Interview with Mark leworth: Ubuntu-not just the Desktop

Maybe he has retired from the position of CEO of Canonical, but Mark & middot; leworth is still the most representative of Ubuntu. In early 2013, he followed suit on the UbuntuEdge crowdfunding project. In addition to cash, he received support from many personal capital projects, but he was still far from the final ambitious goal. However, he told us that the project was not a complete failure and may even be imitated by all well-known smartphone manufacturers. Q: Ubuntu will continue to focus on multiple desktops.

Maybe he has retired from the position of CEO of Canonical, but Mark leworth is still the most representative of Ubuntu.

In early 2013, he followed suit on the Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding project. In addition to cash, he received support from many personal capital projects, but he was still far from the final ambitious goal. However, he told us that the project was not a complete failure and may even be imitated by all well-known smartphone manufacturers.

Q: How long will Ubuntu continue to focus on the desktop?

A:If you observe that we have completed the design work on the desktop, mobile phone, and panel, you will find that we have completed some targeted work, in this way, we can integrate them into the same code library. The mobile code we are working on is also the future desktop code library: your mobile phone can give you a desktop environment, because it contains all the desktop code.

The mobile code we are working on is also the future desktop code library

The actual code merge will be performed at a certain time point in the next main cycle-not in version 14.04, but may be in version 14.10 or 15.04. We believe that we have the ability to complete this plan before Microsoft completes the merger of mobile and PC-Side Windows systems, even though Microsoft says this is its design and development goal.

Once the code is merged, we will have a question: is the six-month release cycle necessary. Because mobile phone and tablet users are used to updating the mobile phone system at any time, we may soften the six-month cycle and change to releasing updates at any time.

Q: Android and iOS have developed very well. How did you inspire developers to develop applications for Ubuntu?

A:This issue is critical. Ubuntu is the primary platform for various cloud computing-for example, Instagram is all deployed on Ubuntu, and games and service backends running on people's mobile devices are also running on Ubuntu cloud. Therefore, we have a strong sense of responsibility in this regard.

I think the most important difference between Ubuntu and Windows 8 is that Ubuntu is based on Linux, just like android. This means that compared with Windows, the relationship between web applications and native applications designed for the Android platform and Ubuntu will be closer. Many Android Developers use Ubuntu to develop applications on Ubutu. Therefore, it is easier for them to develop applications based on both platforms.

Q: Are there any hardware collaborators interested in producing Ubuntu mobile phones and tablets?

A:We have seen test devices in many home brands. However, these companies are determined by their internal teams. It is difficult for the outside world to influence them and only what they are interested in can they make decisions.

However, we also discovered that many companies have deployed the Ubuntu platform on some cutting-edge devices. Since Ubuntu is also Linux, it is easier for them to produce Android devices in the pipeline. This is a strong signal of interest, suggesting that they are independently installing Ubuntu on the device and presenting it to the carrier.

Q: Are you disappointed that Ubuntu Edge is not supported?

A:Indeed, I am very disappointed because we have not been able to turn it into reality. I continuously received emails from people, and wrote in it, "I support Edge and feel sorry for its inception ". But I was still under a blow. After all, we did not reach our intended goal. For us, the independent production of devices will be a huge guarantee, but if you consider existing mobile phone manufacturers, they may treat Edge with a lower [funding] limit.

We can also see that more people are more interested in integration. People are saying, "Yes, mobile processors are catching up with desktop desktops ". When Apple released the next iPhone [5S], it claims that the processor is "desktop-level", which I think is not accidental.

It is unlikely to say that Apple was gloating too early, so we think this statement conveys a very clear signal that the iPhone and MacBook Air will be integrated. Unless you plan to use this CPU to create a desktop device, it makes no sense to discuss the performance of the CPU machine.

Therefore, when I am disappointed that we have not successfully achieved Edge, I am confident that this idea will be implemented. In the future, we will focus on how to provide the best software stack for this integrated world.

Q: What kind of smart phones do you use?

A:My smartphone is a Nexus and I have replaced android with Ubuntu. I also have some devices running Windows Phone, iOS, and Android. This will help me continue to understand what users expect.

Q: How is the development progress of Ubuntu TV? It has been released in 2012, but it has never been heard of since.

A:Ubuntu TV has been incorporated into mobile code. We are currently working on production. This release may be a mobile phone. Next time it is a tablet, everything will be integrated. We will have a dedicated code library that spans all the different forms of experience on Ubuntu.