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[Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 6 April 2017 at 21:57, Wayne Taylor <wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> There are two ways to view this kind of a day:
>
> 1) the end of something good - the death of a loved one or
>
> 2) the start of something new, the beginning of a new thing
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> It's both.
>
> I've been a side-line participant always handicapped by my lack of time
> and my lack of skills.
>
> Unity and convergence was the single most important part of my tech life.
>
> In my opinion, to start something new, we need a 'new canonical'.
>
> Canonical has done great work, and thanks for it, and they've made a
> choice to 'go their own way'.  No problem.  We all have free wills
> whether you agree with that statement or not.
>
> And so I hereby proclaim that something new must start today.
>
> It's time to rally the troops, and rally the $$.
>
> Who's in?
>
> Who will lead and delegate? (and don't be so liberal to think you don't
> need a leader because that's horse feces)
>
> I know one very excellent candidate and he knows who he is and he can
> contact me on the side if he agrees.
>
> The time is now.
>
> The people are we.
>
> Let's not watch the tragic end of the best ever thing in free software.
>
> <end>
>

I will continue to support this project, if I can -- I presume the mailing
list and IRC will continue to be places to share ideas?

One thing I would like to see is a bolder vision than android for mobile
experience.  ie one that is not tied to large monopolies

I am inspired by Tim Berner-Lee's vision of where the web can go:

https://www.wired.com/2017/04/tim-berners-lee-inventor-web-plots-radical-overhaul-creation/

An ubuntu phone with a browser that is free software and has more modern
(decentralized and social) features is something I'd love to use.

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> Wayne
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