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[Pierre Bornancin <pierre.bornancin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Le 4 juin 2013 15:48, "Dinko Osmankovic" <dinko.metalac@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> Did someone work with QtLocation in Qt5?
>
> https://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qtlocation
>
> It was moved from QtMobility but I see it has lot more features now.
> Anyone willing to test this plugin? :D
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 3:37 PM, Pierre Bornancin <
> pierre.bornancin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Osmand code is available on code.google.com.
>> Osm should definitely be the target since it is oss and will therefore
>> allow functionality like downloading the maps easily on the phone when
>> needed.
>>
>> Pierre.
>> Le 2 juin 2013 22:09, "Dinko Osmankovic" <dinko.metalac@xxxxxxxxx> a
>> écrit :
>>
>>  Hi,
>>>
>>> No, you are not the only one. I was also thinking about that. I don't
>>> think canonical is thinking about that at this stage.
>>>
>>> My opinion is that we should go with OSM because it's oss. Also, there
>>> are also many libraries implementing osm wrapping including ones using qt4.
>>> Also, there are libraries for navigation present. But that's quite easy to
>>> implement in c++, some a* search would be sufficient for that task.
>>>
>>> Osmand would be good solution but is their code available?
>>>
>>> Regard,
>>> Dinko
>>> On 2 Jun 2013 21:59, "Pierre Bornancin" <pierre.bornancin@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am sorry if I am bringing up a subject that has already been
>>>> discussed.
>>>>
>>>> Let me begin by saying that I am quite excited by the Ubuntu Touch
>>>> project. I definitely think that this tremendous idea and that we are at a
>>>> crucial time for it.
>>>>
>>>> It seems to me that Ubuntu Touch can be a success only if it is
>>>> complete in terms of functionality when the first phones will appear on the
>>>> market.
>>>>
>>>> That is why; I am convinced that it absolutely needs to have a
>>>> Navigation application as Android & iOS . It is now considered as a basic
>>>> functionality of any smartphone and not having that could be a showstopper
>>>> for a lot of users.
>>>>
>>>> I am aware that this kind of application is not simple and requires
>>>> time and good development skills (there is some existing application that
>>>> could maybe be reused: OSMAND?)
>>>>
>>>> I do not think that Canonical has planned to develop one.
>>>>
>>>> I am unfortunately not a developer and I have not a lot of spare time
>>>> to help: I can just help with bugs filing and use cases writing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> But I think that this is something that could be supported by
>>>> crowdfunding  (kickstarter ?). I know I would definitely participate.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So my questions are: Am I the only one thinking that? Is there someone
>>>> ready to take leadership on this kind of initiative?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your attention.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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