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Originally Posted by Copernicus View Post
Actually, I think we've reached a fairly significant milestone for Jolla. There is certainly much work left to be done with Sailfish, but they've now reached the point where they can credibly state that their UI can scale from phone to tablet sizes; their UI has faced the scrutiny of daily use by real-world users, and been adapted to better suit their expectations and needs; and, Jolla has finally started licensing Sailfish to a manufacturer.

In short, Jolla has done the work needed to make Sailfish a real product. Who knows if it will become a major player in the future; but the fact is that it _is_ now a viable alternative OS for hardware manufacturers to consider. That's gotta be worth something...
on together.jolla there are still enough privacy related requests in the front page of top voted items.

I don't know if I should welcome the influence of an Indian hardware maker as a postive drive towards reaching by end of the year:

2H/2015

Multitasking

Enhancing Sailfish multitasking with split screen. Split screen allows user to view and use two apps simultaneously.


Security

Privacy and security remains our top priority. During the second half of 2015 we are aiming to answer the increased demand in privacy of mobile communication. We continue building the trusted and transparent open alternative to other operating systems with no control by any country or major industry player.

Let's see if it becomes any better than security through obscurity