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tgalal / wazapp

Unofficial WhatsApp client for Meego/Harmattan
http://www.wazapp.im
GNU General Public License v2.0
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OpenWhatsapp for Ubuntu Touch? #294

Open kramer65 opened 10 years ago

kramer65 commented 10 years ago

Like many, I am also thrilled about the upcoming Ubuntu Touch. For many though, having whatsapp on the phone is a real dealbreaker. Without whatsapp, a phone is simply not in a usable state for me. Are there any more people (specifically @tgalal of course) interested in porting OpenWhatsapp to Ubuntu Touch?

Although I don't have any experience in developing for UTouch yet, I do have experience both in Python and Android development.

So anybody interested in joining forces and getting OpenWhatsapp to Ubuntu Touch?

CODeRUS commented 10 years ago

why not? just send me ubuntu touch device and i'll port whatsapp to it.

tgalal commented 10 years ago

@CODeRUS he's asking to port "OpenWhatsapp" :p

CODeRUS commented 10 years ago

But i think he will be happy with any whatsapp application for ubuntu touch. @kramer65 isn't it? :D

kramer65 commented 10 years ago

@CODeRUS For sure, although I always prefer open software, any version of WhatsApp on Ubuntu Touch would be great. If you can port the original WhatsApp to Ubuntu Touch that would be awesome. But don't you need both the consent, and the sources of the original Whatsapp for that?

I don't have an Ubuntu Touch device as of yet (just waiting for Whatsapp to be ported.. :) ), but if you download the Ubuntu Touch SDK you'll have an emulator to work with.

@tgalal Do you have any interest in porting OpenWhatsapp to Ubuntu Touch?

CODeRUS commented 10 years ago

i never mentioned "original" whatsapp. i meant: "if you'll give me ubuntu toouch device, i'll make whatsapp application for it"

P.S. i hate device emulators :D

Thaodan commented 10 years ago

Maybe port it to Sailfish before there isn't even a device with Ubuntu touch. I mean a port to Sailfish would be more realisttic and easyer. I think a better way would be to port to the telepathy system this would make wazzapp portable to any device that supports it (desktop included).

kramer65 commented 10 years ago

@CODeRUS - As said, I don't have a spare UTouch device. If you would like to jointly take on the project that would be great.

@Thaodan - I know that there isn't a device with Ubuntu Touch yet, but since you can already use it on a Nexus 4 (writing from one now), it would be awesome to be able to use whatsapp and switch completely to Ubuntu Touch. Finally real Linux (including a terminal) on the phone.

Would any of you know where to start with porting (Open)Whatsapp? Ubuntu uses qml and c++, so which version of OpenWhatsapp would be a good starting point?

Thaodan commented 10 years ago

Yowsup uses Python as language Ubuntu Phone will support Python too(or I don't think they can support it not). So you need either rewrite Yowsuppp in C++/Qt or write Qml gui. The problem are the different QML APIs that are used on Sailfish, Ubuntu and KDE Plasma. Just my opinion but: I don't trust Ubuntu because of their CLA. But I think the telepathy approach would be better since Ubuntu uses it too.

kramer65 commented 10 years ago

@Thaodan - Since the N9 also uses QML, do you think it would be a good idea to start with the source of OpenWhatsapp for the N9?

@tgalal - Would you be interested in helping out with porting to Ubuntu Touch? I am sure that there's a whole community (https://plus.google.com/communities/111350780270925540549) who would welcome this very very much.. :+1:

gdelca5 commented 10 years ago

I think many platforms would benefit from the telepathy alternative. How about this effort: https://github.com/mgehre/telepathy-whosthere ?

CODeRUS commented 10 years ago

wrapper for wrapper, please dont :D

https://github.com/davidgfnet/whatsapp-purple

Suprabat commented 9 years ago

I see from https://launchpad.net/whosthere that the project is discontinued. Why is that?