Fira OS

Fira OS
Developer	Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code: Google; Modifications: Fira (subsidiary of Polytron)
Written in	C (core), C++, Java (UI)
OS family	Unix-like, Linux
Source model	Proprietary software based on open source Android and in all devices with proprietary components
Initial release	2016
Latest release	Fira OS 1.0 / January 28, 2016; 8 years ago
Marketing target	Smartphones
Package manager	APK
Platforms	32-bit and 64-bit ARM
Kernel type	Monolithic (modified Linux kernel)
Userland	Bionic libc, mksh shell, native core utilities with a few from NetBSD
Default; user interface	Graphical (Multi-touch)
License	Proprietary EULA; based on Apache License 2.0; Modified Linux kernel under GNU GPL v2
Official website	fira.id

Fira OS is a Linux-based mobile operating system and software platform developed by Fira, a subsidiary of Indonesian electronic giant Polytron (member of Djarum Group). 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

^ "Android Code Analysis". Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
^ "Philosophy and Goals". Android Open Source Project. Google. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
^ "Google's iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary". Ars Technica. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
^ "Polytron siap luncurkan 5 tipe gawai Zap 6 dan FIRA OS". January 28, 2016.
^ "libc – platform/bionic – Git at Google". android.googlesource.com.
^ "master – platform/external/mksh – Git at Google". android.googlesource.com.
^ "toolbox – platform/system/core – Git at Google". android.googlesource.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014.
^ "Licenses". Android Open Source Project. Open Handset Alliance. Retrieved September 9, 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.
^ "Mengenal Fira, Android Racikan Polytron". detikinet.
^ KOMINFO, PDSI. "Menkominfo : 2017 TKDN Minimal 40 Persen Untuk Smartphone 4G yang Masuk Indonesia". Website Resmi Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika RI.
^ "FiraOS Polytron, Sistem Operasi Buatan Anak Negeri : Okezone techno". techno.okezone.com/. January 28, 2016.

[1] "Android Code Analysis". Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2012.

[philosophy-2] "Philosophy and Goals". Android Open Source Project. Google. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.

[ars-irongrip-3] "Google's iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary". Ars Technica. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

[4] "Polytron siap luncurkan 5 tipe gawai Zap 6 dan FIRA OS". January 28, 2016.

[5] "libc – platform/bionic – Git at Google". android.googlesource.com.

[6] "master – platform/external/mksh – Git at Google". android.googlesource.com.

[7] "toolbox – platform/system/core – Git at Google". android.googlesource.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014.

[Licenses-8] "Licenses". Android Open Source Project. Open Handset Alliance. Retrieved September 9, 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] "Mengenal Fira, Android Racikan Polytron". detikinet.

[10] KOMINFO, PDSI. "Menkominfo : 2017 TKDN Minimal 40 Persen Untuk Smartphone 4G yang Masuk Indonesia". Website Resmi Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika RI.

[11] "FiraOS Polytron, Sistem Operasi Buatan Anak Negeri : Okezone techno". techno.okezone.com/. January 28, 2016.

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