Foxconn Joins the Firefox OS Eco-System

Post by fmstephe » Mon, Jun 03, 2013, 8:30 PM UTC

pepr wrote: post #31

tsurantino wrote: post #23

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This might be a black sheep type of question in a thread like this but here goes. Microsoft pursued a strategy that enabled people to make web apps in HTML5/Javascript as first class apps in Windows 8. Why is it not being adopted/praised as much as Firefox OS is? Is it because it's Microsoft? Is it because the Win8 HTML5/JS apps are more closed-system-esque than Firefox OS apps will be? A lot of people denounce Windo…

> Is it because the Win8 HTML5/JS apps are more closed-system-esque than Firefox OS apps will be? Yes, basically. At least for me. It comes down to trust. I trust Mozilla that they want to do good for the community. I trust Microsoft first and foremost wants to make money for their shareholders and only after that for the community. This is fine, they're a for-profit company. It's just that doing good for your shareh…

Post by phaus » Mon, Jun 03, 2013, 8:56 PM UTC

tsurantino wrote: post #23

fmstephe wrote: post #2

I very strongly want this to work. I am very excited about the prospect of a phone/tablet OS that I hack up apps for in Javascript. But even more than that I pray for a true competitor to iOSX/Android. They just need to get this thing moving. I am planning to buy a tablet this Christmas and I want FFOS to be a very good choice by then. Come on Mozilla.

This might be a black sheep type of question in a thread like this but here goes. Microsoft pursued a strategy that enabled people to make web apps in HTML5/Javascript as first class apps in Windows 8. Why is it not being adopted/praised as much as Firefox OS is? Is it because it's Microsoft? Is it because the Win8 HTML5/JS apps are more closed-system-esque than Firefox OS apps will be? A lot of people denounce Windo…

Post by camus » Mon, Jun 03, 2013, 9:55 PM UTC

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Why can't they be both? I can't celebrate this, even though I like Firefox and encourage their push for open web. But any company that has to install countermeasures to prevent worker suicides on premise isn't exactly aces in my book...

You can, no, you should; but is not a "you must".

Post by nezza-_- » Mon, Jun 03, 2013, 10:06 PM UTC

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I think it is a very fair question. The first reason I want Mozilla to win here is that they don't want my data. They are pushing for stronger privacy in firefox, and although I love Chrome I don't think Google can ever support real browser privacy. I am a fan of JS on windows 8 and winphone 8. However, I own a win7 phone and got burned by their non-backwards compatible upgrade to 8. So I have no love for MS, althoug…

>I don't want to install eclipse to write for Android Well you don't need eclipse to write for Android

Post by syjer » Mon, Jun 03, 2013, 10:31 PM UTC

fmstephe wrote: post #53

sunnybythesea wrote: post #51

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>I don't want to install eclipse to write for Android Well you don't need eclipse to write for Android

That is true, but what is the command line tooling like for java? I build java all day inside god-awful IDEs. The last time I tried compiling Java on the command line it was really a lot of work. I suppose there is some maven support for building Android. An even better reason to hope for the best for FFOS.