linux, and android runs on linux. Linux runs on a cpu + parts.
If you are comparing distros, a distro which does not have androidisms aka
lockdowns introduced which prevent a customer from installing and using whatever he pleases would definetly be preferred over one that has such lockdowns.
The biggest drawback of android is the absence of a huge number of applications that are standard in any regular linux distro. Given the enormous leap in handheld devices processing capability, the need for a VM that prevents processor saturation is almost passe. Consequently any regular distro would be preferable to android.
Please let us know!
Regards,
Priyanka
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On Tuesday, 26 March 2013 at 4:26 PM, Priyanka Sarkar wrote:
'If phones based on Linux and Mozilla OS make their way in the market, which open source OS you would prefer to switch on to..and why.?
Can't say without using or at least seeing them first. No?
Cheers,
Amol
On 26 March 2013 16:26, Priyanka Sarkar efyedit6@efyindia.com wrote:
volley of questions...'If phones based on Linux and Mozilla OS make their way in the market, which open source OS you would prefer to switch on to..and why.?' (Linux, Mozilla, Ubuntu or will you stay with Android?)..Do you see this a long term threat to Android? What's your take on the same?
When it comes to phones, more so than desktops or laptops, it will al depend on manufacturers installing them. The average user or even power user is unlikely to flash their phone. So, it's going to be a wait and see. Of course if someone like Ubuntu makes a major push, we may see some positive outcomes.
-gabin
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