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So they are going to reimplement ChromeOS with Gecko? Or are we talking about something else?
by RexRollman 15y ago
So they are going to reimplement ChromeOS with Gecko? Or are we talking about something else?
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoLooks like they are going to fork Android and have it boot straight to Firefox[1]. EDIT: Correction, they're using Android for the drivers only.[2] It will not boot to the java APIs, so it won't be the Android Firefox app. [1] https://market.android.com/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox https://market.android.com/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox [2]https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/mozilla.dev.platform/dmip1GpD5II/KYD4ejBMZJMJ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/mozilla.dev.platform/d...
- tedmielczarek 15y agoThe "Android Firefox app" is just Gecko, a bunch of C++ code rendering to an Android widget. That's like calling the Windows version the "Windows Firefox app".
- shaver 15y agoThis is a FAQ; I should finish writing the FAQ, clearly. We’re currently aiming at mobile/tablet devices rather than a notebook form factor. We’re looking to expose all device capabilities such that infrastructure like phone dialers can be built with Web APIs, and not only “high level” apps like word processors and presentation software. We also want to provide a stack that's open down as far as we can, and not just the browser-like top layer.