class=’ ‘>HP webOS back from the dead – and this time it’s open source
HP’s webOS platform is back from the dead for a third time and this time it’s open source
Published on Jan 26, 2012
HP has confirmed that it will be releasing an open source version of its webOS platform in 2012.
The company announced its intentions via a press release that it published earlier today. HP confirmed that webOS will be open source from now on and will be available in Q3/Q4 of 2012.
This will be the third time the operating system has risen from the dead.
HP also confirmed the release of Enyo 2.0, which is the second-generation version of the popular dev tool. Enyo 2.0 allows developers to write a single application that works across mobile devices and desktop web browsers, from the webOS, iOS and Android platforms to the Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers.
Here’s the official line from HP on the subject of open source and why it’s taking webOS down that path:
‘By contributing webOS to the open source community HP unleashes the creativity of hardware and software developers to build a new generation of applications and devices.’
‘HP is bringing the innovation of the webOS platform to the open source community,’ said Bill Veghte, executive vice president and chief strategy officer at HP.
He added: ‘This is a decisive step toward meeting our goal of accelerating the platform’s development and ensuring that its benefits will be delivered to the entire ecosystem of web applications.’
The webOS code will be made available under the Apache License, version 2.0, beginning with the source code for Enyo 2.0.
HP also detailed the webOS roadmap, which looks a little something like this:
- January: Enyo 2.0 and Enyo source code Apache License, Version 2.0
- February: Intended project governance model, QT WebKit extensions, JavaScript core, UI Enyo widgets
- March: Linux standard kernel, Graphics extensions EGL, LevelDB, USB extensions
- April: Ares 2.0, Enyo 2.1, Node services
- July: System manager (“Luna”), System manager bus, Core applications, Enyo 2.2
- August: Build release model, Open webOS Beta, Open webOS 1.0
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