HP took an important decision on the future of WebOS making it Open Source. Good news for holders of TouchPad...
More time passes, more the much speculation regarding the future of the system of Palm WebOS, acquired by HP in October 2010. Initially, the idea of Palm was to be relaunch by proposing an interesting alternative to the two major mobile operating systems, iOS from Apple and Google's Android. Based on a Linux kernel, the purpose of WebOS was to rest up on Web applications, do not require learning a new computer language. Drag-n-drop of buttons, input text, a few lines of javascript code and the round is played.
From the point of view of the user, WebOS was enough resulted: the copy/paste from the first version, well thought cards multitasking system, a tactile zone dedicated to the multitasking on the Pre/Pixi Plus version sold by SFR. This list must be added the reloading by induction, still rare, that can be used to enable a new function, Synergy, displaying all information on the screen of the tablet or the mobile recharge its position. Foolish step.
However, the WebOS mobile as the TouchPad signed HP Tablet not found their audience. Too expensive? Perhaps. In any case, at the beginning of great triggering of the TouchPad to €99 for the 16 GB, everyone jumped on it. And there is what, at a rate as low, is a very good shelf! But HP had here in the idea of getting rid of the "mill" deemed lame. Then other information arrived indicating that WebOS system would be integrated in printers of the mark, or squarely in computers to provide a lightweight system for those who wish to meet their email without starting Windows and just do a little Web. In short, loud autour of the future of WebOS to learn, in the end, he arrives in the field of Open Source.
Therefore can be expected that developers can for example compiling the kernel of version 4 of Android (Ice Cream Sandwich) with the source code of the modules provided by HP without too many difficulties. Because until now, the porting Android on TouchPad is done in the pain and the result is not yet perfect.
Other important information, the constructor will continue delivery of patches to fix major bugs and flaws of the system, and even keep a team to animate the community should continue to create around WebOS. HP also provides the ability to easily develop applications Web via its new SDK, called Enyo. These web applications will therefore be directly to the correct format for the Tablet and mobile under WebOS.
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