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Sailfish OS

by markprovan on 11/21/12, 2:06 PM with 35 comments

  • by corporalagumbo on 11/21/12, 2:26 PM

    Shit that looks cool. Like Metro without all the ugly frumpy bits. Very sleek and futuristic, like the whole interface is sliding on sheets of tinted glass.
  • by jff on 11/21/12, 5:12 PM

    Yet another re-skinned Linux, if you dig far enough.
  • by lotso on 11/21/12, 9:15 PM

    I like the idea of gestures driving the UI, but the demo video seemed a little unintuitive.
  • by e12e on 11/21/12, 5:30 PM

    Strange that they (for now) keep the UI closed source. Still, as far as I can figure out the kernel (Linux) and the OS core (Mere[1]) is Free software.

    [1] http://merproject.org/

  • by cocoflunchy on 11/21/12, 8:52 PM

    This video of a hands on demonstration looks very confusing... http://youtu.be/_c_BqnR_vAM

    Is there really room for yet another mobile operating system ?

  • by R_Edward on 11/21/12, 4:06 PM

    How long until I can get my hands on that and load it in my Transformer Prime?
  • by mnicole on 11/21/12, 3:59 PM

    Looks interesting, but using Helvetica Nueue Light/Extra Light for headers was a poor accessibility choice.