HP Announces Open Source webOS 1.0 Operating System – LevelStuck

HPsuccessfullymeet thescheduleset outin January.HPyesterdayofficially launchedopen-sourceoperating systemOpenwebOS1.0.Thereare twoversions available,one forLinuxand onedesktopcan be usedin differenttypes ofdevicesthroughintegration ofOpenEmbedded.

This operating systemis nowcomplete andcan beported toother devicesby developers andothersinthe open source community.In avideodemonstration,HPChiefArchitectSteveWinstonshowsOpenwebOSrunning onHPdesktopcomputers.

webOSis aLinux-basedmobileoperating systempreviously developed byPalmfordevices.
Palmlater acquired byHPin 2010.Thiscomputer manufacturershad released severalmodels ofwebOS-based devicessuch as theTouchPadtabletsbefore decidingto stop manufacturingdevicesin 2011.