Fira OS

Fira OS
Developer Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code: Google
Modifications: Fira (subsidiary of Polytron)
Written in C (core), C++, Java (UI)[1]
OS family Linux
Source model Proprietary software based on open source Android[2] and in all devices with proprietary components[3]
Initial release 2016
Latest release Fira OS 1.0 / January 28, 2016 (2016-01-28)
Marketing target Smartphones
Package manager APK
Platforms 32-bit and 64-bit ARM[4]
Kernel type Monolithic (modified Linux kernel)
Userland Bionic libc,[5] mksh shell,[6] native core utilities with a few from NetBSD[7]
Default user interface Graphical (Multi-touch)
License Proprietary EULA; based on Apache License 2.0
Modified Linux kernel under GNU GPL v2[8]
Official website fira.id
Not to be confused with Fire OS.

Fira OS is a Linux-based mobile operating system and software platform developed by Fira, a subsidiary of Indonesian electronic giant Polytron. Introduced on January 28, 2016, it was forked from Android and installed on newer Polytron smartphones since 2016.

Overview

Fira OS is based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and the Linux kernel. It was built to comply with an Indonesian regulation requiring 40% minimum local content on all 4G LTE smartphones sold in Indonesia starting in 2017.[9][10]

Applications

Fira OS features applications that are not usually available in other AOSP-based operating systems, such as FIRA Check Pulsa, FIRA Store, FIRA Pay, FIRA Directory, and others.[11]

References

  1. "Android Code Analysis". Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  2. "Philosophy and Goals". Android Open Source Project. Google. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  3. "Google's iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  4. https://beritagar.id/artikel/sains-tekno/polytron-siap-luncurkan-5-tipe-gawai-zap-6-dan-fira-os
  5. android/platform/bionic/
  6. android/platform/external/mksh/
  7. android/platform/system/core/toolbox/
  8. "Licenses". Android Open Source Project. Open Handset Alliance. Retrieved 9 September 2012. The preferred license for the Android Open Source Project is the Apache Software License, 2.0. ... Why Apache Software License? ... For userspace (that is, non-kernel) software, we do in fact prefer ASL2.0 (and similar licenses like BSD, MIT, etc.) over other licenses such as LGPL. Android is about freedom and choice. The purpose of Android is promote openness in the mobile world, but we don't believe it's possible to predict or dictate all the uses to which people will want to put our software. So, while we encourage everyone to make devices that are open and modifiable, we don't believe it is our place to force them to do so. Using LGPL libraries would often force them to do so.
  9. http://inet.detik.com/read/2016/01/28/194254/3129914/317/mengenal-fira-android-racikan-polytron
  10. http://kominfo.go.id/index.php/content/detail/4397/Menkominfo+%3A+2017+TKDN+Minimal+40+Persen+Untuk+Smartphone+4G+yang+Masuk+Indonesia/0/berita_satker
  11. http://techno.okezone.com/read/2016/01/28/207/1299586/firaos-polytron-sistem-operasi-buatan-anak-negeri
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