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HP should open source webOS.

• RexRollman 15y ago
  I agree. I think it could make for a very interesting desktop OS, if done right.
• reemrevnivek 15y ago
  Agreed! Android is Linux + Java, Chumby is Linux + Flash, webOS is Linux + Webkit ( and iOS is...different). Definitely prefer the webOS option, and there aren't that many other permutations. Unlike the other options, webOS is composed of two open source projects. What prevents someone from knitting them together, with a little hardware interfacing? Would it be legally problematic to attempt to make an OS that was compatible with the existing webOS apps?
  • nextparadigms 15y ago
    Well Java was supposed to be open source, too, until Oracle sh!t on it, that is.
• rbanffy 15y ago
  Such a move from a CEO that just canned the whole thing after paying 1.2B to acquire it? Not likely.