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[Thomas Voß <thomas.voss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 1:46 PM, Craig Harper <dexteruk75@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I also really thing something should be done about this, even if you create
> a user override, allowing applications to multitask in the background.  Like
> you give permissions for applications to use the GPS.  Then the battery life
> would be the users choice, personally i was looking for a Linux machine in
> my pocket that is what got me excited about Ubuntu Touch, but instead i got
> smoke an mirrors, i use Linux a lot in my life, computers make our lives
> easier when they are working for us 24/7 not only when we are looking at the
> screen.  Choosing Open Source over closed source is about freedom, so any
> choice should be based on user choice not some top down idea, force onto
> everyone.
>
> Lets get this fixed.
>

lp:unity8 and lp:qtmir if you want to start experimenting with
different lifecycle policies.
All the code is readily available to everyone.

> Linux without Multi Tasking really is not forward thinking.
>

Oh, we are actually multi-tasking :) we only reserve the right to
limit resources granted to applications if they are not visible to the
user.
On the phone, we take an extreme position and execute as in "0%
resources". That does not mean that we are not multi-tasking though.

  Thomas

> Craig
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> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Fredrik Andersson <fredrikfritte@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> Dont know if this is all programs, but i wanna be able to play some music
>> maybe in a browser or music app and be able to switch to other scopes/apps
>>
>> Den 2015-10-01 kl. 13:25, skrev Alan Bell:
>>>
>>> I quite agree, even if it is a user preference it would be fine, I would
>>> choose to have multitasking when the screen is on. I find it rather
>>> frustrating on slow connections to be unable to background the web browser
>>> to let it load something while I check on other things.
>>>
>>> Alan.
>>>
>>>
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