HP launches open-source version of webOS platform

  • Middle East: Sunday, September 02 - 2012 at 11:30

HP has released the Beta version of its open-source webOS platform in two builds, desktop and OpenEmbedded. The Beta release comprises 54 webOS components available as open-source software and brings more than 450,000 lines of code released under the Apache 2.0 license. Incorporating two build environment, a desktop build and an OpenEmbedded build, the latest release brings a host of new features, including Gestures and Card Stack Tabs. The desktop build provides a development environment for enhancing the webOS user experience with new features and integrating new open-source technologies, while the OpenEmbedded build provides an ARM emulator and was selected for its widespread community adoption, cross-compiling support for embedded platforms and support for multiple hardware architecture.

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