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by soapdog 13y ago
Lets agree to disagree. The hardware manufacturers are our partners and so are the carriers but if it ever comes to a time where we can't be honest and speak our opinions than we're no longer Mozilla. The OP asked for opinions on
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by soapdog 13y ago
Don't go with ZTE Open, its the worst phone. Best advise wait for the new models that are being released this year. If you don't want to wait you can get the following models: * Geeksphone Revolution - the most powerful phone but
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by soapdog 13y ago
There is an HyperCard inspired tool that is very similar and works on Mac OS X, Windows, Linux and is able to deploy to all those platforms plus Android and iOS. Its a wonderful tool and very easy to learn. It is also GPL. http:/&#x2F
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by soapdog 13y ago
For those wanting to check out more about the GNU flavor of Make, there is this little book: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596006105.do
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by soapdog 13y ago
Even though you can go with websockets or a tcp-websockets bridge, Mozilla has a proposal for TCP Sockets API in JavaScript. Its being used in Firefox OS right now and is quite cool. More info at: https://developer.mozilla.org&#x
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by soapdog 13y ago
WTF? You simply go around calling people clueless without knowing their background? What is wrong with you? The browser platform is not perfect, its not close to perfect, its evolving to do something that it was not originally designed to b
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by soapdog 13y ago
argh people here are so negative. You get a lot of the content you consume over the web. You can stream videos over the web and that is more convenient that using DVDs. you get "facts" from wikipedia and similar resources and that
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by soapdog 13y ago
Firefox OS has been launched in 16 countries. You may not be on an emerging market but people on most of these countries are enjoying what affordable smartphones can give them. In Venezuela alone Firefox OS already has a larger marketshare
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This series of games is an inspiration. I decide to take another look into phaser after seeing your stuff!
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by soapdog 13y ago
Your game is amazing! I really enjoy it. Ported it over to Firefox OS so that people in 16 countries can be introduced to it. https://marketplace.firefox.com/app/2048~/
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by soapdog 13y ago
I am still using a HP Touchpad webOS tablet mostly because of some apps that I think are just great. Among them the webOS Zite client I think is the most polished client for that service in any platform. The Android client doesn't come
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by soapdog 13y ago
there were many improvements in performance.
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by soapdog 13y ago
NN4 is not Mozilla. Mozilla is making Firefox and helping keep the web open with new APIs, standards. It is helping with the politics side regarding net neutrality. It is helping millions learn how to build web pages thru webmaker.org progr
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by soapdog 13y ago
The idea of an open, free and decentralized web created by all for all is one of the main reasons I became a Mozillian. I invite all that think this is a good idea to check out their local Mozilla communities and help carry this mission onw
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irc.mozilla.org has a lot of cool channels
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An interesting thing is the Push Notification system used by Firefox OS which does not maintain a connection with the server like Android or iOS, instead the carrier has a notification server so that when you send a push notification, the c
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by soapdog 13y ago
Just sent 50 USD their way. Its not much but it is as far as I can spend. I recommend everyone helping. OpenBSD is one of those projects that benefit everyone not only those using it.
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by soapdog 13y ago
Samsung, LG, Alcatel have factories in Brazil. Foxconn is building a factory in partnership with someone and will produce apple stuff here. Even microsoft and sony build things such as xbox and playstation here (more like assemble but still
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by soapdog 13y ago
There are additional APIs available to all applications. They don't need to come from the marketplace to use such APIs. An application can use the "Open Web Apps API" to install itself onto the phone (with the user permission
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by soapdog 13y ago
Thanks for the feedback, let me be clear about some things from your message: > * Low-end smart-phone should not do basic things such as calling and texting worse than a low-end feature phone (dumb phones). Author is pining for his old,
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by soapdog 13y ago
Disclaimer: I am a Mozilla Rep volunteering with Firefox OS stuff. Let me address some misconceptions in this article and why I think it is misguided but first lets be sure that we're all on the same page and that people are entitled t
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FirefoxOS consumer phones upgrade over the air just like Android and iOS devices. The developer preview phones are unlocked so the developer can opt to update by hand from his own copy of Firefox OS.
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by soapdog 13y ago
MDN focus is on having the best and most complete content. w3schools rank higher on google search but their content is not the best one, and sometimes it is too shallow. Those working with the web should use better documentation than w3scho
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by soapdog 13y ago
just to be clear, I don't think that JS reason to be enjoyable is that it runs everywhere. I do enjoy the prototypical inheritance, I like the scope and the language in general. I don't like coffeescript but not due to a technical
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pwang, there are some people who actually enjoy coding in JS, believe me I am one of them. One cool thing about JS is that you have runtimes for it in computers, tablets, phones, TVs and most current videogames so you can experiment and bui
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by soapdog 13y ago
OMG!!! That was my favorite TP. I learned to program using Turbo Pascal. Congratulations on your work and thanks for the nostalgia!
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Just remember that in some countries Android 4.0 is yet to be the norm...
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They go to three letters, such as Annoyingly Angry Antelope...
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Thanks for updating those docs! :-D
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There is one pretty big difference. Android is developed by google behind closed doors and then released to the world once they think it is ready. You don't get to see the code or influence it during development. Firefox OS is develope

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