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Re: Jolla Sailfish Is stunning! Now on video!

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Originally Posted by Dave999 (Post 1314098)

I thing we are very patient since jussi said that we should get device information in the end of 2012 back in October last year.

He was quoted about once, and there were countless examples last yr of him being; misquoted, taken out of context, or the writer simply wanting to read more into what he actually said.
Even if that really was their official line from July to Nov*, it was always ridiculously ambitious to be doing the full reveal at that point, so no, you can't use it as some kind of juvenile thing to point to constantly.

*which is extremely questionable

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Originally Posted by jalyst (Post 1314099)

He was quoted about once, and there was countless examples last yr of him being misquoted, being taken out of context, or the writer simply wanting to read more into what he actually said.
Even if that really was their official line all along*, it was always ridiculously ambitious to be launching at that point, so no, you can't use it as some kind of juvenile thing to point to all the time.

*which is extremely questionable

I can and will if people continue to using the ridiculous impatient card all day long every day 247.

Re: Jolla Sailfish Is stunning! Now on video!

Well, that's the child you are, carry-on...

Re: Jolla Sailfish Is stunning! Now on video!

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Originally Posted by jalyst (Post 1314105)

Well, that's the child you are, carry-on...

Excellent, I will.

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Golla sues Jolla over similar name

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Finnish mobile phone accessory maker Golla is suing Jolla over the use of similar name. Golla justifies this because the brand has existed 12 years and they have spent over 2 million euros at registering the brand. Golla even says that they have not closed the possibility to make mobile phones at some point . . .

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Originally Posted by mariusmssj (Post 1315352)

Golla sues Jolla over similar name

Golla wants to make mobile phones, lol. Why not they work together and Golla should be the official accessory provider? :D

Now this is something interesting.

I don't see any harm in unity :-/

Re: Jolla Sailfish Is stunning! Now on video!

Same story posted some time ago by thedead, my thoughts there:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...71#post1313571
If you follow the source discussions, what they're gunning for sounds great...
But even they're not sure how truly united it could ever be in real-world terms, & whether that would even be practical/ideal.
It probably will end-up being unified on a much more superficial level, or if not, only a very small subset of components etc.

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FAQ about Jolla & Sailfish OS

About Sailfish OS

How is Sailfish OS different from Android? Both are described as open source operations systems.

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Android is controlled by a single corporation and not developed in a way which would allow to contribute to the whole OS from start.

Does Sailfish support Android applications?

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Yes, via Alien Dalvik by Myriad. Many Android applications will run unmodified on Jolla devices. To benefit from Sailfish's user interface, developers have to port their applications.

Will Sailfish OS have the same menu icons as seen on the preview video? Feedback has been rather negative.

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Feedback has been clear and current video only shows a preview version and therefore not the final one.

Will MeeGo Harmattan applications run on Sailfish OS?

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No, but technically apps can be ported easily from Nokia N9.

Will Sailfish OS be available on Nokia N9?

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Not officially, but Jolla is ready to help the community in porting Sailfish to Nokia N9. The user experience won‘t be the same though as on an original Jolla devices.

Will it be possible to install applications from 3rd party sources?

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Yes.

Are we going to have haptic feedback (i.e vibration) with click sounds like used in MeeGo Harmattan?

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Yes, non-graphical feedback will be available.

Is Sailfish OS going to have a notification screen?

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Yes, there is a place for notifications which will feel quite familiar to MeeGo Harmattan users.

Will Sailfish OS have a similar standby screen like N9 which displays time and notifications?

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That feature is dependent on the display technology of the device.

Is Jolla going to provide a desktop applications, like Nokia Suite, to connect the smartphone for synchronization, updates, application management, etc.?

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Jolla will have a standard solution. Details will be published at a later moment.

About application development

When will the Sailfish SDK (software development kit) be available?

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Announced for early Q1 in 2013. Jolla is working hard on the SDK. More information here.

What application framework will be used in Sailfish OS?

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Focus on Qt & QML but also support for HTML5. At the moment Qt 4.8 (Qt 5 in future).

What about Python, Pyside and Pygame support?

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Since Sailfish is based on Mer, support will be there - otherwise easily installable.

Is Sailfish OS‘ package manager Debian or RPM based?

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RPM.

Will Sailfish have a similar security framework like Aegis (MeeGo Harmattan)?

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No Aegis.

Will chroot (operation that changes root directory for the current running processes) be supported?

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Yes.

About Jolla

Having people in your team who previously worked on Nokia N9, will you provide any updates for that phone?

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No, we can‘t do that. N9 is a Nokia product.

Will Sailfish OS exclusively run on Jolla phones?

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Sailfish OS is not exclusive. We will make devices that run Sailfish, but the operation system will be also licensable by others. ST-Ericsson for example has already announced support for Sailfish.

Do you also consider to produce tablet computers like Samsung Note or iPad?

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Initially focus is on smartphones, but Sailfish will be available to others which can create various devices.

When will Jolla launch their Sailfish phone?

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Jolla plans to start selling their first device before summer 2013. Details are yet to be announced.

In what countries will Jolla phones be available?

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Product or market availability is not announced yet.

Will your phone be available on the US market?

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Jolla's first focus on product distribution will be in Europe and Asia. US is not planned in the first stage.

Will Jolla have their own factory for the manufacturing of smartphone devices?

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No, but we have partner for that.

Does Jolla have any IPO (Initial Public Offering; corporations' shares to the public) plans?

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Jolla is exploring various funding options - stay tuned for more news.

What are current partners/friends of Jolla?

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D.Phone, DNA, ST-Ericsson, Myriad, Opera, Cyberport, Joiku, Invesdor, Tekes, Digia.

Will Jolla be present at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in February?

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No official answer, but possible.

There are various Jolla logos (website). Which is the official one?

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That's part of the "unlike" idea. Check Jolla.com and click on the logo to comment/vote for your favourite one.

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Thank you. But I could answer all these questions already. We need new answers/questions.