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[Pat McGowan <pat.mcgowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 06/04/2013 09:50 AM, Pierre Bornancin wrote:
> Le 4 juin 2013 15:48, "Dinko Osmankovic" <dinko.metalac@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto: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
>
qtlocation is included in the image along with the
ubuntu-qtlocation-plugin. Once the backend service lands folks should be
able to start using it later this month.

Pat
>
>
>     On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 3:37 PM, Pierre Bornancin
>     <pierre.bornancin@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:pierre.bornancin@xxxxxxxxx>>
>     wrote:
>
>         Hello,
>
>         Osmand code is available on code.google.com
>         <http://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 <mailto: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
>             <mailto: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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