Exciting news for fans of #Maemo! Alberto Mardegan, who originally worked on the platform back in 2006, has returned to the team at OMP to work on the evolved version of Maemo known as #AuroraOS. While the focus is currently on business customers, the consumer market is still in the works. He also shares his reasoning for choosing to work with a company based in Russia, amid the ongoing sanctions and blacklisting of banks. Read more about his new job: https://mardy.it/blog/2023/01/back-to-maemo.html

#AuroraOS is Russian #SailfishOS fork under regional license model. Latest video shows progress in MDM and native applications for government vpn and cloud. GRU uses this platform with their own devices even for alternative communication:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGtk2jcGtC4

RT @neochapay@twitter.com

#auroraos on #pinetab @thepine64@twitter.com

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/neochapay/status/1187649682023030784

Huawei: Linux-based Sailfish OS as Android replacement?

Aurora OS indeed is a Sailfish OS fork. It is based on open-source Sailfish OS mobile Linux operating system, made by Finnish company Jolla.

Known for privacy and security SFOS could prove beneficial for Huawei which can utilize the very trait for its smartphones.

Sailfish OS is also known to be compatible with Android apps as well.

=> https://fossbytes.com/huawei-linux-based-sailfish-os-android-alternative/
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#SailfishOS #Sailfish #Huawei #Android #Jolla #AuroraOS #Linux #mobileLinux

« Si la situation ne s’arrange pas, #Huawei #Mobile pourrait ne plus être en droit d’utiliser les services Google sur ses terminaux Android. Pour palier à ce problème, Huawei développerait en interne depuis des années un système d’exploitation mais l’entreprise se penche également sur ce qui existe déjà sur le marché. La solution viendrait de la Russie qui possède #AuroraOS, un fork de #SailfishOS développé par la société Rostelecom » sur https://jollafr.org/huawei-sinteresse-a-aurora-os-le-sailfish-os-russe/

Linux mobile OS makers Jolla: Sailfish OS (beta) for Accione P, official Sailfish X & release for Gemini PDA.

Jolla and its partners are reaping the rewards of their continued efforts.

Rostelekom's rebranding of Sailfish OS RUS as Aurora OS and other fronts are showing signs of progress as well.

A new Sailfish OS early access release - A busy few months for Jolla and its partners!

==> https://telegra.ph/Sailfish-OS-News-Roundup-03-18
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#Jolla #SailfishOS #SailfishX #Accione #GeminiPDA #Rostelekom #AuroraOS