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Jolla Trying Again To Develop A New Sailfish OS Linux Smartphone (www.phoronix.com)
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Finnish company Jolla started out 14 years ago where Nokia left off with MeeGo and developed Sailfish OS as a new Linux smartphone platform. Jolla released their first smartphone in 2013 after crowdfunding but ultimately the Sailfish OS focus the past number of years now has been offering their software stack for use on other smartphone devices. But now it seems they are trying again with a new crowd-funded smartphone.

Sailfish OS has supported a number of Sony Xperia smartphones and a variety of OnePlus / Samsung / Google / Xiaomi devices and more maintained by the community. Last year Jolla also announced an "AI computer" as part of the AI hardware craze. Now though they are apparently trying again at their own in-house smartphone.

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[โ€“] Lojcs@piefed.social 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That design looks AMAZING.

Is there anything I need to know about the political affiliations of Jolla / past products / sailfish os before I pre-order this thing?

Edit: nvm, no global shipping

[โ€“] vga@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Is there anything I need to know about the political affiliations of Jolla / past products / sailfish os before I pre-order this thing?

They worked with and in Russia for a while before the big Ukraine invasion but left immediately after that. If I remember right.

They're based in Finland, mostly, and some of the founders are ex-Nokia mobile phone people.

If they have any sort of politics, they have been classy enough to keep a sock on it.