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Sailfish OS is a Linux-based mobile operating system developed by Jolla in cooperation with the Mer project and supported by the Sailfish Alliance.

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Mer is a mobile-oriented software distribution, targeted at hardware vendors to serve as a base for Linux-based operating systems. It is an important element of the Sailfish OS.

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MeeGo was a Linux-based free mobile operating system project, which lives on in a fork called Mer.

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Jolla is a Finland-based company that develops and sells smartphones and the operating system Sailfish OS, which powers them.

Resources in This Category

• AllBout N9 & Sailfish OS

  http://www.allboutn9.info/
  News and reviews about Nokia N9 & Jolla's Sailfish OS. Help and support for end users.

• BBC News - Jolla: Ex-Nokia employees launch smartphone

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25120727
  A team of ex-Nokia employees has released the first handset running on a new smartphone platform.

• Bloomberg: Nokia Software Revived in Challenge to Android as Jolla Debuts

  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-27/nokia-software-revived-in-challenge-to-android-as-jolla-debuts.html
  Jolla Oy, a Finnish smartphone maker founded by former Nokia Oyj engineers, is stepping up its challenge to Apple Inc. and Google Inc. after the first batches of its handset were snapped up by consumers looking for change.

• FlyingSheep on Sailfish

  http://flyingsheeponsailfish.blogspot.ch/
  Blog on porting from MeeGo Harmattan to Sailfish OS.

• Jolla

  http://jolla.com/
  Official homepage of the company. Jolla smartphones run on the Sailfish operating system.

• JollaTides

  http://jollatides.com/
  News, reviews and discussion about MeeGo and Sailfish.

• Jollausers

  http://www.jollausers.com/
  Jolla and Sailfish OS blog with news, rumours, reviews, and guides.

• Mer Project

  http://merproject.org/
  An open, mobile-optimised, core distribution of Linux aimed at device manufacturers, an important element of the Sailfish OS.

• Sailfish

  https://sailfishos.org/
  Information on technology, architecture, the Sailfish Alliance and license.

• SlashGear: Sailfish OS Now Compatible with Android Apps and Hardware

  http://www.slashgear.com/sailfish-os-now-compatible-with-android-apps-and-hardware-16297870/
  Reports the announcement by Jolla that its Sailfish OS is now compatible with Android applications and hardware.

• TechCrunch: Jolla’s Sailfish Rises From MeeGo’s Ashes As Company Signs First Carrier Deal With DNA

  http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/21/jolla-meego-sailfish/
  Announcement of the deal and review of the plans.

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