Jolla ports Sailfish OS to the Nexus 4. Nexus 5, and 7 ports in the works.

[Jodell88]

Will you try it?

https://thejollablog.wordpress.com/2014/01/22/watch-sailfish-os-ported-to-nexus-4/

 

[Ravynmagi]

I'm happy I didn't sell my Nexus 4 when I bought a Nexus 5.

I've been meaning to put Ubuntu Touch on my Nexus 4 and I'll probably give this a try too. The Ubuntu install looks like a hassle, so I might try this one first.

 

[Graze]

To be honest I don't even care. I must be getting old when I don't care about tinkering anymore

 

[drbrock]

Why is this OS useful? Not trolling. I went to the website and I "don't get it"

 

[poofyhairguy]

Why is this OS useful?

1. Mobile use of QT

2. Prism-proof

3. Real Linux package management

 

[Graze]

1. Mobile use of QT

2. Prism-proof

3. Real Linux package management

4. Not fully opensource


Edit:// Just realised you said Prism proof. What are you even talking about? The thing is not fully opensource so you dont know what the hell is really in there.
How was Android compromised by Prism exactly? It wasn't last time I checked.

 

[drbrock]

Ok I think this way above my pay grade. Good for those that can use it. I don't even know what 1-3 outside of Linux.

 

[Jodell88]

4. Not fully opensource

Android isn't fully opensource either.

 

[TuxDave]

How was Android compromised by Prism exactly? It wasn't last time I checked.

Maybe it's safer to say that the NSA can compromise Android but Android isn't compromised by the NSA by default. (or something like that)

 

[vshah]

Android isn't fully opensource either.

yes it is. the android-powered phone in your hand isn't, but the android OS is.

 

[Jodell88]

yes it is. the android-powered phone in your hand isn't, but the android OS is.

Shhh.

It's the same thing with Sailfish OS. But if Sailfish OS isn't good for him, then Android shouldn't be either.

 

[Graze]

Shhh.

It's the same thing with Sailfish OS. But if Sailfish OS isn't good for him, then Android shouldn't be either.

Sailfish is not fully opensource. The only part of Android OS that is not opensource is the binary drivers(which Google has nothing to do with). That's more than Jolla could say about Sailfish.

 

[Fox5]

I liked Maemo back in the day, but the hardware was woefully under powered for the OS. Also, I want a phone with a good hardware keyboard again.