<s>
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
hosted	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
,	O
using	O
source	O
code	O
from	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
Moblin	B-Language
(	O
produced	O
by	O
Intel	O
)	O
and	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
(	O
produced	O
by	O
Nokia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primarily	O
targeted	O
at	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
and	O
information	B-Device
appliances	I-Device
in	O
the	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
market	O
,	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
was	O
designed	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
for	O
hardware	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
entry-level	O
desktops	O
,	O
nettops	B-Protocol
,	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
mobile	O
computing	O
and	O
communications	O
devices	O
,	O
in-vehicle	O
infotainment	O
devices	O
,	O
SmartTV	B-Device
/	I-Device
ConnectedTV	I-Device
,	O
IPTV-boxes	O
,	O
smart	B-Application
phones	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
its	O
primary	O
smartphone	B-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
in	O
2010	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
a	O
change	O
in	O
direction	O
it	O
was	O
stopped	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
leaving	O
Intel	O
alone	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
canceled	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2011	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Tizen	B-Application
,	O
which	O
Intel	O
then	O
joined	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
community-driven	O
successor	O
called	O
Mer	B-Application
was	O
formed	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Finnish	O
start-up	O
,	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
,	O
picked	O
up	O
Mer	B-Application
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
:	O
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
launched	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
Phone	I-Operating_System
smartphone	B-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Mer	B-Application
derivative	O
called	O
Nemo	O
Mobile	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
is	O
intended	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
hardware	O
platforms	O
including	O
hand-helds	B-Application
,	O
in-car	O
devices	O
,	O
netbooks	B-Device
and	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
platforms	O
share	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
core	O
,	O
with	O
different	O
"	B-Application
User	I-Application
Experience	I-Application
"	I-Application
(	O
"	O
UX	O
"	O
)	O
layers	O
for	O
each	O
type	O
of	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
is	O
designed	O
by	O
combining	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
both	O
Intel	O
's	O
Fedora-based	O
Moblin	B-Language
and	O
Nokia	O
's	O
Debian-based	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
,	O
the	O
then	O
President	O
and	O
CEO	O
of	O
Nokia	O
,	O
Olli-Pekka	O
Kallsvuo	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
would	O
create	O
an	O
ecosystem	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
among	O
other	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
and	O
will	O
represent	O
players	O
from	O
different	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
T01	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
by	O
Intel	O
and	O
Nokia	O
in	O
a	O
joint	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stated	O
aim	O
is	O
to	O
merge	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
Intel	O
's	O
Moblin	B-Language
and	O
Nokia	O
's	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
former	O
projects	O
into	O
one	O
new	O
common	O
project	O
that	O
would	O
drive	O
a	O
broad	O
third	O
party	O
application	O
ecosystem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Intel	O
,	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
because	O
Microsoft	O
did	O
not	O
offer	O
comprehensive	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
support	O
for	O
the	O
Atom	B-Device
processor	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
February	O
2010	O
a	O
tech	O
talk	O
notice	O
was	O
posted	O
about	O
the	O
former	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
development	O
project	O
founded	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
code	O
named	O
Harmattan	O
,	O
that	O
originally	O
slated	O
to	O
become	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
notice	O
stated	O
that	O
Harmattan	O
is	O
now	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
instance	O
(	O
though	O
not	O
a	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
product	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Nokia	O
is	O
giving	O
up	O
the	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
branding	O
for	O
Harmattan	O
on	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
N9	I-Operating_System
and	O
beyond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Any	O
previous	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
versions	O
up	O
to	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
5	O
,	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Fremantle	O
,	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Aminocom	O
and	O
Novell	O
also	O
played	O
a	O
large	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
effort	O
,	O
working	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
on	O
their	O
build	O
infrastructure	O
and	O
official	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amino	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
extending	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
to	O
TV	O
devices	O
,	O
while	O
Novell	O
was	O
increasingly	O
introducing	O
technology	O
that	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
openSUSE	B-Operating_System
,	O
(	O
including	O
Open	B-Application
Build	I-Application
Service	I-Application
,	O
ZYpp	O
for	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
system	O
management	O
tools	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
AMD	O
also	O
joined	O
the	O
alliance	O
of	O
companies	O
that	O
were	O
actively	O
developing	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quite	O
noticeable	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
setup	O
happened	O
on	O
11	O
February	O
2011	O
when	O
Nokia	O
officially	O
announced	O
to	O
switch	O
over	O
to	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
and	O
thus	O
abandoning	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
partnership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
CEO	O
Stephen	O
Elop	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Engadget	B-Application
:	O
"	O
What	O
we	O
’re	O
doing	O
is	O
not	O
thinking	O
of	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
Plan	O
B	O
.	O
We	O
’re	O
thinking	O
about	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
and	O
related	O
development	O
work	O
as	O
what	O
’s	O
the	O
next	O
generation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
did	O
eventually	O
release	O
one	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
smartphone	B-Application
that	O
year	O
running	O
"	O
Harmattan	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
N9	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Intel	O
employee	O
Imad	O
Sousou	O
that	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Samsung	B-Application
Solstice	I-Application
,	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
will	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
Tizen	B-Application
during	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Community	O
developers	O
from	O
the	O
Mer	B-Application
(	O
software	O
distribution	O
)	O
project	O
however	O
started	O
to	O
continue	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
without	O
Intel	O
and	O
Nokia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
later	O
time	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
developers	O
from	O
Nokia	O
headed	O
for	O
founding	O
the	O
company	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
that	O
after	O
some	O
time	O
popped	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
free	O
successor	O
Mer	B-Application
based	O
OS	O
platform	O
they	O
called	O
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
provides	O
support	O
for	O
both	O
ARM	B-Architecture
and	O
Intel	B-Operating_System
x86	I-Operating_System
processors	O
with	O
SSSE3	B-General_Concept
enabled	O
and	O
uses	O
btrfs	B-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
default	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
project	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
–	O
internally	O
called	O
User	O
Experiences	O
(	O
"	O
UX	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Netbook	B-Device
UX	O
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
Moblin	B-Language
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
written	O
using	O
the	O
Clutter-based	O
Mx	O
toolkit	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Mutter	B-Language
window	I-Language
manager	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
Netbook	B-Device
NP-N100	O
use	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
for	O
its	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
's	O
netbook	B-Device
version	O
uses	O
several	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
applications	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Evolution	B-Language
(	O
Email	O
,	O
calendar	O
)	O
,	O
Empathy	B-Language
(	O
instant	O
messaging	O
)	O
,	O
Gwibber	O
(	O
microblogging	O
)	O
,	O
Chromium	B-Language
(	O
web	O
browser	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Banshee	B-Language
(	O
multimedia	O
player	O
)	O
,	O
all	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Handset	O
UX	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Qt	B-Language
,	O
with	O
GTK+	B-Application
and	O
Clutter	B-Language
included	O
to	O
provide	O
compatibility	O
for	O
Moblin	B-Language
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
support	O
the	O
hundreds	O
of	O
Hildon-based	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
applications	O
,	O
users	O
have	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
Hildon	B-Language
library	O
ported	O
by	O
the	O
maemo.org	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
applications	O
will	O
be	O
provided	O
from	O
either	O
the	O
Intel	B-Application
AppUp	I-Application
or	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Ovi	I-Application
digital	O
software	O
distribution	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
Handset	O
UX	O
's	O
"	O
Day	O
1	O
"	O
prerelease	O
was	O
on	O
30	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
preview	O
was	O
initially	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Aava	O
Mobile	O
Intel	B-Device
Moorestown	I-Device
platform	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
'	O
kickstart	O
 '	O
file	O
provided	O
for	O
developers	O
to	O
build	O
an	O
image	O
for	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
N900	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
OS	O
v1.2	O
"	O
Harmattan	O
"	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
N9	I-Operating_System
and	O
N950	B-Language
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
UX	O
on	O
a	O
Moorestown-based	B-Device
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
at	O
COMPUTEX	O
Taipei	O
in	O
early	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
some	O
information	O
appeared	O
on	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
website	O
indicating	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
Tablet	B-Device
UX	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
project	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
known	O
if	O
this	O
UX	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
one	O
demonstrated	O
by	O
Intel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Tablet	B-Device
UX	O
will	O
be	O
fully	O
free	O
like	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
project	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
coded	O
with	O
Qt	B-Language
and	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
Touch	O
Framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
has	O
revealed	O
interest	O
in	O
combining	O
Qt	B-Language
with	O
Wayland	B-Language
instead	O
of	O
X11	B-Operating_System
in	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
Touch	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
latest	O
graphics	O
technologies	O
supported	O
by	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
should	O
improve	O
user	O
experiences	O
and	O
reduce	O
system	O
complexity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WeTab	B-Application
runs	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
T01	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GENIVI	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
a	O
consortium	O
of	O
several	O
car	O
makers	O
and	O
their	O
industry	O
partners	O
,	O
uses	O
Moblin	B-Language
with	O
Qt	B-Language
as	O
base	O
for	O
its	O
'	O
GENIVI	B-Application
1.0	O
Reference	O
Platform	O
 '	O
for	O
In-Vehicle	O
Infotainment	O
(	O
IVI	O
)	O
and	O
automotive	B-Application
navigation	I-Application
system	I-Application
as	O
a	O
uniformed	O
mobile	O
computing	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graham	O
Smethurst	O
of	O
GENIVI	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
and	O
BMW	O
Group	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
the	O
switch	O
from	O
Moblin	B-Language
to	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
planned	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
for	O
IPTV	O
set	O
top	O
boxes	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
since	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
framework	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
original	O
and	O
upstream	O
components	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
licensed	O
under	O
licenses	O
certified	O
by	O
the	O
Free	O
Initiative	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
allow	O
hardware	O
vendors	O
to	O
personalize	O
their	O
device	O
's	O
user	O
experiences	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
license	O
policy	O
requires	O
that	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
's	O
reference	O
User	O
Experience	O
subsystems	O
be	O
licensed	O
under	O
a	O
Permissive	B-License
free	I-License
software	I-License
license	I-License
–	O
except	O
for	O
libraries	O
that	O
extend	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
API	B-General_Concept
's	O
(	O
which	O
were	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-Application
Lesser	I-Application
General	I-Application
Public	I-Application
License	I-Application
to	O
help	O
discourage	O
fragmentation	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
applications	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
licensed	O
separately	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
Core	O
integrates	O
elements	O
of	O
two	O
other	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
:	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
(	O
a	O
distribution	O
which	O
Nokia	O
derived	O
from	O
Debian	O
)	O
and	O
Moblin	B-Language
(	O
which	O
Intel	O
derived	O
from	O
Fedora	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
uses	O
RPM	B-Application
software	B-Application
repositories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
to	O
deploy	O
Btrfs	B-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
default	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
in	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
's	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
interface	O
use	O
the	O
Qt	B-Language
widget	B-Library
toolkit	I-Library
,	O
it	O
also	O
supports	O
GTK+	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
revision	O
of	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
Qt	B-Language
v4.7	O
,	O
Qt	B-Language
Mobility	O
v1.0	O
,	O
OpenGL	O
ES	O
v2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
also	O
supports	O
the	O
Accounts	B-Language
&	I-Language
SSO	I-Language
,	O
Maliit	B-Language
,	O
oFono	B-Application
software	B-Architecture
frameworks	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
compiles	B-Language
software	O
with	O
the	O
openSUSE	B-Application
Build	I-Application
Service	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Moblin	B-Language
before	O
,	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
also	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
technology	O
pool	O
from	O
which	O
software	O
vendors	O
can	O
derive	O
new	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
was	O
initiated	O
as	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Nokia	O
and	O
Intel	O
,	O
the	O
collaboration	O
was	O
formed	O
when	O
Nokia	O
was	O
already	O
developing	O
the	O
next	O
incarnation	O
of	O
its	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
6	O
base	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
was	O
kept	O
intact	O
while	O
the	O
Handset	O
UX	O
was	O
shared	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
changed	O
to	O
"	O
MeeGo/Harmattan	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
Nokia	O
announced	O
its	O
first	O
MeeGo/Harmattan	O
smartphone	B-Application
device	O
,	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
N9	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Mer	B-Application
project	I-Application
was	O
a	O
free	O
re-implementation	O
of	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
,	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nokia	O
Internet	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
N800	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
first	O
appeared	O
this	O
work	O
was	O
discontinued	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
effort	O
went	O
to	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
both	O
Nokia	O
and	O
then	O
Intel	O
abandoned	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Mer	B-Application
project	I-Application
was	O
revived	O
and	O
continued	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
codebase	O
and	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mer	B-Application
provides	O
a	O
Core	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
various	O
UXs	O
developed	O
by	O
various	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
include	O
maintained	O
application	O
development	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
,	O
such	O
as	O
Qt	B-Language
,	O
EFL	O
,	O
and	O
HTML5/WAC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
were	O
already	O
ported	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
Mer	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
handset	O
reference	O
UX	O
,	O
now	O
called	O
Nemo	O
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
new	O
tablet	B-Device
UXes	O
available	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Cordia	O
and	O
Plasma	O
Active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mer	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
legitimate	O
successor	O
of	O
Meego	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
follow-up	O
project	O
Tizen	B-Application
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
changed	O
the	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
fundamentally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nemo	O
Mobile	O
is	O
a	O
community	O
driven	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
incorporating	O
Mer	B-Application
targeted	O
at	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Finnish	O
startup	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
incorporates	O
Mer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Nokia	O
abandoned	O
their	O
participation	O
in	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
project	O
,	O
the	O
directors	O
and	O
core	O
professionals	O
from	O
Nokia	O
's	O
N9	O
team	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
together	O
formed	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
,	O
to	O
bring	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
back	O
into	O
the	O
market	O
mainstream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
effort	O
eventually	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
SDK	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
core	O
and	O
the	O
tools	O
of	O
the	O
Mer	B-Application
core	I-Application
distribution	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
revival	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
project	O
(	O
a	O
meritocracy-governed	O
and	O
managed	O
successor	O
of	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
OS	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
its	O
own	O
Graphical	B-Application
User	I-Application
Interface	I-Application
and	O
system	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	O
includes	O
a	O
multi-tasking	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
that	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
intends	O
to	O
use	O
to	O
differentiate	O
its	O
smartphones	B-Application
from	O
others	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
competitive	O
advantage	O
against	O
devices	O
that	O
run	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
or	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
the	O
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
is	O
characterised	O
by	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Jolla	B-Operating_System
continues	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
APIs	B-General_Concept
(	O
via	O
Mer	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
updated	O
version	O
,	O
like	O
Qt	B-Language
5.0	O
are	O
or	O
will	O
be	O
used	O
in/via	O
Mer	B-Application
core	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
an	O
in-house	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
GUI	B-Application
(	O
successor	O
of	O
swipe	O
UI	O
)	O
for	O
smartphone	B-Application
devices	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
uses	O
QML	B-Language
,	O
Qt	B-Language
and	O
HTML5	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
thanks	O
to	O
Mer	B-Application
,	O
the	O
core	O
can	O
run	O
on	O
various	O
hardware	O
like	O
Intel	O
,	O
ARM	B-Architecture
and	O
any	O
other	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
able	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Mer	B-Application
core	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
,	O
except	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
's	O
UI	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
interested	O
in	O
further	O
development	O
can	O
become	O
involved	O
through	O
the	O
Mer	B-Application
project	I-Application
or	O
the	O
Sailfish	O
Alliance	O
or	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
;	O
</s>
<s>
Jolla	B-Operating_System
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Tizen	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
effort	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
little	O
shared	O
effort	O
and	O
architecture	O
between	O
these	O
projects	O
,	O
since	O
Tizen	B-Application
inherited	O
much	O
more	O
from	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
LiMo	B-Application
than	O
from	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Tizen	B-Application
work	O
is	O
happening	O
behind	O
closed	O
doors	O
and	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
Intel	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
engineers	O
,	O
the	O
people	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
former	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
project	O
continued	O
their	O
work	O
under	O
Mer	B-Application
and	O
projects	O
associated	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Tizen	B-Application
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
Qt	B-Language
framework	I-Language
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
core	O
part	O
of	O
Meego	B-Operating_System
's	O
API	B-General_Concept
(	O
see	O
above	O
)	O
,	O
Tizen	B-Application
cannot	O
technically	O
be	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
derivate	O
of	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
Novell	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
ship	O
a	O
SUSE	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
incarnation	O
with	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
's	O
Netbook	B-Device
UX	O
(	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
User	O
Experience	O
)	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
MeeGo-based	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
with	O
this	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
is	O
already	O
available	O
from	O
openSUSE	B-Operating_System
's	O
Goblin	O
Team	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Smeegol	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
,	O
this	O
project	O
combines	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
with	O
openSUSE	B-Operating_System
to	O
get	O
a	O
new	O
netbook-designed	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
makes	O
Smeegol	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
unique	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
upstream	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
or	O
openSUSE	B-Operating_System
is	O
that	O
this	O
distribution	O
is	O
at	O
its	O
core	O
based	O
on	O
openSUSE	B-Operating_System
but	O
has	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
User	O
Experience	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
changes	O
such	O
as	O
adding	O
the	O
Mono-based	O
Banshee	B-Language
media	I-Language
player	I-Language
,	O
NetworkManager-powered	O
network	O
configuration	O
,	O
a	O
newer	O
version	O
of	O
Evolution	B-Language
Express	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
end-users	O
can	O
also	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
customized	O
Smeegol	O
Linux	B-Application
OS	I-Application
using	O
SUSE	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fedora	O
14	O
contains	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
software	O
from	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linpus	O
Technologies	O
is	O
working	O
on	O
bringing	O
their	O
services	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
Netbook	B-Device
and	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
Tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
instant-on	B-Protocol
OS	O
Splashtop-platform	O
(	O
by	O
Splashtop	B-Protocol
Inc	I-Protocol
.	I-Protocol
which	O
was	O
previously	O
named	O
DeviceVM	B-Protocol
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
is	O
compliant	O
with	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
future	O
version	O
of	O
Splashtop	B-Protocol
will	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
and	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
commercial	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Intel	O
Developer	O
Forum	O
2010	O
that	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
would	O
follow	O
a	O
six-month	O
release	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.0	O
for	O
Atom	B-Device
netbooks	B-Device
and	O
a	O
code	O
drop	O
for	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
N900	I-Application
became	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
Kernel	B-Operating_System
version	O
Release	O
date	O
Notes	O
Devices	O
supported	O
(	O
netbooks	B-Device
)	O
Devices	O
supported	O
(	O
handsets	O
)	O
Codename	O
1.0	O
2.6.33	O
31	O
October	O
2008	O
Primarily	O
a	O
Netbook	B-Device
release	O
;	O
only	O
a	O
code	O
drop	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
(	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
N900	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asus	B-Device
EeePC	I-Device
901	O
,	O
1000H	O
,	O
1001P	O
,	O
1005HA	O
,	O
1005PE	O
,	O
1008HA	O
,	O
X101	O
,	O
Eeetop	O
ET1602	O
,	O
Dell	O
mini10v	O
,	O
Inspiron	O
Mini	O
1012	O
,	O
Acer	O
Aspire	O
One	O
D250	O
,	O
AO532-21S	O
,	O
Revo	O
GN40	O
,	O
Aspire	O
5740	O
–	O
6025	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
S10	O
,	O
MSI	O
U100	O
,	O
U130	O
,	O
AE1900	O
,	O
HP	O
mini	O
210	O
–	O
1044	O
,	O
Toshiba	O
NB302	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	B-Application
N900	I-Application
(	O
No	O
handset	O
UX	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arlington	O
1.0.1	O
2.6.33.5	O
17	O
July	O
2009	O
Update	O
to	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
1.0	O
;	O
Kernel	B-Operating_System
updated	O
to	O
2.6.33.5	O
,	O
USB	O
device	O
loading	O
time	O
improved	O
,	O
improved	O
3D	O
performance	O
,	O
browser	O
enhancements	O
,	O
resolved	O
multiple	O
e-mail	O
client	O
issue	O
,	O
enhanced	O
netbook	B-Device
window	O
manager	O
,	O
improved	O
visuals	O
,	O
full	O
support	O
for	O
GNOME	O
proxy	O
configuration	O
in	O
the	O
media	O
player	O
,	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
DNS	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Netbooks	B-Device
supported	O
by	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
1.0	O
;	O
see	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
Boston	O
1.0.2	O
2.6.33.5	O
2	O
August	O
2009	O
Update	O
to	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
1.0	O
;	O
X-Server	B-Operating_System
Update	O
,	O
Connection	O
Manager	O
Update	O
,	O
Package	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
UI	O
Update	O
,	O
Perl	O
Update	O
and	O
several	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Netbooks	B-Device
supported	O
by	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
1.0	O
;	O
see	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
Cupertino	O
1.0.3	O
2.6.33.5	O
8	O
October	O
2009	O
Update	O
to	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
1.0	O
;	O
several	O
Updates	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromium	B-Language
browser	I-Language
,	O
Connection	O
Manager	O
All	O
Netbooks	B-Device
supported	O
by	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
1.0	O
;	O
see	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
Dallas	O
1.0.4	O
2.6.33.5	O
3	O
May	O
2009	O
Update	O
to	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
1.0	O
;	O
several	O
security	O
updates	O
,	O
better	O
support	O
for	O
Lenovo	O
S10-3	O
,	O
...	O
All	O
Netbooks	B-Device
supported	O
by	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
1.0	O
;	O
see	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
Emeryville	O
1.0.5	O
Unknown	O
24	O
November	O
2009	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
core	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Netbooks	B-Device
supported	O
by	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
1.0	O
;	O
see	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
Fairbanks	O
1.0.6	O
Unknown	O
6	O
January	O
2010	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
core	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Netbooks	B-Device
supported	O
by	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
1.0	O
;	O
see	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
Georgetown	O
1.0.7	O
Unknown	O
21	O
February	O
2010	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
Netbook	B-Device
software	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Netbooks	B-Device
supported	O
by	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
1.0	O
;	O
see	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
Honolulu	O
1.1	O
2.6.35	O
28	O
October	O
2010	O
Touch-based	O
devices	O
support	O
proposed	O
with	O
the	O
Handset	O
UX	O
Unknown	O
Aava	O
and	O
Nokia	B-Application
N900	I-Application
Irvine	O
1.1.1	O
2.6.35	O
28	O
November	O
2010	O
Several	O
Fixes	O
and	O
Updates	O
Unknown	O
Aava	O
and	O
Nokia	B-Application
N900	I-Application
Jefferson	O
1.1.2	O
2.6.35	O
7	O
January	O
2011	O
Several	O
security	O
issues	O
fixed	O
,	O
update	O
syncevolution	O
and	O
connman	O
Unknown	O
Knoxville	O
1.1.3	O
2.6.35	O
29	O
January	O
2011	O
Fixed	O
many	O
important	O
security	O
issues	O
,	O
enabled	O
all	O
programs	O
to	O
access	O
remote	O
files	O
over	O
network	O
and	O
updated	O
translation	O
Unknown	O
Lakeside	O
1.1.99	O
2.6.35	O
24	O
February	O
2011	O
Beta	O
testing	O
of	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
1.2	O
for	O
Nokia	B-Application
N900	I-Application
and	O
other	O
handsets.MeeGo	O
1.2	O
Developer	O
Edition	O
for	O
Nokia	B-Application
N900	I-Application
Review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
Nokia	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
mobile	O
handsets	O
and	O
the	O
departure	O
of	O
Nokia	O
's	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
team	O
manager	O
Alberto	O
Torres	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
speculation	O
as	O
to	O
Nokia	O
's	O
future	O
participation	O
in	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
development	O
or	O
using	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
by	O
Nokia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Nokia	O
began	O
shipping	O
the	O
first	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
smartphone	B-Application
Nokia	B-Operating_System
N9	I-Operating_System
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
launch	O
expected	O
later	O
this	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
MeeGo-based	O
tablet	B-Device
WeTab	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2010	O
by	O
Neofonie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
Nokia	O
's	O
Meego	B-Operating_System
development	O
lead	O
Sotiris	O
Makrygiannis	O
and	O
other	O
team	O
members	O
left	O
Nokia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	O
Industry	O
Support	O
method	O
Targeted	O
deviceAcer	O
Computer	O
systems	O
,	O
hardware	O
Iconia	O
M500	O
tablet	B-Device
to	O
run	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
Tablets	B-Device
,	O
notebooks	O
AMD	O
Computer	O
systems	O
,	O
hardware	O
To	O
contribute	O
engineering	O
resources	O
to	O
the	O
free	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
project	O
Laptops	O
,	O
PCs	O
Asus	O
Computer	O
systems	O
,	O
hardwareThe	O
Asus	B-Device
Eee	I-Device
PC	I-Device
X101	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
optionLaptop	O
Asianux	O
Software	O
The	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
Midinux	O
3.0	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
Asianux	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Tablet	B-Device
Collabora	O
Software	O
Provide	O
consulting	O
for	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
None	O
DeviceVM	B-Protocol
Computer	O
,	O
software	O
Uses	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
for	O
Splash	B-Protocol
Top	I-Protocol
PCs	O
PC	O
EA	O
Mobile	O
Gaming	O
Supports	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
rhetorically	O
,	O
declared	O
intent	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
for	O
future	O
mobile	O
games	O
Tablets	B-Device
,	O
smartphones	B-Application
Gameloft	O
Gaming	O
Supports	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
rhetorically	O
,	O
declared	O
intent	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
for	O
future	O
mobile	O
games	O
Tablets	B-Device
,	O
smartphones	B-Application
GENIVI	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Automobile	O
Standardized	O
on	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
for	O
auto	O
infotainment	O
(	O
IVI	O
)	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IVI	O
General	O
Motors	O
(	O
GM	O
)	O
Automobile	O
Member	O
of	O
GENIVI	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
that	O
standardized	O
on	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
for	O
Automobile	O
Infotainment	O
Systems	O
(	O
IVI	O
)	O
IVI	O
Hancom	O
Computer	O
software	O
Plans	O
to	O
spread	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
Korean	O
market	O
PC	O
,	O
laptop	O
Igalia	O
Software	O
consulting	O
Develops	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
,	O
sponsored	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
at	O
Dublin	O
2010	O
conference	O
From	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
to	O
desktop	O
Integrated	O
Computer	O
Solutions	O
Software	O
consulting	O
Develops	O
custom	O
software	O
for	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
device	O
suppliers	O
.	O
</s>
