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Mozilla Developers Testing Mobile OS
MojoKid writes "Mozilla has been experimenting with an interesting idea called Boot 2 Gecko. Essentially, B2G (as it's called) is a mobile operating system based on the Web, as opposed to what the project's wiki calls 'proprietary, single-vendor stacks.' Mozilla has something here. Open Web technologies provide an intriguing platform for lots of things, mobile and otherwise. The B2G project is still pretty new, but according to the project roadmap, testing has already begun and will continue through the rest of 2011. Messaging, telephony, and battery management aspects of the OS are underway, and contacts, screen/power management, and settings are scheduled. A product demo is scheduled for sometime in the first quarter of 2012."
Right now, b2g uses considerably less memory than Android. The difference is about 200mb on the phone I tested on.
Of course, b2g doesn't currently do much, and our memory usage will probably increase as we add more features. But we're paying close attention.
What advantages does this have over WebOS?
How about a) properly open source so it's likely to survive and b) hasn't just been cancelled?
What advantages does it have over running Android with FireFox mobile as the default browser?
How about a) controlled by an organisation which has a history of developing in the open and b) doesn't require all software to be written in Java?
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