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HP Donates To WebOS's Major Hombrewing Group

Posted by timothy on from the doing-good-is-doing-well dept.

Kilrah_il writes "WebOS Internals Group is the central repository for all the homebrewing done on the WebOS platform, including apps, patches and kernels. Recently it became clear that server infrastructure would fall behind future progress in the WebOS world. 'So they asked HP's Phil McKinney, who has arranged to donate an HP Proliant DL385 2u server with 32 gigs of RAM and 8 terabytes of disk space... Notably, this is a straight-up donation, no strings attached — so WebOS Internals will remain how they always have: completely independent from the company whose OS they hack on.'"

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  1. Good PR by Troll-Under-D'Bridge · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Now this is the sort of good PR you'd love to hear from a major company. Not legal threats (even if it's a mere cease-and-desist) against people trying to squeeze more juice from a device which they presumably own.

    1. Re:Good PR by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 4, Insightful

      HP/WebOS is lagging behind Android, iOS and maybe even WinPhone7. Making sure that there's a reliable source for homebrewed apps, etc is a smart move. The homebrew efforts aren't going away so embrace them and let some of the creative & clever minds 'McGyver' your product into something that meets needs HP never thought of.

  2. Imagine Apple doing this? by Seggybop · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Seriously, HP tends to get a lot of crap, but this is pretty awesome. I hope they can keep this up.

  3. Re:good PR but pointless. by Kilrah_il · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So, HP doesn't fight the developers that hack their own OS. Not only that, they also donate a server to that same group... and you complain that they don't donate enough?
    You are correct, total "bleh".

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  4. HP + Direction = Success by El+Fantasmo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Glad to see the webOS internals guys getting some well deserved credit and recognition. Without them webOS would have been a waste of time.

    IF HP can do what they are trying, then Apple and Android may well be playing catch up in the not too distant future. HP is creating an OS environment that can go from desktop to laptop, to touch slates to cell phones without skipping a beat. Data and applications synchronized, seamlessly across devices. Scalable at an enterprise level with enterprise tools. No hodgepodge of Windows + iOS + Blackberry + Linux each with separate management tools. It's one stop shopping with a powerhouse like HP supporting it and for consumers, supporting the home brew community.

    The prospects are quite exciting. Only time will reveal the results.

  5. Re:independence by sacherjj · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This doesn't keep WebOS Inernals from going out of business. It makes it easier to help the community. WebOS Internals have bought much server power from direct donation from the WebOS fans. I've personally donated $120 to them. They reason? They are doing cool stuff.

    WebOS Internals has done a bunch for the platform. Worth much more than a $10k server. Nice to anonymously question the ethics and morals of a stand up group. Have the balls to at least insult people under a username.