JingOS

[Computer semi-expert]

Check out this beautiful-looking distro: https://www.jingos.com It looks like it would be a good candidate for the PineTab.

The site says that JingOS will be available starting January 31st. It will be available in an x86 build from the get-go, plus they apparently intend to build their own ARM tablet.

Read Jason Evanghelo's article on JingOS here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasone...-os-sure-looks-like-it-was-designed-by-apple/

[barray]

@Computer semi-expert I was discussing this with some friends, something seems off about the whole thing. It all feels more like I'm being sold a product, rather than an open source project.

If they intend to make the project open source, why are they currently working on it closed source? Why wouldn't they do their development open source from day 1? Just seems weird.

One thing to look out for when they (apparently) do open source the project is making sure there is a clear history of commits from where it diverged from Ubuntu - and no binary blobs or hard to understand code in the source.

[nas]

Saw this covered on omgubuntu. 

Going by this post, it looks like they are considering the unisoc tiger t7510 processor. Seems pretty fast compared to the a64 so I wonder how jingos would perform on a pinetab/pinephone.

[rocket2nfinity]

There's the Cutie Pi Tablet... https://cutiepi.io/

[tophneal]

Going by this post, it looks like they are considering the unisoc tiger t7510 processor. Seems pretty fast compared to the a64 so I wonder how jingos would perform on a pinetab/pinephone.

they are certainly aware there's an interest for the PineTab, but I saw them on reddit and in discord state they are concerned whether the a64 will have the performance needed to run it well.

There's the Cutie Pi Tablet... https://cutiepi.io/

i would certainly love to see that ui on the tab! i know some of the postmarket guys started dialogue with the dev, but i'm not sure it progressed past that

[don570don570don570]

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JingPad is now in development and will start mass production in July 2021. We will start a crowdfunding campaign in May and start shipping in July.
The JingPad will comes with a keyboard similar to Apple Magic Keyboard.
The Specs of JingPad looks like below:[/color]

8 cores ARM CPU: 4x Cortex-A75 cores at 2.0 GHz, and 4x Cortex-A55 cores at 1.8 GHz. It also has an IMG PowerVR GM 9446 GPU with 800 MHz

5G support in Mainland China… Support for other countries haven’t been confirmed yet.

11", 2.5K screen

The JingPad A1 has the first 4096 levels pressure stylus for the Linux world, we call it the JingPad Pencil.

The mode of sale will be published in May.

[barray]

JingPad is now in development and will start mass production in July 2021.

So they have released PR without first creating the device... I already see timelines slipping.

We will start a crowdfunding campaign in May and start shipping in July.

Very optimistic timeline. This means they are aiming to have their first production run and testing done inside a single month.

Also bare in mind how difficult it is to source parts right now of any kind - especially displays and CPUs.