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</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #e0e0e0;">FydeOS</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Fyde Innovations</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">OS family</th><td class="infobox-data">GNU/Linux</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Working state</th><td class="infobox-data">Active</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Initial release</th><td class="infobox-data">October 28, 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2016-10-28</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-0.1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0.1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Supported platforms</th><td class="infobox-data">x86, x64, ARM, ARM64</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data">FlintOS<sup id="cite_ref-oldname_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oldname-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fydeos.io/">fydeos<wbr>.io</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>FydeOS</b> is an operating system developed as a fork of the open-source project <a href="ChromiumOS" title="ChromiumOS">ChromiumOS</a>. It uses the <a href="Linux_kernel" title="Linux kernel">Linux kernel</a> and integrates both a <a href="Web_browser" title="Web browser">web browser</a> platform and <a href="Operating-system-level_virtualization" class="mw-redirect" title="Operating-system-level virtualization">container</a> technologies. The interface is similar to <a href="Chrome_OS" class="mw-redirect" title="Chrome OS">Chrome OS</a>, and it is compatible with hardware platforms based on <a href="X86" title="X86">x86</a> and <a href="ARM_architecture_family" title="ARM architecture family">ARM</a> architectures. Devices running FydeOS support the latest web application standards, compatibility with <a href="Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> apps, and a <a href="Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a> environment, providing a user experience similar to that of a <a href="Chromebook" title="Chromebook">Chromebook</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>
<p>FydeOS was originally named Flint OS.<sup id="cite_ref-oldname_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oldname-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-carrie_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-carrie-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was founded in 2015<sup id="cite_ref-2015founded_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015founded-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and released version 0.1 on October 28, 2016, initially for <a href="Raspberry_Pi" title="Raspberry Pi">Raspberry Pi</a> hardware.<sup id="cite_ref-0.1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0.1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It quickly gained attention from some Raspberry Pi enthusiasts.<sup id="cite_ref-isaac_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isaac-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gus_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gus-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>On March 6, 2018, FlintOS was acquired by <a href="Neverware" title="Neverware">Neverware</a>. The UK-based FlintOS company and its overseas operations became part of Neverware, while a localized version was rebranded as FydeOS.<sup id="cite_ref-acquire_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-acquire-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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