<s>
The	O
Friend	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
or	O
the	O
Friend	B-Operating_System
Unifying	I-Operating_System
Platform	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
network	O
based	O
Meta	O
Operating	B-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
–	O
a	O
technology	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
implementing	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
delivered	O
through	O
a	O
browser	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
back-end	O
that	O
behaves	O
like	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
connects	O
resources	O
and	O
end-user	O
software	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
seamless	O
user	O
experience	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
anywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
and	O
prepped	O
for	O
any	O
security	O
requirements	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
cloud	B-Architecture
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
that	O
aims	O
to	O
unify	O
web	O
applications	O
and	O
deliver	O
an	O
ecosystem	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
across	O
all	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friend	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
offers	O
users	O
a	O
device	O
agnostic	O
computing	O
environment	O
accessible	O
via	O
the	O
Friend	O
Workspace	O
,	O
an	O
HTML5	B-Application
and	O
JavaScript	B-Language
based	O
user	O
interface	O
where	O
file	O
management	O
and	O
applications	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
started	O
in	O
2014	O
by	O
Friend	O
Software	O
Labs	O
and	O
they	O
delivered	O
their	O
first	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
version	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friend	O
will	O
integrate	O
their	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
environment	O
into	O
Golem	O
’s	O
distributed	O
computing	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friend	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
multi-user	O
meta	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Friend	O
Core	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
complete	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
which	O
will	O
evolve	O
and	O
adapt	O
with	O
information	O
and	O
communication	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
employs	O
a	O
Blockchain	B-Application
based	O
database	O
structure	O
for	O
security	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
developed	O
with	O
decentralised	O
flows	O
of	O
information	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friend	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
is	O
designed	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
Liquid	B-Application
Computing	I-Application
workflow	O
concept	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
desktop	O
environment	O
and	O
applications	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
via	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
any	O
additional	O
plugins	O
,	O
meaning	O
it	O
can	O
run	O
on	O
any	O
device	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
smartphone	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
high	O
end	O
workstation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
fits	O
the	O
Web	O
4.0	O
outline	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
middleware	O
where	O
the	O
Internet	O
functions	O
like	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Where	O
Friend	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
enables	O
more	O
intuitive	O
forms	O
of	O
resource	O
management	O
,	O
or	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
between	O
devices	O
more	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friend	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
fits	O
within	O
its	O
framework	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
future	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
Web	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
supports	O
efficient	O
and	O
intelligent	O
information	O
flows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friend	O
Core	O
is	O
Friend	O
’s	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
behaves	O
like	O
a	O
web	O
server	O
and	O
operates	O
as	O
an	O
operating	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
for	O
Friend	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Friend	O
Workspace	O
is	O
the	O
desktop	O
and	O
mobile	O
environment	O
of	O
the	O
Friend	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modules	O
can	O
be	O
written	O
using	O
many	O
programming	O
languages	O
like	O
Node/JavaScript	O
,	O
PHP	B-Application
,	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
Perl	B-Language
or	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friend	O
Core	O
provides	O
a	O
file	O
system	O
driver	O
API	B-Application
that	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
build	O
support	O
for	O
any	O
file	O
system	O
or	O
standards-based	O
web	O
resource	O
using	O
several	O
programming	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DOS	B-Device
driver	O
implements	O
basic	O
functions	O
for	O
reading	O
and	O
writing	O
to	O
various	O
remote	O
and	O
cloud	B-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
disks	O
such	O
as	O
Dropbox	B-Application
,	O
Google	O
Drive	O
,	O
SAMBA	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FRND	O
Token	O
uses	O
Blockchain	B-Application
technology	I-Application
to	O
trace	O
all	O
transactions	O
in	O
the	O
Friend	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friend	O
provides	O
you	O
with	O
a	O
Workspace	O
and	O
full	O
office	O
suite	O
and	O
connectivity	O
to	O
MS-office	O
,	O
GSuite	O
and	O
other	O
comparable	O
cloud	B-Architecture
services	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friend	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
web	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Friend	O
Workspace	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
set	O
of	O
APIs	B-Application
and	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Native	O
Friend	O
applications	O
are	O
fully	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
and	O
allow	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
pull	O
down	O
menus	O
,	O
managed	O
windows	O
and	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
GUI	B-Application
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
V.1.0.0	O
-	O
First	O
public	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
V.1.1.0	O
-	O
Second	O
public	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
V.1.2.0	O
-	O
Third	O
public	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
release	O
.	O
</s>
