Ubuntu Touch and Unity 8 Are Not Dead, UBports Community Will Keep Them Alive | Linux Today

Ubuntu Touch and Unity 8 Are Not Dead, UBports Community Will Keep Them Alive

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Marius Nestor
Apr 5, 2017

Marius Gripsg??rd had a different reaction from what we’ve seen lately from users and developers alike, and he posted a message on his Google+ account announcing that he’ll do everything in his power to keep both Ubuntu Touch and Unity 8 alive for as long as he can. In the coming weeks, the UBports founder will soon publish more details about his and he’s team plans to keep Canonical’s Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system alive. We can’t wait to see what the developer has in store next for Ubuntu Phone users.

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Marius Nestor

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