<s>
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
Linux-based	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
based	O
on	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
and	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
projects	O
such	O
as	O
Mer	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
including	O
a	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
UI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Finnish	O
company	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	O
first	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
Phone	I-Operating_System
in	O
2013	O
;	O
while	O
its	O
sale	O
stopped	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
supplied	O
with	O
software	O
updates	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
shipped	O
with	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
Tablet	B-Device
in	O
2015	O
and	O
from	O
other	O
vendors	O
licensing	O
the	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	O
is	O
ported	O
by	O
community	O
enthusiasts	O
to	O
third-party	O
mobile	O
devices	O
including	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
many	O
kinds	O
of	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	O
is	O
an	O
evolved	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
OS	O
previously	O
developed	O
by	O
alliance	O
of	O
Nokia	O
and	O
Intel	O
which	O
itself	O
relies	O
on	O
combined	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
and	O
Moblin	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
legacy	O
is	O
contained	O
in	O
the	O
Mer	B-Application
core	I-Application
in	O
about	O
80%	O
of	O
its	O
code	O
;	O
the	O
Mer	B-Application
name	O
thus	O
expands	O
to	O
MEego	B-Operating_System
Reconstructed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
base	O
is	O
extended	O
by	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
custom	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
default	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jolla	B-Operating_System
and	O
MERproject.org	O
follow	O
a	O
meritocratic	O
system	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
mistakes	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
project	O
's	O
then-unanticipated	O
discontinuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
ARM	B-Architecture
and	O
Intel	O
architectures	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Intel	O
Atom	O
x3	O
processor	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
platform	O
with	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
useable	O
(	O
settle-able	O
)	O
for	O
MER	B-Application
core	I-Application
stack	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
middleware	O
of	O
Sailfish	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enhanced	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
with	O
new	O
UI/UX	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
simpler	O
swipe	O
access	O
to	O
main	O
functions	O
,	O
enhanced	O
notifications	O
and	O
events	O
views	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
and	O
the	O
Sailfish	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
(	O
SDK	B-Application
)	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
and	O
Mer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
includes	O
a	O
multi-tasking	O
graphical	O
shell	O
called	O
"	O
Lipstick	O
"	O
built	O
with	O
Qt	B-Language
by	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Wayland	B-Language
display	I-Language
server	I-Language
protocol	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jolla	B-Operating_System
uses	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open-source	I-Application
graphics	I-Application
device	I-Application
drivers	I-Application
but	O
the	O
Hybris	B-Application
library	O
allows	O
use	O
of	O
proprietary	B-Application
drivers	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jolla	B-Operating_System
's	O
stated	O
goal	O
is	O
for	O
Sailfish	O
to	O
be	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
eventually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
can	O
run	O
some	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
through	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
compatibility	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
it	O
inherited	O
around	O
80%	O
of	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
code	O
,	O
Sailfish	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
complete	O
general-purpose	O
Linux	B-Application
OS	I-Application
on	O
devices	O
including	O
in	O
vehicle	O
infotainment	O
(	O
IVI	O
)	O
,	O
navigation	O
,	O
smart	O
TV	O
,	O
desktops	O
and	O
notebooks	O
,	O
yachts	O
,	O
automotive	O
,	O
e-commerce	O
,	O
home	O
appliances	O
,	O
measuring	O
and	O
control	O
equipment	O
,	O
smart	O
building	O
equipment	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
use	O
cases	O
of	O
original	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
to	O
compare	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Devices	O
section	O
for	O
devices	O
that	O
run	O
the	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SDK	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Slush	O
Helsinki	O
conference	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
alpha	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SDK	B-Application
,	O
installation	O
and	O
coding	O
tutorials	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
website	O
despite	O
the	O
overall	O
license	O
not	O
being	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	O
SDK	B-Application
uses	O
Qt	B-Language
with	O
VirtualBox	B-Operating_System
for	O
development	O
,	O
compiling	O
and	O
emulation	B-Application
purposes	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
simulation	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
technique	O
allows	O
compilation	O
on	O
the	O
and	O
full	O
testing	O
of	O
developed	O
software	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
,	O
emulatingnot	O
simulatingthe	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
,	O
development	O
with	O
Sailfish	O
SDK	B-Application
is	O
development	O
on	O
itself	O
;	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
differences	O
between	O
developed	O
software	O
appearance	O
and	O
behaviour	O
in	O
the	O
SDK	B-Application
and	O
on	O
a	O
device	O
running	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
availability	O
of	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
the	O
SDK	B-Application
allows	O
shaping	O
and	O
rebuilding	O
to	O
companies	O
 '	O
or	O
developers	O
 '	O
specific	O
needs	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
context-specific	O
environment	O
that	O
is	O
set	O
once	O
and	O
needs	O
no	O
preparation	O
when	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
booted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SDK	B-Application
runs	O
on	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
Android	B-Application
,	O
32	O
-	O
and	O
64-bit	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
64-bit	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
compiling	O
software	O
for	O
devices	O
from	O
Linux	B-Application
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
uses	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
Qt	B-Language
APIs	O
(	O
Qt5	O
,	O
QtQuick2	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
a	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
Sailfish	O
Silica	O
for	O
the	O
UI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
Linux	B-Application
APIs	O
are	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
Mer	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	O
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
and	O
Plasma	O
Active	O
have	O
been	O
cooperating	O
to	O
share	O
common	O
APIs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	O
Browser	O
is	O
the	O
default	O
web	O
browser	O
based	O
on	O
Gecko	B-Language
and	O
using	O
embedlite	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
IPCLiteAPI	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
lite-weight	O
embedding	O
API	O
from	O
Mozilla	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
declares	O
supporting	O
the	O
following	O
14	O
languages	O
for	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
more	O
languages	O
which	O
are	O
unofficially	O
supported	O
by	O
community	O
freelancers	O
not	O
under	O
control	O
by	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
,	O
hence	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
languages	O
are	O
supported	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
languages	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
by	O
skilled	O
users	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
architecture	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
positive	O
experiences	O
with	O
pushing	O
early	O
updates	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
of	O
opt-in	O
users	O
for	O
Sailfish	O
Update	O
9	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
connectivity	O
hotfix	O
,	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
has	O
allowed	O
all	O
interested	O
parties	O
to	O
try	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
about	O
1	O
–	O
2	O
weeks	O
before	O
official	O
release	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
program	O
called	O
"	O
Early	O
access	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
long	O
term	O
it	O
will	O
help	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
to	O
establish	O
a	O
developer	O
program	O
with	O
early	O
release	O
candidate	O
access	O
for	O
registered	O
developers	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
have	O
more	O
community	O
involvement	O
in	O
platform	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
detail	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
is	O
hoping	O
to	O
learn	O
from	O
this	O
is	O
how	O
it	O
can	O
gather	O
feedback	O
from	O
a	O
large	O
audience	O
in	O
a	O
reasonable	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
program	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
checkbox	O
in	O
the	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
accounts	O
profile	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
1.0	O
versions	O
were	O
named	O
after	O
Finnish	O
lakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
2.0	I-Operating_System
supports	O
the	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
Tablet	B-Device
with	O
x86	B-Operating_System
platforms	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
reworked	O
touch	O
based	O
UI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.0	O
and	O
4.0	O
features	O
a	O
slightly	O
reworked	O
UI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
4.1	O
,	O
4.2	O
,	O
4.3	O
,	O
4.4	O
and	O
4.5	O
features	O
64	B-Device
bit	I-Device
support	O
on	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
10	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
plus	O
a	O
new	O
sharing	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
updating	O
an	O
installed	O
SailfishOS	B-Operating_System
from	O
an	O
earlier	O
release	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
after	O
device	O
factory	O
reset	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
stop	O
releases	O
which	O
must	O
not	O
be	O
skipped	O
and	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
before	O
continuing	O
on	O
the	O
path	O
to	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
releases	O
provide	O
new	O
functionality	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
previous	O
releases	O
and	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
traversed	O
in	O
order	O
not	O
to	O
put	O
the	O
SailfishOS	B-Operating_System
installation	O
into	O
an	O
unstable	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
native	O
applications	O
,	O
Sailfish	O
can	O
run	O
some	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
by	O
installing	O
them	O
from	O
an	O
application	O
store	O
or	O
directly	O
through	O
an	O
APK	B-Application
file	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
are	O
4.1.2	O
"	O
Jelly	O
Bean	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
phone	I-Operating_System
;	O
4.4.4	O
"	O
Kit-Kat	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
C	O
,	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
tablet	B-Device
and	O
Xperia	B-Application
X	I-Application
;	O
8.1.0	O
"	O
Oreo	O
"	O
,	O
9	O
"	O
Pie	O
"	O
and	O
10	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
release	O
)	O
on	O
Xperia	B-Application
XA2	I-Application
,	O
Xperia	B-Application
10	I-Application
and	O
Xperia	B-Application
10	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Problems	O
can	O
arise	O
if	O
these	O
applications	O
were	O
built	O
without	O
following	O
Android	B-Application
standards	O
about	O
controls	O
,	O
which	O
might	O
not	O
display	O
correctly	O
and	O
so	O
become	O
unusable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
uses	O
Alien	B-Application
Dalvik	I-Application
,	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
Android	B-Application
compatibility	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
not	O
emulate	B-Application
Android	B-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
implements	O
its	O
APIs	O
by	O
adapting	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Open	B-License
Source	I-License
Project	O
(	O
AOSP	O
)	O
code	O
to	O
run	O
as	O
an	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
can	O
thus	O
run	O
at	O
native	O
speed	O
without	O
any	O
perceivable	O
slow-down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	O
can	O
run	O
both	O
native	O
Sailfish	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
software	I-Application
simultaneously	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
switching	O
between	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Alien	B-Application
Dalvik	I-Application
8.1	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
"	O
Android	B-Application
App	O
Support	O
"	O
since	O
then	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
LXC	B-Application
to	O
improve	O
security	O
by	O
better	O
isolation	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
Android	B-Application
compatibility	O
layer	O
Anbox	B-Application
is	O
doing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
any	O
hardware	O
with	O
Linux-kernel	O
support	O
and	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
middleware	O
utilising	O
the	O
Mer	B-Application
core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
designation	O
to	O
a	O
specific	O
reference	O
hardware	O
platform	O
,	O
a	O
VirtualBox	B-Operating_System
implementation	O
with	O
the	O
SDK	B-Application
is	O
available	O
for	O
development	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
implementation	O
contains	O
the	O
whole	O
isolated	O
from	O
local	O
resources	O
and	O
the	O
local	O
OS	O
to	O
enable	O
convenient	O
evaluation	O
of	O
the	O
behaviour	O
and	O
performance	O
of	O
coded	O
or	O
ported	O
software	O
before	O
deployment	O
on	O
real	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manufacturers	O
can	O
provide	O
mobile	O
equipment	O
with	O
a	O
licensed	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
,	O
or	O
combining	O
both	O
and	O
including	O
their	O
own	O
or	O
the	O
operator	O
's	O
modifications	O
and	O
branding	O
for	O
specific	O
markets	O
or	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
relative	O
ease	O
of	O
porting	O
and	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
license	O
,	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
unofficially	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
3rd-party	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hardware	O
Adaptation	O
Development	B-Application
Kit	I-Application
for	O
porters	O
has	O
been	O
published	O
and	O
is	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
ports	O
are	O
mostly	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
and	O
XDA	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
forums	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Mer	B-Application
wiki	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
ports	O
is	O
compiled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
license	O
restrictions	O
,	O
proprietary	B-Application
parts	O
or	O
extensions	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Alien	B-Application
Dalvik	I-Application
compatibility	O
layer	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
are	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
display	O
the	O
ease	O
of	O
porting	O
to	O
other	O
devices	O
,	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
showed	O
created	O
ports	O
and	O
community	O
ports	O
at	O
events	O
like	O
the	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
,	O
Slush	O
and	O
FOSDEM	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
promoted	O
by	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
and	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
open	O
Sailfish	O
Alliance	O
established	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
established	O
to	O
unite	O
OEM	O
and	O
ODM	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
chipset	O
providers	O
,	O
operators	O
,	O
application	O
developers	O
and	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
ready	O
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jolla	B-Operating_System
's	O
CEO	O
Jussi	O
Hurmola	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
ZDNet	O
interview	O
,	O
"	O
Our	O
...	O
UI	B-Application
is	O
ready	O
now	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
n't	O
released	O
it	O
yet	O
,	O
we	O
will	O
save	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
product	O
launch	O
and	O
the	O
platform	O
is	O
getting	O
up	O
now	O
so	O
the	O
project	O
looks	O
pretty	O
nice	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
's	O
CEO	O
Marc	O
Dillon	O
said	O
on	O
social	O
networking	O
website	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
reached	O
the	O
first	O
development	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	O
was	O
debuted	O
by	O
the	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
team	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
worldwide	O
internet	O
stream	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
OS	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
UI	B-Application
and	O
SDK	B-Application
during	O
the	O
Slush	O
event	O
in	O
Helsinki	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
on	O
21	O
–	O
22	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alpha	O
stage	O
of	O
SDK	B-Application
was	O
published	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
February	O
2013	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
announced	O
that	O
its	O
OS	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
compatible	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
and	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
version	O
1.1.9	O
"	O
Eineheminlampi	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
the	O
main	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
revamped	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
launched	O
with	O
the	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
Tablet	B-Device
,	O
and	O
existing	O
devices	O
,	O
both	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
from	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
's	O
official	O
distribution	O
channels	O
are	O
supported	O
with	O
upgrade	O
to	O
and	O
following	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
announced	O
the	O
Sailfish	O
Community	O
Device	O
Program	O
,	O
supporting	O
developers	O
and	O
members	O
of	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jolla	B-Operating_System
staff	O
met	O
with	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	O
technology	O
community	O
to	O
break	O
ground	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
software	O
and	O
promote	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
's	O
BRICS	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
those	O
efforts	O
,	O
on	O
18	O
May	O
2015	O
the	O
Russian	O
minister	O
of	O
communications	O
Nikolai	O
Nikiforov	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
replace	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
platforms	O
with	O
new	O
software	O
based	O
on	O
Sailfish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chinese	O
multinational	O
technology	O
company	O
Huawei	O
was	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
the	O
Russian	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Communications	O
to	O
install	O
Aurora	O
OS	O
on	O
tablets	B-Device
for	O
Russia	O
’s	O
population	O
census	O
by	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jolla	B-Operating_System
has	O
cut	O
business	O
ties	O
with	O
Russia	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailfish	O
Alliance	O
is	O
the	O
open	O
alliance	O
established	O
in	O
2011	O
by	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
company	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
ecosystem	O
with	O
new	O
products	O
,	O
services	O
and	O
business	O
opportunities	O
around	O
or	O
using	O
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
combining	O
Mer	B-Application
with	O
proprietary	B-Application
components	O
from	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
and	O
other	O
parties	O
,	O
for	O
various	O
purposes	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alliance	O
is	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
other	O
groups	O
like	O
Android	B-Application
's	O
Open	O
Handset	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
team	O
working	O
at	O
Nokia	O
left	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
funded	O
by	O
Nokia	O
though	O
their	O
"	O
Bridge	O
"	O
program	O
to	O
fund	O
spin-out	O
projects	O
by	O
ex-employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
news	O
media	O
reports	O
that	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
manufacturers	O
in	O
China	O
and	O
India	O
want	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sailfish	O
Secure	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
and	O
secure	O
mobile	O
phone	O
platform	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
security-hardened	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
and	O
SSH	B-Protocol
's	O
communication	O
encryption	O
and	O
key	O
management	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Jolla	B-Operating_System
(	O
the	O
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
designer	O
and	O
developer	O
)	O
together	O
with	O
SSH	B-Protocol
Communications	O
Security	O
(	O
the	O
inventor	O
of	O
Secure	B-Protocol
Shell	I-Protocol
SSH	B-Protocol
protocol	O
)	O
in	O
collaboration	O
of	O
Sailfish	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jolla	B-Operating_System
and	O
Sailfish	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
has	O
unique	O
position	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
provide	O
an	O
alternative	O
solution	O
on	O
markets	O
dominated	O
by	O
Android	B-Application
or	O
other	O
non-EU	O
based	O
OSes	O
.	O
</s>
