--- title: Ubuntu Phone engineer reunion over a decade-old bug closure description: A decade-old Launchpad bug about missing Ubuntu Phone documentation was finally closed as invalid over a recent weekend, sparking an impromptu reunion among... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-phone-engineer-reunion-over-a-decade-old-bug-closure-exgijrrax twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ubuntu Phone engineer reunion over a decade-old bug closure | daily.dev og:description: A decade-old Launchpad bug about missing Ubuntu Phone documentation was finally closed as invalid over a recent weekend, sparking an impromptu reunion among... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-phone-engineer-reunion-over-a-decade-old-bug-closure-exgijrrax og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/exGIJrRAx.png og:image:alt: Ubuntu Phone engineer reunion over a decade-old bug closure og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ubuntu Phone engineer reunion over a decade-old bug closure **[omg\! ubuntu\!](https://daily.dev/sources/omgub)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary A decade-old Launchpad bug about missing Ubuntu Phone documentation was finally closed as invalid over a recent weekend, sparking an impromptu reunion among former Canonical engineers who received the email notification. Ex-team members reminisced about the Ubuntu Phone project, its Scopes framework, and its 2017 shutdown, while the piece notes the project's legacy lives on through Snap (born from Click), Mir (now a Wayland compositor), and Ubuntu's return to GNOME. Ubports continues to maintain Ubuntu Touch on niche hardware from Pine64 and Volla. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@baz14** · 1 upvotes > It's a shame Canonical ended its sponsorship😢. The system had great potential. > > Thanks to UBports, it's still alive, actively maintained, and continuing to evolve🫡. The mobile OS market needs a completely free alternative like Ubuntu Touch. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [7 Projects Killed by Ubuntu \(But I Still Miss Them\)](https://daily.dev/posts/7-projects-killed-by-ubuntu-but-i-still-miss-them--tehj6cijd) · It's Foss · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux.](https://daily.dev/posts/i-m-switching-my-phone-from-android-to-linux--7sjxcrb4s) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ubuntu Phone failed, but running full Linux on your phone is actually possible now](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-phone-failed-but-running-full-linux-on-your-phone-is-actually-possible-now-5ylqvolj9) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-phone-engineer-reunion-over-a-decade-old-bug-closure-exgijrrax) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Ubuntu Phone engineer reunion over a decade-old bug closure","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-phone-engineer-reunion-over-a-decade-old-bug-closure-exgijrrax","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-phone-engineer-reunion-over-a-decade-old-bug-closure-exgijrrax"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T22:35:32.209Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:31:50.275Z","description":"A decade-old Launchpad bug about missing Ubuntu Phone documentation was finally closed as invalid over a recent weekend, sparking an impromptu reunion among...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e4c9636f7a80e9124ab11f52f87942f3?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e4c9636f7a80e9124ab11f52f87942f3?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"omg! ubuntu!","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"omg! ubuntu!","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/79e495adb3c3425785b9be27969a2562","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/omgub"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-phone-engineer-reunion-over-a-decade-old-bug-closure-exgijrrax","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"open-source,linux,ubuntu","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"omg! ubuntu!","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/omgub"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Ubuntu Phone engineer reunion over a decade-old bug closure"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-phone-engineer-reunion-over-a-decade-old-bug-closure-exgijrrax","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"It’s a shame Canonical ended its sponsorship😢. 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