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FirefoxOS was a full OS made on web technologies, like Palm/HP/LG's WebOS. That means apps like Contacts or Dialer were JS apps. I believe the other comment abo

FirefoxOS was a full OS made on web technologies, like Palm/HP/LG's WebOS. That means apps like Contacts or Dialer were JS apps. I believe the other comment about a new FirefoxOS was more about an equivalent to ChromeOS: a simple native UI shell and a browser on laptops. As a volunteer in an association helping people that have difficulties with new technologies, an OS with just Firefox would really make everything simpler. Just like ChromeOS, you'd only get a browser (more than enough for 95% of non-professional use cases), but without the Google crap (telemetry and the Google account)

notpushkin 3y ago
> a full OS made on web technologies I think that's not unlike what ChromeOS is trying to be? With the APIs like WebSerial and WebUSB enabling web apps to do the same things native apps could for years now. (Of course, you can use these in the standalone Chromium, too.) > an OS with just Firefox would really make everything simpler It's relatively easy to build a Linux distro that boots straight into Firefox! You can try Cubic, which allows you to create a custom ISO for Debian or Ubuntu with a pretty straightforward GUI wizard. I once used it to create an ISO for an arcade machine. [1]: https://github.com/PJ-Singh-001/Cubic https://github.com/PJ-Singh-001/Cubic
- hadrien01 3y ago
  Sure, but the shell is still native. > which allows you to create a custom ISO That works for me, but not for most people that need automatic updates and some support (which ChromeOS or Windows provide)
bacchusracine 3y ago
Have you heard about Ubuntu-Web? It tries to do this with Firefox instead of Chrome and uses other web technologies. https://ubuntu-web.org/ https://ubuntu-web.org/
- hadrien01 3y ago
  I hadn't, thanks for the recommendation! It seems to be exactly what I want, I'll test it one of these days.

notpushkin 3y ago

> a full OS made on web technologies I think that's not unlike what ChromeOS is trying to be? With the APIs like WebSerial and WebUSB enabling web apps to do the same things native apps could for years now. (Of course, you can use these in the standalone Chromium, too.) > an OS with just Firefox would really make everything simpler It's relatively easy to build a Linux distro that boots straight into Firefox! You can try Cubic, which allows you to create a custom ISO for Debian or Ubuntu with a pretty straightforward GUI wizard. I once used it to create an ISO for an arcade machine. [1]: https://github.com/PJ-Singh-001/Cubic https://github.com/PJ-Singh-001/Cubic

hadrien01 3y ago
Sure, but the shell is still native. > which allows you to create a custom ISO That works for me, but not for most people that need automatic updates and some support (which ChromeOS or Windows provide)

bacchusracine 3y ago

Have you heard about Ubuntu-Web? It tries to do this with Firefox instead of Chrome and uses other web technologies. https://ubuntu-web.org/ https://ubuntu-web.org/

hadrien01 3y ago
I hadn't, thanks for the recommendation! It seems to be exactly what I want, I'll test it one of these days.