Sunday, July 26, 2015

Plasma Mobile: The new competitor to Android and Ubuntu? – Pplware – Pplware

As we know the segment of mobile operating systems is completely dominated by Android and iOS. However there is still Windows Mobile, Ubuntu, Sailfish and now recently appeared a new project that goes by the name of Plasma Mobile, a mobile version of the popular desktop environment KDE Plasma.

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Despite the segment of mobile devices currently being controlled by Google and Apple, there are projects that continue to appear and that intended for a group of more closed user (as with Ubuntu Touch).

The project Plasma Mobile is a version of Linux / Kubuntu with the graphics driver Android (kwin / Wayland) and whose the popular KDE interface (Plasma). Currently this OS can only be tested on Google Nexus 5 using the same Ubuntu Touch tools. Check out apps that come with this OS.

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See the Plasma Mobile in action in the Nexus 5

This OS supports the basic functions of a smartphone, including notifications, app launcher, and even support for KDE Plasma widgets.

What is your opinion on the Plasma Mobile? Does revenge?

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