Good news WebOS fans! After announcing that they were going to open source their WebOS operating system, many wondered (including myself) how HP was going to do it and on what timescale. Well, it seems that the answer is out there now for all to see.
Posted up on WebOS Nation is the full release from HP, but the highlights are as follows:
- 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
The big question is whether any manufacturers will pick up WebOS and run with it, or whether we will see it fade into nothing. That being said, there’s a lot of nice ideas in WebOS that could be incorporated into rival systems when the source code is there for the taking. The future may not be WebOS, but something else with WebOS-like features.
One thing that is worth highlighting is the March entry…
March: Linux standard kernel
Presumably this means that WebOS should work on pretty much anything. This is a very, very good thing. Also, questions over which license the source code will be released on has also been answered – Apache version 2!
Nice one, HP!
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