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> Firefox OS is the ONLY MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM where all the source code is open including our built-in apps and services. Not entirely true, your drivers ar
by lucian1900 12y ago
> Firefox OS is the ONLY MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM where all the source code is open including our built-in apps and services.
Not entirely true, your drivers are still closed source.
> A platform that doesn't limit your freedom. You're free to build and distribute your apps without walled gardens. You don't need to pay to place an app on Firefox Marketplace.
The same is true of Android.
> A platform where HTML5 is a first-class citizen.
I would argue that's a bad thing. I'm overjoyed at all the lovely native mobile APIs and apps out there. Few APIs are as bad as the web ones.
- jo_ 12y ago>> A platform that doesn't limit your freedom. You're free to build and distribute your apps without walled gardens. You don't need to pay to place an app on Firefox Marketplace. >The same is true of Android. This is a small nitpick, but you do need to pay a one-time $15 fee to become a developer to have your app listed in the store. Beyond that publication is free, though.
- lucian1900 12y agoI meant that nothing stops you from distributing your application through a different channel, like selling the .apk on your website or one of the alternative app stores.
- jo_ 12y agoAh. I misunderstood. Though I'm really surprised you can't do that with iPhone apps. Can you not distribute an iPhone package (whatever the extension is) via alternative means?
- lucian1900 12y agoNo, because it can only be installed on jailbroken iPhones. Even worse, it's done by ignoring the package signature, which is a terrible idea.