webOS Open Source Edition is an open source mobile operating system initially developed by Palm and later owned by HP. It is designed for smartphones and tablet computers and allows developing web-based applications using web technologies.
webOS Open Source Edition is an open source mobile operating system initially developed by Palm and later owned by HP. It was initially designed for smartphones and tablet computers and allows developers to build web-based applications using standard web technologies such as HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS.
Some key features of webOS include a touch-optimized user interface, support for multitasking with "cards" that represent applications, integrated contacts and calendar functionality, and native email, SMS and web browsing apps. It uses Linux as its core OS and the Enyo JavaScript framework for UI development.
After HP decided to no longer offer webOS devices, they released the core OS components under an open source license in 2011. Since then, efforts by open source communities have gone into maintaining and updating webOS with new features and supporting more hardware platforms beyond HP's devices.
Notable usage of Open webOS includes LG Smart TVs, which utilize it as the underlying OS providing UX/UI, multitasking, and smart connectivity. It has also been ported to run on single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi.
As an open platform based on standard web tech, webOS offers a lightweight yet powerful environment for deploying web apps and connected device experiences across different form factors.
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