webOS Open està listo para teléfonos, tablets y PCs.

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webOS Open està listo para teléfonos, tablets y PCs.

Hoy HP por intermedio de su compañía filial Gram  en su portal webosopenproject, anunciò la disponibilidad del sistema operativo webOS antes de Palm, como abierto y gratis para fabricantes de móviles, tales como teléfonos inteligentes , tablets y PCs.

Para tal efecto HP en un video hace una demostraciòn de como webOS Open puede ser portado fácilmente a una PC, en este caso una HP Touchsmart.

webOS sigue siendo único y de fácil desempeño. Es considerado el mejor frente a otros que  emulan especialmente su multitareas sin llegar a ser exactamente igual, asì como la simpleza y eficiencia de su UI.

Algunos de los diferentes programas que inicialmente acompañaron a webOS cuando fuè lanzado en el año 2009 y que no eran  de su propiedad, fueron reemplazados con programas propios y se añadieron nuevos como OpenEmbedded que permite una experiencia webOS completo se ejecuta dentro de un emulador de la OE. Han añadido las aplicaciones básicas - Correo electrónico y navegador - sin dejar de apoyar el entorno de escritorio de generación.

La versión 1.0 también ofrece soporte para Enyo2. Ahora puede disfrutar de aplicaciones construidas en uno de los mejores marcos de JavaScript multiplataforma y fácil de ejecutar estas mismas aplicaciones en webOS abiertas u otras plataformas.

En los últimos 9 meses, han entregado más de 75 componentes Open webOS. Esto suma más de 450.000 líneas de código. El código fuente de Open webOS se puede encontrar en los repositorios de webOS abiertas en GitHub. https://github.com/openwebos/

¿Qué significa 1,0

La combinación de los componentes de hoy con los de las versiones anteriores, webOS Abierto ahora puede ser portado a nuevos dispositivos.

Esperan tener más anuncios de webOS Open en el futuro y trabajar con la comunidad para entregar actualizaciones.

El futuro

Van a seguir innovando y desarrollando webOS en los próximos meses, incluyendo las mejoras previstas que son:

· QT5 / WebKit2

· Medios de código abierto y los componentes de audio

· Bluetooth stack BlueZ

· ConnMan de gestión de red

· Optimizado sysmgr arquitectura de representación

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webOS Open 1.0 is Here and running on a HP Touchsmart PC. Video.

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webOS  Open 1.0 is Here and running on a HP TouchSmart PC. Video.

webOS architect Steve Winston demos open webOS 1.0 running on a HP TouchSmart PC.

Finally the webOS Open roadmap is accomplished with the release of the  1.0 Edition today.

Some enhancements will follow: Qt5 / WebKit2, Open sourced media and audio components, BlueZ Bluetooth stack,ConnMan network management and  Optimized SysMgr rendering architecture.

What is saying the webOS Open project team, right here below:

Open webOS 1.0 Edition.

Today is a great day for Open webOS. We have completed our initial roadmap and are releasing Open webOS 1.0 on schedule, as promised.

Our combined efforts with the community and hard work have paid off, and we are now ready to move on to the next phase together. With this release we have affirmed our commitment to meet our goals and create a vibrant open source community.

What 1.0 contains

We now have an OpenEmbedded build that allows a full webOS experience running inside an OE emulator. We have added core applications — email & browser — while continuing to support the desktop build environment.

The 1.0 release also brings support for Enyo2. You can now take apps built on one of the best cross-platform JavaScript frameworks and easily run these same apps on Open webOS or other platforms.

In the past 9 months, we have delivered over 75 Open webOS components. This totals over 450,000 lines of code. (Can I get a hell yeah!). The source code for Open webOS can be found in Open webOS repositories on GitHub.

What 1.0 means

Combining today’s components with those from the previous releases, Open webOS can now be ported to new devices. 

We expect to have more Open webOS port announcements in the future and will work with the community to deliver updates here.

The future

We will continue to innovate and develop for Open webOS over the coming months, including the following planned enhancements:

·         Qt5 / WebKit2

·         Open sourced media and audio components

·         BlueZ Bluetooth stack

·         ConnMan network management

·         Optimized SysMgr rendering architecture

Come join in the chatter on our mailing list and forums; your collaboration is encouraged.

Community activity

Last month’s Beta release delivered collaboration tools for community members. Today’s 1.0 release includes new forums, and our project infrastructure now includes an integrated login across the website, forums, and the JIRA bug tracker.

The 1.0 launch includes contributions by expert community members made after the beta release.  These contain bug fixes, resolution of dependencies, and substantive commentary which guided our decisions on code structure and other issues.  Across the repos, the bug tracker and the mailing lists community members are helping each other.

The webOS-Ports team also continues to enhance the user experience on LunaCE with their latest release which includes shortcuts, bug fixes and several user-facing feature additions such as gesture-based app switching and improved card stack management. 

Thank you

Today is a day to celebrate our engineers. Martin Risau, our SVP, said that he was, “proud that we did what we said we would do in January. This achievement gives us the credibility to execute our future plans.”

Together, with the open source community, we have achieved great results over the last few months. Both internal and external engineers have put a lot of time and effort into getting us to where we are today, and they deserve a lot of credit.

Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of The Linux Foundation, echoed the importance of reaching this benchmark:

“By using the build framework for embedded Linux, the Yocto Project with OpenEmbedded-Core, Open webOS is poised to deliver an open source build environment that developers will thrive from. Open webOS continues to hit its milestones, and we expect the community around the project to continue to grow. All the right tools are in place.”

As we strive to make Open webOS an open platform of choice, we are excited to continue working with a great community whose members continue to amaze us with their innovation and creativity.

That’s all for now folks. See you on the Interweb and at community events.

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Latest news about webOS Open.

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Latest news about webOS Open.

Today on a full interview made by PC World about Microsoft, HP and  post PC age, Todd Bradley answered questions about them and the final one was about webOS status and if there are some licensing deals at this time. How Todd answered to that question, just right here below:

PCW: Do you have a webOS status update? Any licensing deals?

Bradley: HP is executing its plan to deliver an open webOS under a new organization called Gram.  HP will make webOS source code available under the Apache License, Version 2.0, and we expect the full source code for open webOS to be available by September.

Of course if there are some licensing deals already, HP will let them know at right time.

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Opportunities on the Open webOS development team for C++, Qt and JavaScript developers.

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Opportunities on the Open webOS development team for C++, Qt and JavaScript developers.

This post was made by Roger Stringer on Linkedin here, he says:

Please contact me if you are interested in becoming part of the Open webOS development team or in returning to webOS development.

 

Review our progress on GitHub in the openwebos, isis and enyo folders and see if you are interested in primarily doing your development out in the open.

openwebos github.com

Roger Stringer actual position:

Development Lead - SysMgr Team

Palm Inc. (acquired by HP Nov-2010)

April 2012 – Present (6 months)

Responsible for development of webOS SysMgr and related webOS components including DB8 and ActivityManager.

The Team completed the migration to use modern WebKit and Qt4.8, and open sourced the major component (luna-sysmgr) at the end of July-2012 and continues to expand the open source offering.

https://github.com/openwebos/luna-sysmgr

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HP Open webOS goes Beta. In September to announce future plans.

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The webOS Open source roadmap tasks for August are on track. The Beta release is out. And promises for September to reveal the future plans when the final task is accomplished, webOS Open source version 1.0

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All the goodies about the August Open webOS beta release, directly from webOS open source project blog, after the break.

Open webOS August Edition

Eight months ago we announced our ambitious plan to make webOS available under an open source license and bring the innovation of the webOS platform to the open source community. We are proud to have hit another milestone with today’s Beta release.

We delivered on our promise

It has taken a lot of hard work, long hours and weekend sacrifices by our engineering team to deliver on our promise and we have accomplished this goal.

The Beta release is comprised of 54 webOS components available as opensource. This brings over 450,000 lines of code released under the Apache 2.0 license, which is one of the most liberal and accepted in the open source community.

Ideal environment for developers

Today’s release provides— not one— but two build environments.

Our desktop build provides the ideal development environment for enhancing the webOS user experience with new features and integrating state of the art open source technologies. Developers can now use all their desktop tools on powerful development machines.

Our OpenEmbedded build provides the ideal development environment for porting webOS to new and exciting devices. 

New build & Desktop functionality  

OpenEmbedded was a natural choice for many reasons:

• Its widespread community adoption
• Excellent cross-compiling support for embedded platforms
• And support for multiple hardware architectures

The build provides an ARM emulator, running core services such as db8 and node.js.We are actively converging on an OE Core image which boots to System Manager and the full webOS experience.

The desktop build brings together all of the elements released so far on the Ubuntu desktop. Our upleveled System Manager now has support for applications, including the Core Applications such as Calendar and Contacts, with their underlying Synergy services.What’s more, many 3rd party Enyo apps are supported too.

Community: Getting involved

No Beta release would be complete without a full complement of ways for the community to contribute and engage with us.  Come join the community to discuss porting, features and fixes on our mailing lists. You can also submit and track bugs and feature requests in our public Jira system.  

Finally, you spoke, and we listened. We have enlisted feedback from the community and have selected an approach to contributions inspired by the popular Linux Certificate of Origin.  

Community activity

Great collaboration continues on the Community Edition with the release of LunaCE. The webOS-Ports team have combined the community efforts into one package and made it simple to install on to TouchPad devices through their Preware software.

The latest release brings a host of new features including new Gestures and Card Stack Tabs.

As we work with the community to deliver innovation to the webOS platform, we will highlight and promote the most innovative and noteworthy contributions. Let us know of your breakthroughs and where you might need help. We have the specialists to assist.

Be part of our growth

We are continuing our hiring drive. Some great people have come on board and we are looking to add even more. Head on over to our jobs page for a full list of open positions.

Stay tuned for more updates from us, with the September release we will announce our future plans for Open webOS.

Show me the money!

So what does it look like? Below is a screen shot of the Open webOS Beta running on a Ubuntu desktop. The screen shot shows the iconic card view of the system running multiple applications.

The excitement continues to build as we approach 1.0 and beyond. Looking forward to hearing from and seeing you online in the community.

Source: OpenwebOSprojectBlog

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Palm is now GRAM a new brand and company with HP webOS, Enyo and Cloud strengths.

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Palm is now GRAM a new brand and company with HP webOS, Enyo and Cloud strengths.

Palm is now transforming in a new brand and company GRAM with the core strengths of webOS, Enyo and Cloud offerings.

“GRAM is a new company. We are in stealth mode on our product offering.”

 We are no longer a consumer hardware brand, we are a different company with focus on software, User Experience, Cloud, engineering and partnering. This change in identity will take some getting used to and that’s normal, says  HP's webOS Global Business Unit  Chief of Staff Martin Risau.

This news come ahead of the launch of HP webOS as an OpenSource OS next month. The sad  side , no more webOS hardware, maybe.

Hi everyone,

Thank you for all of your enthusiasm at yesterday’s new brand announcement: GRAM.  We hope you will fall in love with the brand just as lots of us have already.

Please note that our Mission, Values and Plan of Action are the same. We are continuing to march forward on our timelines as usual—nothing new there.

We have much work to do, and, again, I solicit your help.

Yes, this is a new brand—it is just the beginning, and there is so much more to do. And yet unveiling the new brand is also a Call to Action:

Try it on. We don’t expect you to love it overnight. We are no longer a consumer hardware brand, we are a different company with focus on software, User Experience, Cloud, engineering and partnering. This change in identity will take some getting used to and that’s normal.

Stealth mode. We are an incubation company, and we are trusting you to keep this company name and product under the radar to give it time to take root and grow. You can wear the logo, help build the momentum of the new identity, talk to your families and friends about it. If someone from the outside asks, you can say, “GRAM is a new company. We are in stealth mode on our product offering.”

Tap your network. Help us hire the best and the brightest, refer your friends and help us in our shared purpose as we continue our rise to the top. You can use the name to help us to recruit.

Be the culture. Spread our Values:  People Matter. Integrity and Trust. Deliberate Innovation. Act small, deliver big.

For those of you who could not attend yesterday’s unveiling – we really missed you.  Please be on the lookout for the gift bags with our new cool branded items, which we be mailing out to you this and next week.  All of you should get one, if not – let me know.

Best

Martin

Source: webOSNation

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Want to learn more about Enyo, the cross-platform JavaScript framework that's sweeping the Web?

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From the HP webOS Developer Blog:

Want to learn more about Enyo, the cross-platform JavaScript framework that’s sweeping the Web? You’re in luck! After Enyo’s done with sweeping, she’ll be putting in an appearance at the Enyo Hackathon in Sunnyvale, CA on August 4th, 2012. Come and collaborate with the Developer Relations and Enyo teams to produce apps, hack on the code, make reusable components and more. Find out how, with Enyo, you can rapidly produce responsive apps for the desktop and mobile devices. There’s no cost to attend, but space is limited!

Did I mention prizes? There’ll be prizes, too!

Register for the Enyo Hackathon at EventBrite today.

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