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Wonder if they considered Sailfish? [0] And if they rejected, why? Agree with other posters that building both hardware and UX from scratch is incredibly ambi
by spinningslate 8y ago
Wonder if they considered Sailfish? [0] And if they rejected, why?
Agree with other posters that building both hardware and UX from scratch is incredibly ambitious. Jolla tried to do the same and it almost killed them. They're still alive, now focused on Sailfish licensing (including, it would seem, the new Psion-like Gemini pda[1]). But they've exited the hardware business.
Both Purism + Jolla seem aligned on values: pro-privacy and open source. From an outsider's point of view, they'd seem like a good match.
Either way I wish Purism the best of luck. If they do deliver a phone that both respects privacy and is properly usable as a daily driver I won't hesitate.
[As a side note, looks like the Gemini is shipping now. Great result for them]
[0]: https://jolla.com/ https://jolla.com/
[1]: https://store.planetcom.co.uk/collections/gemini-pda https://store.planetcom.co.uk/collections/gemini-pda
- ascii_only 8y agoHave something changed? Last time I checked Sailfish wasn't open source project. Almost all UI was closed source.
- Mediterraneo10 8y ago> Both Purism + Jolla seem aligned on values: pro-privacy Even if Jolla says they are pro-privacy, they are nowhere near as pro-privacy as Purism. Jolla happily licenses their OS to makers of bog-standard mobile phone hardware that use binary blobs and where the CPU and cellular modem share memory. Purism, on the other hand, aimed from the start at having the cellular modem separate from the rest of the system, and at offering hardware kill switches for the microphone and connectivity. Also, a good amount of Jolla’s OS is closed-source.